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Jun3,1947
(1/1)Mountbatten was the first person to raise the issue of the future of the state of J&K,He told Hari Singh that he should not declare independence but to send representatives to either of the constituent assemblies before Aug14 #Kashmir
Jun3,1947
(1/1)Mountbatten was the first person to raise the issue of the future of the state of J&K,He told Hari Singh that he should not declare independence but to send representatives to either of the constituent assemblies before Aug14 #Kashmir
(1/2)Hari Singh decided not to declare independence and enter into “standstill” agreement with both the new States,He signed the agreement with Pakistan and avoided discussion on the same with India. #KashmirHamaraHai
(1/3)Sheikh Abdullah was the founding leader of J&K National Conference,Interestingly his father was a hindu converted to Islam,Abdullah agitated against the rule of the Hari Singh and urged self-rule for Kashmir #Kashmiris
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During the Ashok Regime, Buddhists moved to Kashmir, and except for Brahmins, other orders and classes started to blur. Women in Kashmir were held in high regard, unseen in other communities, least in Islam. (1/n)
A historically contested region, Northern India was subject to attack from Turkic and Arab regimes from the eighth century onwards, but they generally ignored the mountain-circled Kashmir Valley in favour of easier pickings elsewhere. (2/n)
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I have just boarded the flight to #Srinagar. The only way I could find to reach my parents. I haven't been able to contact them since past 4 days. This is the story of every #Kashmiri living away from the valley --a valley writhing under the weight of brute force #Kashmir
I have just boarded the flight to #Srinagar. The only way I could find to reach my parents. I haven't been able to contact them since past 4 days. This is the story of every #Kashmiri living away from the valley --a valley writhing under the weight of brute force #Kashmir
Once I reach there, I'll be incommunicado. No phones, no internet, not even landlines. This air journey feels like one down an abyss. I'll give an update when it's possible to. I don't have the faintest idea when that will be possible. I am surrounded by numb Kashmiris #Kashmir
There is so little I know about my people there. Yet I know so much. My mother's eyes would be red by now -- from hours of crying and lack of sleep. My father would be weaker than before. They'll hug me and cry, I know, even when I don't know how I'll reach home. #Kashmir
