The Saga of Francis Younghusband and his Kashmiri saviours – Shukar Ali || By Bhushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE
The name Younghusband though sounds strange, however, is not unfamiliar to Kashmiris. Well entrenched in the contemporary history of Kashmir, Francis Younghusband was a British Resident in Kashmir for two years between 1906 and 1908 when the state was under the rule of the third Dogra ruler, Maharaja Pratap Singh. Their friendship and personal bonhomie…
