If you have read my last post on Srinagar in Autumn, you would know the context. Still for the new readers, here is some orientation. Autumn is known as harud in Kashmir. It is the season of change. It is when the state tree of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India changes the colour of its leaves. From green it turns amber. Then the amber gives way to a fiery red shade. It is very dicey to catch them in action. The popular consensus is that Chinars came to Kashmir from Greece. Kashmiris call Chinars “bouin”. The tree is extensively found in Central Asia. Felling of chinars…