Culture

The Kashmiris are very unstable and very prone to give undue weight to rumours. They are emotional and ruled by sentiment. They will do excellent work on water-courses and embankments if coaxed, and praised, and encouraged with small…

The interest of the city has from the earliest times been opposed to the interests of the villages. The city people want grain and other villages produce at a rate far below the cost of production.  ‘What the eye does not see the heart does…

In the statistical chapter, facts will be found which show that crime is almost non-existent in Kashmir. Crimes of dishonesty may be said to be absolutely non-existent among the peasants. Property is entirely safe, and during the six years…

There has been a great change, but it is important that the State should remember that the change has been sudden, and every effort should be made to keep faith with the villagers. A few breaches of the promises made at Settlement would…

Pages might be written b me on facts which have come under my personal observation, but it will suffice to say that the system of administration had degraded the people and taken all heart out of them. The country was in confusion, the…

Much has been written of the abuse which have prevailed in the administration of Kashmir. They were numerous and deplorable, and when I first came to Kashmir in 1889, I found the people sullen, desperate and suspicious. They had been taught…

Kashmir: The land of streams & solitudes By P.Pirie Illustrations by H.R. Pierie Printer: WM. Brendon and Sons, Ltd Plymouth Up the River From the desolation of Pandrinthan , its hoary temple, and…

Chapter 1 This report, which is written on the lines of the Punjab Gazetters, deals with Kashmir proper. Though our Settlement operations have extended to Gilgit and to Jammu territory, it has been necessary to…

Due to this, Society is weakened and frightened, as there are no moral value among the  militants. So, there is great need, now to awaken the conscience of the Society. In  short, Mysticism and Spiritualism are abstract in nature but  they…

Hinduism was the main religion of the people of Kashmir till the 14th century. When Islam was brought to Kashmir by Sayyids who fled Arabia as Timur, the Mangol marauder ,  invaded it. Bulbulshah and Amir Kabir (Shah Hamdan) were the…