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3 unusual facts about Sir Walter Roper Lawrence


Sir Walter Roper Lawrence

Sir Walter Roper Lawrence was the first man who reported about the miseries faced by the people of Kashmir under the autocratic rule of Dogras.

During his brief visit to Kashmir Valley, he authored, a first ever recorded, a complete encyclopaeda of Kashmir, The Valley of Kashmir.

Over the course of his wanderings, he developed a close affinity with the Indian and Kashmiri people, who figure prominently in his work.



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