Wular Lake
Social Mobility via Occupational Perception: An Anthropological Study of the Fisherfolks of Kashmir Valley
By: HASHMAT HABIB – Kashmir is home to a significant community of fisherfolks who dwell along the banks of lakes and rivers. This population is responsible for the artisanal/traditional fisheries in the Kashmir valley, which provide most of the fish consumed by the indigenous people. This community of artisanal fishers is the most marginalized and…
The Pattern of Livelihood: A Study of Fishing Community Living Along Wular Lake, Jammu & Kashmir
By: PHASHMAT HABIB – The increasing impact of fish and fisheries products on socioeconomic standpoints, in terms of income, employment generation, nutrition value, and many more, benefit the livelihood patterns of many fishing communities in the world. But this is not in the case with the fishing community of the Kashmir valley living along the…