The erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir was one of the most diverse State in the country in Ethnic, Religious and Lingual dimensions. The main "People" of Jammu and Kashmir and its different regions are briefly described in this Article.
The Forgotten Kashmiri
The Story of a forgotten adventurer, Mohan Lal Kashmiri, who started of as an Asissant to Alexander Burnes but went onto to become a Diplomat of sorts. He wrote the Biography of Dost Mohamed and was regaled by various Eastern potentates. But one day he just disappeared into obscurity off the scene of history
The Kashmiri Spy in Tibet
The painting from the Qing Era shows the Induction of the 9th Dalai Lama, Lungtok Gyatso, in 1808 as its watched by the Ambans and Qing officials on one side and by Tibetan Clergy and other Tibetans on the other side.
The Story of a Kashmiri Spy in Tibet during the time of the British Empire. This Gentlemen was the first person to spy for the British in what latter became a routine affair with “Pandits” like Nain Singh Rawat doing their bidding.
Pahadi Languages of the Punjab Himalayas
A summary on the Pahadi languages spoken in the Western Himalayas. Compiled from Bailey’s classic Languages of the Western Himalayas.