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Kashmir wa digar hech.
(Kashmir, and nothing else.)
—Emperor Jahangir’s dying words, as recorded in GMD Sufi’s Kashir: A History of Kashmir.
Kashmir, with its rich tapestry of Hindu, Buddhist, Mughal and British influences, stands as a cultural and historical melting pot. The Old City…
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The city of Srinagar, located in the centre of Kashmir Valley at 1,585 meters above sea level, is bordered by Kargil, Ganderbal, Pulwama, Budgam and Anantnag districts. Located at coordinates between 34.0837° N and 74.7973° E, it covers approximately an area of 29,400 hectares, and consists of…
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The charismatic teachings and deeds of Guru Padmasambhava have had wide-reaching effects on the followers of Tibetan Buddhism in Ladakh. I would like to start with a quote from Chandra Das’ A Tibetan–English Dictionary:
Pad-ma abun-gna is the Tibetan name of the great master of magic who came into…
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This essay introduces the linguistic zone of Saraz in the state of Jammu and Kashmir where Sarazi is the lingua franca of thousands of people. Saraz is located in the erstwhile Doda district, which was one of the six districts in Jammu province of the state before its territorial…
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Saraz is a region in the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir state of India. The spelling (Romanː Siraj, Siraz, Saraj or Saraz; Devanagariː सिराज, सराज; Perso-Arabicː سراج. سراز) and pronunciation (IPA: sɪrɑːd͡ʒ, sɪrɑːd͡z ,sɪrɑːz, sərɑːd͡ʒ, sərɑːd͡z ,sərɑːz) varies within the region. Sarazi and…
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