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This picture was taken in 1903.A Kashmiri Pandit reciting the Vedas & doing Japa near Dal lake, Srinagar.It was a tradition of Kashmiri Pandits to wake up early morning, pay homage to Surya God & recite the Vedas & mantras.#Kashmir #KashmiriPandits #hindu #SantanDharma #JammuAndKashmir #TeamLostTemples #ancient Very recently, a well to do retired resident Kashmiri…
Love, Exile, Redemption – Book Review || By Dr. S.N. Pandita || LIVE IMAGE Destiny is the strongest magnet! When ‘ fate’ ordains everything falls into place. Perhaps, nothing fits as more appropriatea refrain to describe the making of an extraordinary new book: “Love, Exile, Redemption -The Saga of Kashmir’s Last Pandit Prime Minister (Ram…
Lalla-(Lal-Ded) || By Prof. Trilok Singh || LIVE IMAGE Since long the idea of writing about the Gem of Kashmir was hankering in my mind especially Maqdoom Sahib, Sheikh ul Alam, Ahad Zargar, Rasool Mir and Lal-ded. When I tried to study about them, Got material after going through some book I failed to write,…
The Sanskrit Chronicles of Kashmir& Oral Tradition Among the Kashmiri Brahmins || By Dr. S.N. Pandita The Enigma of Sikandar ‘Bhutshikan’ In The Sanskrit Chronicles of Kashmir& Oral Tradition Among the Kashmiri Brahmins (A first-time scan into Sanskrit terms used for Sikandar’s iconoclasm) Dr. S.N. Pandita Europe’s Earliest Attention to History of Kashmir Europe’s…
Late Khushal Singh Manhas, was father-in-law of my father-in-law . At the time of partition he was discharging his duties at Bhimber. It was the period when everyone was guessing all the time about the fate to be fallen on them in the state. As partition of the country on religious lines was agreed to….
Winged visitors find hosts inhospitable || By Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE Eventually seasonal winged visitors have started hovering over the Ranjit Sagar these days in an appreciable number after a long wait over the years. Too early to arrive at to any conclusive decision whether these migratory birds shall have a winter sojourn this time or shall…
Gurez not to be missed || By Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE Mystery still remains unsolved, despite inquest to crack it in july 2019. The reasons for which the foreign travellers generally preferred a long circuitous route to explore Ladhak, Tibet and Central Asia, through Gurez via Bandipor, more daring than other available options the shortest and straight…
Wild Horses in Ladakh || By Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE Hardly found any mention to be relied upon about the horses in wild Horses found anywhere in the Indian Subcontinent. Whereas, as a student of Nature this writer had an inkling of its existence here in the cold deserts of Ladahak. The reason…
Master Samsar Chand Koul : A Great Ornithologist ; Forgotten and Unknown in his Own Soil || By Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE Once again wounds got raw hard to bear the agonizing pain it gives. In a gathering of the cream of academicians, recognized Naturalists who had gathered in one of the functions…
Save Martand of Jammu- The Purmandal Heritage Complex || By Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE Shivites went into euphoric Jubilation the otherday.The moment Social media shared that the Prime Minister Narendra Demodardass Bai has shown his keen interest. In the pictorial Exhibition presenting the rich heritage of the Purmandal Utterbani complex. Put up at the…