Download or read book Kashmir Through the Ages History architecture and tourism written by Suresh K. Sharma and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History Architecture And Tourism Of Kashmir written by Suresh K. Sharma and published by . This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book ANCIENT HINDU TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE OF SOUTH KASMIR FROM 3rd CENTUARY A D TO 10thCENTUARY A D written by ARIF AHMAD DAR and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kashmir is a land of fabled beauty and eternal romance. It is blessed by nature with beauteous scenery, wondrous fertility and salubrious climate. Writers describe it as "One of the finest countries upon which the sun shines" and "The Sub-Alpine region of Asia's Italy" and the "The unsurpassed land for its scenery." Kashmir is verily "the terrestrial Paradise of the indies", a fairy-land, where each curve presents a grand picture, and every horizon a new scene, each leaf a distinct lesson and each flower a new look. The poets have described Kashmir as a garden land of picturesque scenery, lovely landscapes, unrivalled vistas, majestic forests, green pastures, shimmering waters of vast, silent and transparent lakes and rivers, perennial snows, mighty chains of snow-clad mountains, rumbling cataracts and roaring waterfalls.
Download or read book Kashmir Art Architecture and Tourism written by Suresh K. Sharma and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the Architecture of Kashmir written by Dr. Khalid Bashir and published by Pencil. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on an enlightening exploration of Kashmir's architectural wonders with "History of the Architecture of Kashmir: A Question and Answer Guide." Authored by the esteemed Dr. Khalid Bashir, Head of the Department of History at Government Degree College Sopore, this unique book offers a comprehensive journey through the picturesque landscapes of the region. Delve into the rich history, cultural significance, and symbolic meanings behind grand palaces, enchanting gardens, iconic temples, and majestic mosques. With clear explanations and visual references, this invaluable resource caters to students, history enthusiasts, and curious travelers. Immerse yourself in the captivating beauty of Kashmir's architectural heritage and uncover the profound legacy that has shaped its identity through.
Download or read book Monuments of Kashmir written by Dr. Urmeena Akhter and published by Book Bazooka Publication. This book was released on 2020-06-24 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monuments are the ancient/historical buildings and structures which have great cultural or religious or historical values. These are the important and visual source of analyzing the history very precisely and represent the style of any culture ad are often connected with religious feelings. They play an important role in business of any country and act as inspiration for architecture sectors. Sometimes they act as a memorial and serve as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event. These give us a sense of wonder and make us curious to know more about the past connected with it. The study of a monument helps the students construct History through observation. The activity generates interest in historical buildings and develops observation skills. The Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir has a excellent share of Indian historical and archaeological inheritance. This UT is bestowed with unique and magnificent tradition of the people of the State of preaching and worshiping religions and pilgrimage centres. There are well-renowned Muslim Hindu and Sikh shrines that are held in highest esteem by the people of every faith. There are some wonderful examples of this communal harmony in pilgrimage centres like the one at Hari Parbat where monuments of all three religions - a temple, mosque and gurudwara are standing side by side. This book is an attempt to highlight the major monuments of the Union Territory. This book will help students and researchers to understand the monuments of the region in a better way.
Download or read book Kashmir written by S.R. Bakshi and published by Sarup & Sons. This book was released on 1997 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Volume Deals With Several Themes Haying Deep Bearing On History Of The People Who Lived In The Valley And Other Regions For Centuries. In Fact They Are The Simple Folk Whose Peaceful Life Was Effected By Foreign Invasions Which Ultimately Resulted Into Their Administrative System, Sometime Not Congenial To The Traditions Of The Local Population. However The Beautiful Environments Always Made The Region Very Attractive To Foreigners And, Later On, Tourists Who Happened To Study The Culture Of The Local Population.The Contents In The Volume Give A Glaring Picture Of Kashmir Ancient And Modern, With The Its Ultimate Conquest By The Dogra Dynasty. Undoubtedly It Would Be Useful For Teachers, Scholars, Students And Indian And Foreign Tourists.
Download or read book Kashmir written by S. L. Shali and published by Indus Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It highlights the presence of early man scientific interpretation of mythical and legendary traditions, history, religion, art and architecture of Kashmir.
Download or read book Kashmir Through The Ages written by S.K. Sharma and published by . This book was released on 2002-08-01 with total page 1800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Kashmir 2 Kashmir art architecture and tourism written by Suresh K. Sharma and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Syncretic Traditions of Islamic Religious Architecture of Kashmir Early 14th 18th Century written by Hakim Sameer Hamdani and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the historical identity of Kashmir within the context of Islamic religious architecture between early fourteenth and mid-eighteenth century. It presents a framework of syncretism within which the understanding of this architectural tradition acquires new dimensions and possibilities in the region. In a first, the volume provides a detailed overview of the origin and development of Islamic sacred architecture while contextualizing it within the history of Islam in Kashmir. Covering the entirety of Muslim rule in the region, the book throws light on Islamic religious architecture introduced with the establishment of the Muslim Sultanate in the early fourteenth century, and focuses on both monumental and vernacular architecture. It examines the establishment of new styles in architecture, including ideas, materials and crafts introduced by non-Kashmiri missionaries in the late-fourteenth to fifteenth century. Further, it discusses how the Mughals viewed Kashmir and embellished the land with their architectural undertakings, coupled with encounters between Kashmir’s native culture, with its identity and influences introduced by Sufis arriving from the medieval Persianate world. The book also highlights the transition of the traditional architecture to a pan-Islamic image in the post-Independence period. With its rich illustrations, photographs and drawings, this book will interest students, researchers, and professionals in architecture studies, cultural and heritage studies, visual and art history, religion, Islamic studies and South Asian studies. It will also be useful to professional architecture institutes, public libraries, museums, cultural and heritage bodies as well as the general reader interested in the architectural and cultural history of South Asia.
Download or read book Ancient Monuments of Kashmir written by Ram Chandra Kak and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the monuments of the valley of Kashmir as they were then, Kashmir has been famous throughout the ages, not for its natural beauty alone. It was highly thought of as a seat of learning and attracted scholars from far off countries and sent its teachers and missionaries to distant regions. The book is concerned with the architecture of the Valley of Kashmir, Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim, as exemplified by the monuments.
Download or read book Early History of Kashmir written by Nissar Ahmad Kumar and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-16 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kashmir with its hoary past and bewitching beauty, philosophical intellectualism and mystic spiritualism is a paradise on earth. Not only geographically, Kashmir excels in its cultural heritage too. The lovely people of this lovely land have been known for their arts and crafts throughout the world. Walled off by high mountains and endowed with an unequalled natural beauty, Kashmir remained an inviolate with unequalled natural beauty; Kashmir remained an inviolate sanctuary of Indian culture, till at least the fourteenth century. Buddhism, Shivism and Sanskrit learning flourished in valley and produced a remarkably rich culture till the Muslim conquest over turned the social structure of Kashmir. The integration of Kashmir life was so complete that one of his most remarkable books that Ksemendra, who was himself a Shivite, produced was on the avadanas of the Buddha, a classic later Buddhist literature. Despite its geographical isolation, Kashmir has from ancient times, been a melting pot of nations and cultures. Its magnificent woods, enchanting lakes, rivers, meadows, glorious snow-clad mountains and above all fertile valleys attracted the foreigners to come and settle over here. Trade, religion and other cultural currents followed the ancient routes resulting in the migration of nomads of pre historic periods, and later Mauryan, Sakas, Kushanas, Huns, Syyids, Mughals, Sikhs and Dogras found place in Kashmir. The period covered in this book extends from the earliest times to A.D 1339, when the valley passed into the hands of a Muslim adventurer, Shahmir. The book opens with the account about the geographical features of Kashmir, that is followed by the political background of ancient Kashmir and that thoroughly covers the period of the three indigenous and independent dynasties of Kashmir i.e., Karkotas, Utpalas and Loharas respectively. The work has been written with the objective of giving a comprehensive story of Kashmir involving the common mans social, economic and political life during the times gone by. The work is based on the literary, epigraphic and archaeological sources. we tried to make this study of ancient Kashmir through and systematic. We feel immense pleasure in expressing profound gratitude to our esteemed supervisor Professor Susmita Pande, head of the Department, Vikram University Ujjain, for her scholarly help and advices. We wish to express our grateful thanks to Dr. Dhirendra Solanki and Dr. Ram Kumar Ahirwar and Dr. V.S. Parmar for their kind help, guidance, encouragement, untiring supervision and cooperation and their valuable suggestions, which kept us always on the right track with infinite patience.
Download or read book Art and Architecture of Ancient Kashmir written by Pratapaditya Pal and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Political and Constitutional Development of Kashmir written by Suresh K. Sharma and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book History of the Architecture of Kashmir written by Khalid Bashir and published by . This book was released on 2023-08-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on an enlightening exploration of Kashmir's architectural wonders with "History of the Architecture of Kashmir: A Question and Answer Guide." Authored by the esteemed Dr. Khalid Bashir, Head of the Department of History at Government Degree College Sopore, this unique book offers a comprehensive journey through the picturesque landscapes of the region. Delve into the rich history, cultural significance, and symbolic meanings behind grand palaces, enchanting gardens, iconic temples, and majestic mosques. With clear explanations and visual references, this invaluable resource caters to students, history enthusiasts, and curious travelers. Immerse yourself in the captivating beauty of Kashmir's architectural heritage and uncover the profound legacy that has shaped its identity through.
