Honesty

Honesty is truthfullness in word and deed.An honest man is sincere in what he says and does.If he makes a promise he keeps it at all costs.He never tries to cheat anybody.An honest man through poor,can not buy gold.No temptations of any sort can make him dishonest.
"Honesty is the best policy" is a well known proverb.A person can be called an honest when his conscience gives him the understanding between right and wrong.
History records instances of several men who rose to power simply because they were honest.Abraham Lincoln's honesty made him the president of U.S.A.
A dishonest cannot succeed in life. A student who uses unfair means may carry off a few prizes.But if he persists, his honest rivals will beat him.Dishonesty has no life and honesty is eternal.

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JUST A DREAM

Once in abeautiful mountain site

                  Flowers of many kinds blooming all side

Butterflies and bees were all busy

                 I was with my favourite beauty

We were walking along a river

                Talking about love like a lover 

But also ! Friends it was just a dream...

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My dreamgirl

I met her once in life

I saw her once in life

For me she was a peahen

Who came in my garden of life

I don't know her name

I know her smile

May God I again

Face her once in life.

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CULTURE BACKGROUND OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Jammu and kashmir has the distinction of having multifaceted,variegated and unique cultural blend, making it distinct from the rest of the country,not only from the  different cultural forms and heritage,but from geographical,demographically,ethical,social entities,forming a distinct spectrum of diversity and diversions into kashmir,jammu and ladakh all professing diverse religion,language and culture, but continuously intermingling,making it vibrant specimens of indian unity amidst diversity.Its different cultural forms like art and arechitecture,fair and festivals, rites and rituals,seer and sagas,language and mountains,embedded in ageless period of history, speak volumes  of unity and diversity with unpapalleled cultural cohesion and cultural service.
While the kashmir has the highest learning centre of sanskrit and persian where early indo-Aryan civilization has originated and flourished,it has also been embracing point of advent of islam bringing its finest tradition of persian civilization,tolerance,brotherhood and sacrifice.
Ladakh on the other hand,has been the highest and living centre of Tantrayan Buddhism. Jammu the same way,has been the seat of Rajas and Maharajas which have cemented and enriched the cultural,historical and social bonds of all these diverse ethnic and linguistic divisions of the state.the ancient archeological monuments and remnants speak volume of the district cultural traditions of the state.
Kashmir is rightly said to be nature's grand finale of beauty.in this masterpiece of earth's creation seasons in strong individuality vie with one another in putting up exquisite patterns of charm and loveliness.Nature has left an indelible marl on the folk performances of kashmir as they are intimately interlined with the moods and movements of the seasons.

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Kishtwar district

Pursuant to government order Kishtwar has been declared as one of the new districts, while Atholi (Paddar) which falls in Kishtwar Sub-Division has been declared as new Tehsil.It may be pertinent to mention that vide Govt.Order No.Rev(5)203 of 2005,dated 08-08-2005 three new Tehsils namely Chhatroo,Marwah and Paddar were created, and in fact three Tehsils  have started functioning independently after territorial Tehsildars were posted there.But vide recent Govt.order the Committee has been asked to demarcate boundaries among others in respect of Tehsil Atholi(paddar) as well. thus, the new District Kishtwar would comprise four Tehsils including kishtwar and the committee is to demarcate boundaries of the new District kishtwar and Tehsil Atholi (Paddar)
Kishtwar sub-division is bounded by Zanskar on the north,Himachal Pardesh on the east,Doda and Bhaderwah on the south,Anantnag an d Banihal on the west.Kishtwar in the past used to be independent hill principality and was merged with the state of jammu and kashmir in 1821,A.D.With the passage of time Kishtwar became part of Tehsil of District Udhampur and remained its part till 1948, when it became part of newly created district Doda in the wake of first re-organization of the state during the post-independence period.
Kishtwar branches off in Marwa-Wadwan vally,Paddar valley,Chhatroo valley and is flanked by lofty Himalayas from all sides.The monsoon hardly reaches this part of the state which makes it a drought prone area and insufficient in food grains in particular the Marwah-Wardwan area which remains cut off for 5-6 months in a year  due to snowfall in winter.IN order to avoid  any starvation death sufficient stocks of food grains and other essential commodities are stored well in advance in these areas so  that the public may not suffer on this account.
Kishtwar is having lot of potential  for generation of Hydro Electric Power.One of the major power projects is Dul-Hasti which is at the commissioning stage.With the commissing of this project the economy of the area is sure to boost up and the pace of development of Kishtwar is sure to accelerate in the coming days. the  area populary known as LAND OF SAPPHIRE AND SAFFRON  is also very rich in forest products.The richest forest in jammu and kashmir are found on the high mountains and hills of Kishtwar.
Kishtwar is linked with other parts of the state by an all weather road,national highway 1-B. which remains open throughtout the year.Kishtwar is also connected with kashmir valley by Chhatroo-Synthan road, which is being upgraded into national highway.With the upgradation of this road it will become an alternate route for the tourists visiting kashmir Valley.

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Tourist places of Udhampur

Sheesh Mahal of Ramnagar:This place was built by Raja Ram singh in 1885 in Ramnagar.this place of mirrors is decorated with profusely painted murals,paintings showing scenes from Ramayan,Mahabharat and battle scenses from Suchet Singh and Ram Singh's life.

   

                                    SHEESH MAHAL OF RAMNAGAR

Ramnagar FORT: Another historical building near Sheesh Mahal is Ramnagar fort overlooking Mansa Devi Nallah.This is a protected monument taken over by Archeological Survey of india in 1972.

Ghora Gali:it is a famous historical place situated aside Gool bazar.Stone carved horses with their riders,mini ponds build of carved stones and many more works of sculptures are the main attractions of this venue.

TOURIST PLACES
Patnitop-Mantali:This is a trekker's paradise.Situated at a height of 7,000ft.it is enveloped with rich flora and fauna.Patnatop is on jammu srinagar national highway and is well geared to the demond of increasing tourist traffic.It is a famous picnic spot.Form patnitop a gradual trail of 8 kms brings you to Sudh Mahadev.From there 8 kms of futher trek brings you to the enchanting hilly  resorts of Mantali.
Latti,SAnsar and Naka Seoj Dhar the other are tourist places.

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Historical places and monuments of Udhampur

Babore Temples:A very impressive site of Archaeological importance in the state.It is around 50 kms from Udhampur Dhar road near Manwal.these bear resemblance to the temples built by lalitaditya,the ruler of kashmir in the 8th century A.D at Wangat in kashmir.Only the ruins of 3 temples have been identified.

 

 

Krimchi Temples:These are in the village of krimchi in the North-west of Udhampur town.these  temples resemble in shape and pattern of Baijnath and lingaraja temples at Bhubanes in Orissa.the images of Ganesh,Shiva,Trimurti and Vishnu.

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Udhampur district

Udhampur is the 5th largest district of the J&K state and is situated in the south ern part of the state.It has five tehsils viz. Udhampur,Ramnagar,Chenani and Gool Gulabgarh.Administration headquarters  are in Udhampur at a distance of 66kms from jammu on the national highway.12 community blocks exist in Udhampur viz Udhampur,chenani,Panchari,Ghordi,Ramnagar,Majalta,Dudu-Basantgarh,Reasi,Pouni,Arnas,Mahore,and Gool.
There are 6 towns viz Udhampur,Reasi,Katra,Ramnagar,Chenani and Rehamble, Altitude varoius from 600 to 3000 meters.the temperature rises to 42 degree in summers and dips to 1.5 in winters.Most of the rainfall talkes place in july,Augest and september.district is rich with mineral deposits like coal,bauxite, magnesite,gypsum and Limesstone.Famous Mansar lake is also located in this district.
The most precious possession of Udhampur is the world famous Hindu shrine of sri Mata Vaishno Devi located in sacred Trikuta hills. Over 70 million people annually visit the shrine.Udhampur also serves as the headquaeters of Northern command of Army.

                                            A top view of the Udhampur

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Historical places and monuments of Srinagar

Hazratbal Shrine: The Hazratbal shrine, which is situated on the left bank of the famous Dal lake in srinagar.This unmatched reverence is anchored in the love and respect for the Prophet Mohammad(PEACE BE UPON HIM),whose Moi-e-Muqqadas,(the sacred hair) is preserved here.The shrine is know by many names including Hazratbal,Assar-e-sharief,Madinat-us-sani,Dargah sharief and Dargah.Sadiq khan laid out a garden here and constructed a palatial building, Ishrat mahal or pleasure House,in 1623.the construction of the present marbal structure was started by the Muslim Aquaf trust headed by Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah in 1968 and completed in 1979.the Moi-eMuqqadas is displayed on various occasions related with the life of the Prophet and his four holy companions.

Badshuhnun Dumat:The tomb of the mother of Sultan Zain-ul-abieedin
(1420-70)popularly know as Badshah is a splendid representative piece of the Shahmiri architecture.The momument,situated on the right bank of the river jhelum near Zaina kadal is the only one of its kind in and around kashmir which,compared to the wooden structures of the shahmiri period is a wholly brick structure.

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Srinagar district

Srinagar district is situated in the centre of kashmir valley,is surrended by five districts.the capital city of srinagar is located 1730 meters above sea level.It comprises three tehsils/towns viz srinagar and kangan,four blocks(srinagar- north, srinagar-south,kangan and leh,besides 175 villages.the population desity in the district srinagar is 401 per square kilometer which is heighest in the state.

SRINAGAR CITY OF KASHMIR

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Historical places and monuments of Budgam

Ziarat Alamdar-e-kashmir: The land of khag was fortunate enough to have sheikh-noor-ud-din as a visitor.Sheikh selected a rock a khag for meditation and this bears the imprints of his feet.This rock is know as shah kaen.A shrine is built there in the memory of the saint.

The Tomb of Sham Ded:Sham ded was a daughter of a iron smith in poshker village and was initiated into spirituality by Sheikh-ul-Alam.The pious lady after his death was laid to rest in poshker village and a shrine was constructed there.Other shrines of various pious saints abound in budgam.There are shrines of, Bba latif-ud-din,Syed Mohd samri,Hazrat Ganga Baba Rishi,Zia-ud-din Bukhari.
The famous Tourist places are, Nilnag,Yusmarg,Sange-safed,Mount Tutakuti and Tosaimaidan etc.

                                               Hazat Alamdar-e-kashmir shrine

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Historical places and monuments of Budgam

Tomb of Sheikh Noor-ud-Noorani : the tomb of Alamdar-e-kashmir issituated 28 kms in south west of srinagar at Charar-e-Sharif in Budgam district.the shrine on the burial site was constructed by the then ruler of kashmir Zain-ul-Abideen.Sheikh Noor-ud-din was born in kaimoh and his ancestors belonged to kishtwar.He was a pious soul and travelled throughout kashmir to spread the message of his religion.He meditated for 12 years inside a cave.Four centuries after his death Afghan governor Atta Mohd. khan issued coins in his name.the shrine along with Khanqah was gutted in a devastating fire in 1995.

The Shrine of Khan Saheb: It is situated in the Khan saheb block of the district.it is associated with famous saint Hazrat Saleh Khan who belonged to village pakhla of pakistan.Syed Saleh khan also meditated inside a cve for 12 years and stayed in srinagar for some time.He was also a fine calligraher.

Imam Bara Bdgam: The Imambara is a holy place for shia Muslims of kashmir.this building was constracted in the year 1857.The present imambara is octagonal and has five main entrances each of 12ft width. One of the doors is reserved for womans.The imambara is a piece of indo-iranian architecture and commands great reverence among shia masses.

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Budgam district

Budgam  district came into existence in 1979-80, prior to which it was part of srinagar district.Budgam is formed of three tehsils namely Budgam,Chadoora,Beerwah.it comprises 496 villages.Agriculture is the main occupation of the people and Maize,Rice,Paddy,and oil seeds are grown in the district.The south and south western parts of the district are mainly hilly and northern parts are plain.the average rainfall is 585 cms(annual).

Important landmarks and installations of Budgam

Petrol Depot at sanat nagar has capacity of 50000 litres of petrol.
LPG plant at peerbagh has the capacity of 20000 litres.
The only civil Airport in the valley is situated in this district which connects the valley to rest of the country.Besides it provides helicopter services to kargil, karnah,Gurez.

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Historical places and monuments of Baramulla

Pattan this is an old town and remains capital of kashmir during Shankervarman regime.It is 26 kms from srinagar.
The Tourists places are Gulmarg,Manasbal Lake,Watlab,Kishan Ganag,Wullar Lake,Sopore etc

                                                              BARAMULLA ROAD

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Baramulla District

After the creation of new District of bandipora with three Tehsils viz.Bandipora,Sonawari and Gurez as its jurisdiction,District Baramulla is still the largest District of the valley having eight Tehsils,seven Assembly Segments,twlve community Development Blocks,206 panchayat  Halqas comprising 533 villages.The district is situated at an average height of 1581 meters above the sea level and spread over an area of 4191 sq kms.The district lies between 32-58 to 35-50 north latitude and 73-45 to 75-20 east longitude.It is bounded in the north by district kupwara,in the south east by district poonch of jammu province,district badgam and srinagar of kashmir province and Muzaffrabad(pok) in the west.Baramulla has a long  history and is  locally know as 'Varamul'.
Varamulla is famous as once it was called the gateway of kashmir being located on the route to the valley from Muzaffrabad(now pok) and Rawalpindi9 now in pakistan),which was the only motorable access to the valley till construction of  jammu srinagar road in 1915 A.D.Baramulla for ages,experienced external social and culture influences.Kings and queens,travellers and trekkers,saints and creators and all sort of people were charmed by its natural beauty.This was also a most prosperous trade route.

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Historical places and monuments of Anantnag

Martand is a significant Archeological site.Its impressive Architecture reveals the glorious past of the  area.All that remains of the temple ia a central rectangular building surrounding by a court and rectangular colonnade.The most important shrine ofAmarnath cave is situated about 48 kms from pahalgam which attracts devotees from all over the world.It is located in the upper reaches of the district at an altitude of about 13000ft from the sea level.Shrine is believed to be an abode oflord shiva.The year 2002 recorded a figure of above 1.1 lakh pilgrims to the holy shrine.
The famous shrine of Baba-Zain-ul-din Wali is existing at Aishmuqam.The shrine of Baba-Hyder Rishi is located at Anantnag.He is the last giant of Rishi order of saints.
The famous tourist places are pahalgam, Kokernag,Achabal,Verinag and Daksum.

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Anantnag District

Anantnag
Situated 55 kms of the south-east of srinagar,Anantnag district is spread over an area of 3989 sq kms with a population of 11,70,013. the Anantnag district is called the Granary of kashmir valley.It is the third highly populous district of the valley after srinagar and baramulla.About 89 per cent of the population lives in the rural areas and is mostly engaged in agriculture,the principlal crops being rice and maize.The district is divided into 6 tehsils,8 community development blocks, 8 towns,158 panchayats and 65 villages.The include Anantnag,Doru,Kokernag, Shangus,Pahalgam and Bijbehara.The blocks are Sahabad,Achabal,Shangus,Qaimoh,Breng,Qazigund, Khovepora and Dachnipora.Kashmir and Urdu are the main languages of people while rice is their staple food.

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Districts of jammu and kashmir

Kashmir division
1 Anantnag
2 Baramulla
3 Budgam
4 Srinagar
5 Pulwama
6  Kupwara
7 Bandipora
8 Ganderbal
9 Kulgam
10 Shopian
Jammu division
1 jammu
2 Kathua
3 Doda
4 Rajouri
5 Poonch
6 Udhampur
7 Kishtwar
8 Ramban
9 Reasi
10 Samba
Ladakh division
1 Leh
2 Kargil

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