Download or read book Travels in Kashmir written by Brigid Keenan and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A beautifully written, meticulously researched journey through time in Kashmir’ – Basharat Peer The very name Kashmir conjures up magical images, from the real garden paradise of Shalimar to Thomas Moore’s fantastic descriptions in “Lalla Rookh”. Recounting the story of this colourful and fascinating region as it appears in travel writing, literature, and historical works from ancient times to the present day, Travels in Kashmir offers a lively and comprehensive guide to a land little understood in the West. Beginning with an informal history of Kashmir – from the legends of the twelfth-century Kalhana to the accounts of British colonial rulers – the book brings together a wide variety of engaging travellers’ tales, reports, and descriptions that vividly illustrate the changing perceptions of the area – both Indian and European – throughout the years. Of particular interest is a section on the arts, crafts, and craftspeople of Kashmir, which focuses specifically on the shawl-weaving, carpet-making, and papier mâché works that have gained international renown. Throughout, Keenan proves a sharp as well as sympathetic observer with an eye for the amusing and the poignant, and the entertaining way she unfolds the story of Kashmir’s people, places, and crafts makes this a book that will be enjoyed by tourists, readers of travel writing, and anyone interested in one of the most unusual and beautiful places in the world.
Download or read book Travels in Kashmir written by Brigid Keenan and published by Hachette India. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A beautifully written, meticulously researched journey through time in Kashmir’ – Basharat Peer The very name Kashmir conjures up magical images, from the real garden paradise of Shalimar to Thomas Moore’s fantastic descriptions in “Lalla Rookh”. Recounting the story of this colourful and fascinating region as it appears in travel writing, literature, and historical works from ancient times to the present day, Travels in Kashmir offers a lively and comprehensive guide to a land little understood in the West. Beginning with an informal history of Kashmir – from the legends of the twelfth-century Kalhana to the accounts of British colonial rulers – the book brings together a wide variety of engaging travellers’ tales, reports, and descriptions that vividly illustrate the changing perceptions of the area – both Indian and European – throughout the years. Of particular interest is a section on the arts, crafts, and craftspeople of Kashmir, which focuses specifically on the shawl-weaving, carpet-making, and papier mâché works that have gained international renown. Throughout, Keenan proves a sharp as well as sympathetic observer with an eye for the amusing and the poignant, and the entertaining way she unfolds the story of Kashmir’s people, places, and crafts makes this a book that will be enjoyed by tourists, readers of travel writing, and anyone interested in one of the most unusual and beautiful places in the world.
Download or read book Travels in Lad k Tartary and Kashmir written by Henry D'Oyley Torrens and published by London Saunders, Otley 1862.. This book was released on 1862 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Travels in Kashmir Ladak Iskardo the Countries Adjoing the Mountain course of the Indus and the Himalaya North of the Panjab written by G.T. Vigne and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jammu Kashmir written by Swati Mitra and published by Eicher Goodearth Limited. This book was released on 2013 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Travels in the Himalayan Provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab written by William Moorcroft and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Moorcroft (1767-1825) was a veterinary surgeon who, after maintaining a veterinary practice for a time in London, was engaged in 1807 by the East India Company to manage its breeding of horses. He arrived in India in 1808 and took charge of the company's stud operations at Pusa, Bengal. In 1811 and 1812 he undertook journeys to the northwest in search of larger and better stud horses than he was able to find in India. In July 1812 he crossed the Himalayas to become one of the first Europeans to enter Tibet by this route. By this time, his interests had expanded from the procurement of horses to include the opening of trade relations between Central Asia and Great Britain and the projection of British influence beyond the northwest of British India to counter what he saw as a growing Russian presence in the region. In May 1819 Moorcroft received permission from the East India Company to travel to Bukhara (in present-day Uzbekistan). He reached the city in February 1825 after a more than five-year journey that took him to Ladakh, Kashmir, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, into Afghanistan via the Khyber Pass, and through Kabul and Kunduz to his ultimate destination. He began his return journey to India in July 1825, but died of fever in Balkh, Afghanistan, on August 27. Travels in the Himalayan Provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab is Moorcroft's account of his journey of 1819-25. It was posthumously edited and published by Horace Wilson, professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford and a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, based on Moorcroft's voluminous notebooks and correspondence. Volume one is devoted entirely to Moorcroft's journey to and residence in Ladakh. Volume two completes the account of Moorcroft's time in Ladakh and recounts his journey to Kashmir, Kabul, and Bukhara. The book contains a detailed map of Central Asia compiled and drawn by the London mapmaker John Arrowsmith, based mainly on the field notes of George Trebeck, a young Englishman who accompanied Moorcroft on the journey and who recorded geographical details measured in paces combined with compass bearings.
Download or read book Travels in Kashmir Ladak Iskardo the Countries Adjoining the Mountain course of the Indus and the Himalaya North of the Panjab written by Godfrey Thomas Vigne and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Travels in Kashmir and the Panjab written by Carl Alexander von Hügel and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Travels in India and Kashmir written by Erich Schönberg and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Travels in Ladak Tartary and Kashmir written by Sir Henry D'Oyley Torrens and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Travels in Kashmir Ladak Iskardo the Countries Adjoining the Mountain course of the Indus and the Himalaya North of the Panjab written by Godfrey Thomas Vigne and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Travels in Lad k Tartary and Kashmir Classic Reprint written by Henry D'Oyley Torrens and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Travels in Ladak, Tartary and Kashmir Thus conscious of my audacity, I humbly confess that when I started on my travels I had formed no intention of ever recounting them; my notes and memoranda were therefore of the meagrest, although fortunately my sketch-book was pretty well filled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Travels in Kashmir from 1819 1825 written by William Moorcroft and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Travels in Lad k Tartary and Kashmir written by Henry D'Oyley Torrens and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a travelogue that recounts the author's adventures in Ladakh, Tartary, and Kashmir during the 19th century. It offers insights into the culture, customs, and landscape of the region and provides a vivid portrait of life in this remote part of the world. The book is a valuable historical document that sheds light on these regions during a period of significant political, social, and cultural change. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Travels in India and Kashmir written by Erich Baron von Schonberg and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Travels written by Lieut. Colonel Torrens and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-09 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Travels: Ladak, Tartary, and Kashmir I feel that I owe the public some apology for venturing to intrude on their notice a book which must bear marks, evident to every reader, of hurried and careless composition. Thus conscious of my audacity, I humbly confess that when I started on my travels I had formed no intention of ever recounting them; my notes and memoranda were therefore of the meagrest, although fortunately my sketch-book was pretty well filled. A letter from my publishers, received some six weeks after my return, first suggested to me the idea that possibly an account of my wanderings might not be uninteresting even to the general reader. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book This World Below Zero Fahrenheit written by Suhas Munshi and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 5 August 2019, Suhas Munshi was returning to Srinagar from a visit to legendary poet Habba Khatoon's relic in Gurez, when an unprecedented curfew was imposed upon Jammu and Kashmir, and Article 370 was abrogated. Through his travels and conversations with people across the Valley, Munshi tries to give a sense of what that moment has meant to the common Kashmiri. This insightful travelogue breaks away from the clichéd view of Kashmir, one that sees it either as an earthly paradise or a living hell. It takes you to unexpected places, into the homes of poets, playwrights and street performers; to a heartwarming Christmas service with the minuscule Christian community in Baramulla; and inside the barricaded city of Srinagar's football stadium, which is a lively refuge for the elderly and their memories of a glorious past. Over three weeks, for fear of being abandoned in a harsh terrain, Munshi struggles to keep up with a group of Bakarwal nomadic shepherds as they make their way from Srinagar to Jammu over the mighty Pir Panjal mountains. And he finds a lone Pandit family living in a decrepit ghost colony in Shopian, the hub of militancy in Kashmir. This World below Zero Fahrenheit presents a portrait of a people who've been overshadowed by the place they live in, even as it ruminates on the idea of home and exile.
