Author Archives: Saadiya Kochar
The Bhands and Dambalis-Kashmiri Folklore (2007…..)


Shot in collaboration with various groups across the Valley, between 2012- 2020, this a book project titled Kashmiri Folklore.
2023….Carrying On

Most of one’s recent work is about longing and loss. This is a series, shot during my father’s hospitalization and the mapping of the year of my life, after he passed away.
2023…Still I’ll Rise






Women of Kashmir

An entire body of works, from 2007 till 2022, is part of a book project, titled- The Women of Kashmir. Over the years much has changed in my subject’s lives personally and in terms of their identity! I might take some pictures next year, as well, you never know with me! The book is divided into a few parts, some of the works have been shown over the years at the India Art Fair, like the one above but most of them have only been emailed to a few curators and ofcourse Mary Ellen Mark (attended her workshop in 2010) who was instrumental in directing the works this way .