As a teenage schoolboy, Syeedna Ismail Hussain Banday cultivated pigeon keeping as his favorite hobby in the heart of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Three decades later, though he went on to become a civil engineer and set up his own construction company, his untiring love for pigeons continues. Banday, 44, is now a professional pigeon breeder and has his own flock of some 400 pigeons. “These birds are integral part of my life,” Banday said. “They have made me a patient person and brought discipline in my life.” Pigeons are displayed for sale at an open pigeon market in Srinagar, Kashmir, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan) Pigeons are seen inside a residential building in Srinagar, Kashmir, June 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan) The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keepi...
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