{"id":4400,"date":"2014-01-26T21:09:57","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T15:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/?p=4400"},"modified":"2014-01-26T21:09:57","modified_gmt":"2014-01-26T15:39:57","slug":"kashmir-we-may-not-know-%e0%a4%95%e0%a4%b6%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%ae%e0%a5%80%e0%a4%b0-%e0%a4%9c%e0%a5%8b-%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%ae-%e0%a4%b6%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%af%e0%a4%a6-%e0%a4%a8-%e0%a4%9c%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%a8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/?p=4400","title":{"rendered":"Kashmir We May Not Know : \u0915\u0936\u094d\u092e\u0940\u0930 \u091c\u094b \u0939\u092e \u0936\u093e\u092f\u0926  \u0928 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u094b\u0902 &#8211;  \u0907 \u092e\u0947\u0932 \u0938\u0947 \u0909\u0926\u094d\u0927\u0943\u0924"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0932\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0921 \u0939\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0921\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0936\u094d\u092e\u0940\u0930 \u0915\u094b \u0930\u091c\u093e \u0917\u0941\u0932\u093e\u092c \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u092a\u093f\u091a\u0939\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930\u00a0\u0932\u093e\u0916 \u0930\u0942\u092a\u092f\u0947\u00a0 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0947\u091a\u00a0 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e .\u00a0\u0907\u0938\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u0930\u0942\u0938 \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u0932\u0938\u094d\u0915\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0905\u092e\u0930\u0940\u0915\u093e \u0915\u094b\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0938\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092c\u0947\u091a \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e .\u092e\u0941\u092c\u0908 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u0936\u094d\u092e\u0940\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0936\u093e\u092f\u0926 \u00a0\u092d\u0940 \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u092e\u0941\u0917\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u091a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0932\u094d\u0938 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093f\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0939\u0947\u095b \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0926\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e. \u0915\u0936\u094d\u092e\u0940\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0915\u0908 \u0905\u0928\u094d\u092f \u0924\u0925\u094d\u092f \u0928\u0940\u091a\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0924 \u0939\u0948\u0902 .<\/p>\n<p>\u0915\u0936\u094d\u092e\u0940\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0936\u093e\u092f\u0926 \u090b\u0937\u093f \u0915\u0936\u094d\u092f\u092a \u092a\u0930 \u0930\u0916\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 . \u092f\u0939 \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u092e\u094c\u0930\u094d\u092f \u0938\u093e\u092e\u094d\u0930\u093e\u091c\u094d\u092f \u0915\u093e \u0939\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0938\u093e \u0925\u093e . \u0907\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093e\u092e \u0938\u0928 \u0967\u0968\u0966\u0966 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u092d\u0917 \u0906\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e. \u0936\u0947\u0937 \u0928\u0940\u091a\u0947 \u092a\u095d\u0947\u0902 .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3095\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3094\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3093\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3092\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3091\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3090\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3089\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3088\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3087\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3086\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3085\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3084\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3083\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3082\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3081\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3080\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3079\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3078\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3077\">\n<blockquote id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3076\">\n<blockquote id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3075\">\n<blockquote id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3074\">\n<blockquote id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3073\">\n<blockquote id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3072\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3071\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3070\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3069\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3105\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3104\"><b id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3108\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3107\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Birth of\u00a0Kashmir<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3103\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3102\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3068\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3067\"><b id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3065\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3064\" alt=\"1.1114256272@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=15&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"974\" height=\"264\" \/><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3122\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3121\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3120\">Ancient epics narrate that the\u00a0valley\u00a0of\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0was originally a great lake called &#8211; Satisar.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3124\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3123\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=10&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"145\" height=\"222\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rishi Kashyap<\/span><\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Rishi Kashyap through rigorous penance,\u00a0drained all the lake water and created number\u00a0of rivulets which merged with rivers like Jehlum and\u00a0Indus.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>He made this area worthy of habitation for people. \u00a0<b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Therefore Kashmir gets its name from Kashyap<\/span><\/b><b>\u00a0.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>Through Tapasya Kashyap invited Lord Shiva to Bless the place<\/b>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Lord Shiva came to bless. The place where Lord Shiva\u00a0came is known as Amarnath .It is believed that God Shiva \u00a0dwells in a cave here even today in\u00a0the form of ice lingam.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"3.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=13&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Amarnath is 145 km north of\u00a0Srinagar\u00a0.\u00a0Millions of Hindu pilgrims come here every year.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"4.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=20&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"266\" height=\"189\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rulers of\u00a0Kashmir<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Son of Kashyap &#8211; Neel, became the first ruler of\u00a0Kashmir.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Later\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0was ruled by the Maurya (322 -185 BCE)\u00a0and Kushan( 100 AD ) Empires.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Kashmir\u00a0remained under Hindu rule for centuries.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Islam arrived around 1200 AD through traders and missionaries.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>In 1327 A.D , Rinchen Shah the Hindu ruler of Kashmir was\u00a0persuaded to convert to Islam by\u00a0Abdur Rehman Bulbul who\u00a0came from central\u00a0Asia\u00a0.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>The last Hindu king, Udiana Deva was replaced in 1346\u00a0by the first Muslim sultan &#8211;\u00a0Shams-ud-Din Iltutmush\u00a0who \u00a0was from a noble family of the Ilbari Turks of\u00a0 East Turkestan.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"5.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=9&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"262\" height=\"192\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>Muslim invaders, including the Afghans\u00a0and Mughals ruled\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0for 4 centuries .<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=5&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Shams-ud-Din Iltutmush<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Brothers of Iltutmush had sold him ,when young to a slave dealer.\u00a0After being sold and purchased a few times, Iltutmush was\u00a0finally bought by Qutub Ud- Din Aibak &#8211; the then ruler of\u00a0Delhi\u00a0. \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"7.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=4&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"192\" height=\"196\" \/> \u00a0 Aibak was the 1st Turkish Sultan of the\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indianetzone.com\/4\/slave_dynasty.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Slave dynasty in India<\/a>.\u00a0Aibak, realized the potential of Shams-ud-Din Iltutmush\u00a0 and\u00a0treated him with kindness . Aibak married his own daughter to Iltutmush.\u00a0Aibak\u2019s son,\u00a0Aram\u00a0Shah,was found to be incompetent .Hence after Qutub Ud- Din Aibak , Iltutmush became the Sultan of Delhi.\u00a0Iltutmush constructed the masterpieces like Qutub Minar,and a mosque at\u00a0Ajmer.\u00a0Both are considered architectural wonders.\u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"8.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=19&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"183\" height=\"276\" border=\"0\" \/> \u00a0 Iltutmush, died in April 1236, after ruling for 26 years.\u00a0Change of rule took place when Moghul emperor Akbar\u00a0conquered\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0in 1586 .<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Durrani Empire (1747-1823) with its capital at\u00a0Kandahar,\u00a0defeated the decaying\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zum.de\/whkmla\/region\/india\/xmughalempire.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mughal Empire<\/a>&#8216;s rule in\u00a0Kashmir<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>and Ahmed Shah Durrani ruled\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0from\u00a0 1757\u00a0 till 1819.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"9.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=2&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"10.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=8&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"253\" height=\"284\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ahmed Shah Durrani<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b><b>The Sikh Confederacy of Punjab under Ranjit Singh won\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0in 1819 from Durrani .Ranjit Singh ruled over<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><b>Kashmir and the greater part of what is now in\u00a0Pakistan.\u00a0His capital was\u00a0Amritsar\u00a0and\u00a0Lahore\u00a0.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"11.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=12&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"197\" height=\"256\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>In 1846, the British defeated the Sikhs .<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"12.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=21&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"202\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>Lord Hardinge sold\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0for\u00a0Rs 7.5 million to Ghulab Singh .<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"13.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=3&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"92\" height=\"147\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>Ghulab Singh was the ruler of Jammu &amp; Ladakh .\u00a0He was Ranjit Singh`s grand nephew.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>Ghulab Singh established the Dogra dynasty (Jamwal Rajput)\u00a0which produced 4 rulers who\u00a0<\/b><b>contributed tremendously for\u00a0Kashmir<\/b><b>.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>Ghulab Singh died in 1857 and was succeeded by his son Rambir Singh.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"14.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=18&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"92\" height=\"141\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>Thereafter Partab Singh ruled\u00a0Kashmir.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"15.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=7&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"176\" height=\"261\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>Partab Singh was succeeded by and Hari Singh<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>(father of Dr. Karan Singh ).<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"16.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=6&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"92\" height=\"140\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"17.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=11&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"96\" height=\"116\" border=\"0\" \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dr. Karan Singh<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3139\">\n<div>\n<div><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0Tangle<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>India-Pakistan partition took place in 1947.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Hari Singh He was given the choice to join\u00a0either\u00a0India\u00a0or\u00a0Pakistan\u00a0or remain independent.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Hari Singh chose to join\u00a0India\u00a0.\u00a0Hari Singh\u00a0appointed Sheik Abdullah\u00a0as the Prime Minister.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"18.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=16&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"174\" height=\"240\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sheik Abdullah<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Sheik Abdullah formed the party- Muslim Conference,\u00a0which was later renamed National Conference in 1932.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Sheik Abdullah kept opposing\u00a0Hari Singh\u00a0and in 1946\u00a0launched &#8220;Quit Kashmir&#8221; movement against the Hari Singh.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>In end 1947 Nehru started discussing with Sheik Abdullah\u00a0the terms of integration with\u00a0India.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>This was a significant departure from the practice\u00a0being followed, as for merging Princely States with\u00a0India\u00a0was being handled by Sardar<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Patel .<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Over a disagreement with Nehru, Sardar Patel resigned.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"19.1114256273@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=17&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"268\" height=\"188\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>However Gandhiji brokered a\u00a0compromise and Sardar stayed on.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">It was Nehru and Sheik Abdullah who\u00a0produced Article 370 &#8211; a temporary provision \u00a0&#8211; the most debated article during the past 60 years!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Article 370 states that J &amp; K is an integral part of\u00a0India.\u00a0Kashmiris have the best of everything . They can settle\u00a0anywhere in\u00a0India,but outsiders cannot settle in\u00a0Kashmir.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Kashmir will never get a special status like Article 370 in\u00a0Pakistan.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Hot bed of religious politics<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Kashmir\u00a0is not J&amp;K\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><i>Kashmir\u00a0is disputed , J&amp;K is not.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kashmir<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0is too small for Azadi.<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Kashmir\u00a0is 6.8% in area of undivided J&amp;K.<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>This 6.8% area is holding\u00a0India\u00a0to ransom.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>If area of Kashmiri Hindus\u2019 homeland (Panun Kashmir),<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><i>is taken out ,\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0will be lesser than 6.8% .<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Kashmiri separatists leaders want to join<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Pakistan\u00a0obviously for selfish reasons .<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Kashmir\u00a0is one of world\u2019s smallest land locked area.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Kashmir\u00a0will not have enough resources to sustain itself .<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><i>Muslims are in majority\u00a0<\/i>(97%) only in\u00a0<i>Kashmir\u00a0and not in J&amp;K .<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><i>Hindu population has diminished with migration and conversions.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><i>J&amp;K\u00a0<\/i>comprises of\u00a0Jammu,\u00a0Kashmir, and Ladakh<i>.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Kashmir comprises of previously undivided districts of\u00a0 Anantnag, Baramulla and\u00a0Srinagar\u00a0(now divided into 10 districts).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><i>Kashmir is shouting \u201cGo\u00a0India\u00a0Go\u201d .Others in J&amp;K are happy in\u00a0India.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cIndia\u00a0is\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0to Kanya kumari \u201d is not correctly worded as<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Kashmir is not the northern most tip of\u00a0India\u00a0; Ladakh is.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Kashmir is geographically within\u00a0India\u00a0.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"20.1114256274@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com\" src=\"https:\/\/us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com\/ya\/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f8399505%5fAFdUimIAACdMUuUPKAAAANxKeVM&amp;pid=14&amp;fid=Inbox&amp;inline=1&amp;appid=yahoomail\" width=\"399\" height=\"381\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Kashmir\u00a0is not in PoK (Pakistan Occupied Kashmir).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Languages of PoK are :<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Pahari, Mirpuri, Gojri, Hindko, Punjabi, Pashto .<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3147\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3146\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3144\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">None of these is any where close to Kashmiri .<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3141\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3140\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3138\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3137\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3133\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">People living in PoK are ethnically different from Kashmiris.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3132\"><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3130\" style=\"color: #888888;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3128\" style=\"color: #888888;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390747823477_3126\" style=\"color: #888888;\">&#8212; 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