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17 unusual facts about Kashmir


Advenella kashmirensis

Advenella kashmirensis is a chemolithotrophic mesophilic, neutrophilic, tetrathionate-oxidizing, bacterium from the genus of Advenella which was isolated from the soil of a temperate orchard in Jammu and Kashmir in India.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

It may be noted that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad himself wrote in his famous book, "Jesus in India" that the Maitreya Buddha was in fact Jesus Christ, who according to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, travelled to India, Kashmir and Tibet (predominantly Buddhist regions at the time) to preach to the local Jews who had migrated there and converted to religions other than that of Judaism (Buddhism, Hinduism etc.).

But it rained

The song is inspired by kidnappings in the Kashmir valley, specifically an article published in a magazine about relatives of kidnapped people waiting with hope for them to return, even as many months have passed without any trace of them.

Fatehpur Thakiala

Fatehpur Thakiala was part of the Mendhar subdivision of Poonch before the partition of Kashmir in 1947.

Fatehpur Thakiala, also known as Nakyal, is one of the three tehsils of the Kotli District in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

Hinduism in India

The Hindus still form the majority community in most regions of the country, except the Valley of Kashmir, Punjab and three states in the North-East - namely Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya.

Kashmir Raj Bodhi Mahasabha

Kashmir Raj Bodhi Mahasabha was an organization founded by Kashmiri neo-Buddhists in 1931.

Manish Pitambare

He was killed following a night-long gun battle in south Kashmir's Bejibehara town on 27 November 2006, when he was a member of the 3 Para Regiment.

Pat Wall

The strong links he established with the Asian community in his Bradford constituency had led him to promise to speak in Pakistani Kashmir and Lahore on the fiftieth anniversary of Trotsky's death, had his own health allowed.

Prajna Bhatta

Prajna Bhatta (16th century) wrote Rajavalipataka that brings Kashmir's history to the time of its incorporation in the dominions of the Mogul emperor Akbar, 1588.

Ram Piara Saraf

In 1952, Saraf was elected to the Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir from the Kadal constituency.

Two former Members of the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, Kristhan Dev Sethi and Abdul Kabir Wani, joined Saraf's group.

P. Saraf, full name Ram Piara Saraf, (1924 – 24 June 2009) was a Kashmiri politician.

Santosh Trophy 2007–08

The 62nd Santosh Trophy 2008 was held from 25 May to 15 June 2008 in Srinagar & Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir.

Sat Lal Razdan

Sat Lal Razdan (1924-2009), popularly called by his students as Masterji, was born on 6 June 1924, at Anantnag, Kashmir.

He was one of highly revered teacher from Kashmir who shaped the character and career of many generations of students in Jammu & Kashmir.

Three Communiqués

Some of the issues addressed in this communiqué include the two sides' views on Vietnam, the Korean Peninsula, India & Pakistan and the Kashmir region, and perhaps most importantly, the Taiwan (Republic of China) issue.


A G Noorani

He is the author of a number of books including: 'The Kashmir Question', 'Badruddin Tyabji Ministers' Misconduct', 'Brezhnev's Plan for Asian Security', 'The Presidential System', 'The Trial of Bhagat Singh', 'Constitutional Questions in India' and 'The RSS and the BJP: A Division of Labour' (LeftWord 2000).

Ahmad Dilshad

Asia Times called him a "leading LeT Lashkar-e-Tayyiba ringleader"—a militant group devoted to an independence for the portion of Kashmir occupied by India.

AJK Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Mirpur

The Azad Jammu & Kashmir Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Mirpur (AJKBISE) was established in 1973 through an ordinance promulgated by the Azad Government of the State of Azad Jammu & Kashmir.

All Parties Hurriyat Conference

At the time of formation All Parties Hurriyat Conference members included Yaseen Malik's Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Sheikh Yaqoob Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League (JKPL), Shabbir Shah's People's Democratic Front, Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari of Ittihadul Muslimeen, Shakeel Bakshi's Islamic Students League, Muslim Conference led Abdul Ghani Bhat.

Amar Mahal Palace

It is well located adjoining the heritage hotel known as the Hari Niwas Palace Hotel, in the heart of the city, on the road to Kashmir.

Brenda Colvin

She was born in India where her father, Sir Elliot Graham Colvin, was a senior administrator in Kashmir and Rajputana.

College of Education Afzalpur

The College of Education Afzalpur is the oldest teachers training College in Azad Kashmir.

Danish rock

The following decade saw the rise of pop bands like Michael Learns to Rock, Safri Duo and Aqua, guitar rock bands like Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, Kashmir and Psyched Up Janis.

Doru Shahabad

Famous Kashmiri poets, such as Rasool Mir (known as the John Keats of Kashmir), Mehmood Gami or Mahmud Gami (Jaami of Kashmir), Hamidullah Shahabadi, Asad Mir,Peer Mushkoor,Ghulam Ahmad Wani (Amam Thoker) and many others originated in Doru Shahabad.Doru is also inhabited by some present day heirs of Kashmiri poetry namely S.M. Maqbool Fayiz, Yasir Kashmiri, A.G. Nisar Shahbadi, Waahid Kashmiri,Figaar Kashmiri, Armaan Shahabadi and the list goes on.

Economy of Azad Kashmir

The per capita income and provincial GDP estimates of Azad Kashmir are comparatively underrated when compared with development in other regions of the country although Azad Kashmir notably has a literacy rate that is substantially above the national average.

Ghulam Hassan Pinglana

In 1980 he was elected District President of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC).

History of the Indian Air Force

Incapable of withstanding the armed assault in his province, the Maharaja of Kashmir, Hari Singh, asked India for help.

Indian wine

The altitude of India's vineyards typically range from around 660 ft (200 m) in Karnataka, 984 ft (300 m) in Maharashtra, 2,600 ft (800 m) along the slopes of the Sahyadri to 3,300 ft (1000 m) in Kashmir.

Kashmir Committee

From the very beginning of his rule, in 1840s Maharajah Gulab Singh imposed a body of the harshest regulations upon the people of Kashmir and reduced them in effect to a state of humiliating bondage.

Kashmir Observer

Sajjad Haider is the publisher and editor-in-chief of the Kashmir Observer.

Kashmir Railway

1897: The railway line from Jammu to Sialkot was first built, becoming the first railway in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Kashmir Shaivism

Kashmir Shaivism was a householder religion based on a strong monistic interpretation of the Bhairava Tantras (and its subcategory the Kaula Tantras).

Khan Muhammad Khan

Sardar Khan Muhammad Khan first entered politics with his election to the seat of Tehsil Bagh and Sudhnati in the first elections of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly, held in 1934.

Kidnap and Ransom

There is a then a flashback to his travels two weeks earlier to Srinagar in Kashmir in India to negotiate the hostage release of a British family.

Madhopur, Punjab

It was a part of the Nurpur Princely state ruled by the Pathania Rajputs prior to 1849 A.D. Now it is known as "Gateway of Punjab" a meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.

Madhopur lies on the Pathankot - Jammu national highway, NH-1A - the only road link that Jammu and Kashmir has with the rest of the country.

Mian Ghulam Jilani

He fought a guerrilla war in northern Kashmir, engaged two divisions of the Indian Army and conquered the whole of Baltistan and was about to attack Leh, when the government of Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire at the behest of the United Nations.

Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami

He represents the Kulgam assembly constituency in the Jammu & Kashmir legislative assembly.

Noorbakshia Islam

Noorbakhshis doctrines were preached in Kashmir and Baltistan in the early 16th century by Mir Sham ud-Din Iraqi himself a disciple of Sayyid Muhammad Noorbakhshis ‘s son and spiritual heir, Shah Qasim Faidbakhsh.

Pandit Jia Lal Saraf

Pandit Jia Lal Dhar Saraf was a prominent personality of Reshipeer mohalla in Srinagar, Kashmir.

Patrick Alexander Vans Agnew

He was subsequently employed in settling the boundaries of the territory of Maharaja Gulab Singh, the new ruler of Kashmir, and in a mission to Gilgit.

Pontia daplidice

In Central Asia, the Bath White ranges from Baluchistan, Peshawar, Chitral, Kashmir and along the Himalayas right across the Central Himalayas up to Darjeeling.

Pothohari

Pothohari dialect (Potwari), a dialect of Punjabi spoken widely by the population of the Potohar Plateau and Mirpur in neighbouring Azad Kashmir

Religion in the Mongol Empire

All variants of Buddhism, such as Chinese, Tibetan and Indian Buddhism flourished, though Tibetan Buddhism was eventually favored at the imperial level under emperor Mongke, who appointed Namo from Kashmir as chief of all Buddhist monks.

Sajjan Singh of Ratlam

Engaged to Karan Singh of Kashmir until the engagement was broken off in 1949 by Hari Singh.

Sardars of Vahali

Members of the family served in the administrations of several rulers of Punjab and Kashmir - from the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to the Rajas of Kashmir and Poonch, Queen Victoria of the British Colonial Government, and King George after her.

Separatist movements of Pakistan

The name Balawaristan is used mainly by nationalists of the Gilgit, such as the Balawaristan National Front, who are seeking to define a separate identity for Gilgit, Baltistan and Ladakh regions from that of the Kashmir Valley and Jammu; Not recognised by either the Government of India, Pakistan and China.

Shah Faesal

He has earlier written middles for Kashmir-based English dailies but his command over the philosophy of Muhammad Iqbal has particularly fetched him intellectual recognition across the Country and many of his inspirational speeches are available on YouTube.

Shah Mir

Rinchan from Ladakh, and Lankar Chak from Dard territory near Gilgit came to Kashmir, and played a notable role in the subsequent political history of the valley.

Shameem Dev Azad

Shameema Dev Azad is a prominent female singer from Jammu and Kashmir and the wife of Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Chief Minister for Jammu and Kashmir.

Sheikh Abdullah

President Ayub Khan also sent telegrams to Nehru and Sheikh Abdullah with the message that as Pakistan too was a party to the Kashmir dispute any resolution of the conflict without its participation would not be acceptable to Pakistan.

St. Peter’s Church, Karachi

The church will cater to the people of Akhtar Colony, Mahmudabad, Kashmir Colony and Manzoor Colony.

Sudhan

Sudhans are one of the major tribes from the districts of Poonch, Sudhanoti, Bagh and Kolti in Kashmir.

Treaty of Amritsar, 1809

This enabled him to extract tribute from less powerful chieftains, including Jats and other Sikhs, and ultimately to gain control of areas such as Peshawar and Kashmir.

United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan

Meanwhile, elections were held in Indian administered Jammu & Kashmir, which brought up the popular Muslim leader Sheikh Abdullah, who with his party National Conference, generally supported India.

Waqur Shah of Kashmir

Waqur Shah was the grandfather (or ancestor) of Shah Mir, founder of the Shah Miri dynasty in Kashmir.

Zarab Khan

Zarab Khan or Zurab Khan Al-Abbasi or General Zarab Khan ضراب خان came to Kashmir as General of army on the commandment of Qutb Shah where he signed a treaty with the King of Kashmir and married her daughter.