Vinod Daniel, one of the foremost museum and heritage conservation specialists, speaks to Supriyo Hazra about the Indian Conservation Fellowship Program, the alarming skills gap in preservation, India's museum boom, and what war teaches us about protecting the past. During...
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The sacred abode of the serpent King in the Himalayas K Kumar krishendogra1965@gmail.com Nestled amid the verdant hills of Dudu in Jammu and Kashmir Udhampur district, the Vasuki Nag Temple stands as one of the region's most revered shrines dedicated...
Dr Harmeet Singh Soodan harmeetjnu@gmail.com In the heart of Poonch town, rising from a commanding knoll above the silver thread of the Poonch River, stands a fortress that has outlived every empire that ever claimed it. Known locally as Qila...
A journey of spiritual solace K D Maini kdmainipoonch@gmail.com Swami Budha Amarnath is one of the oldest shrines, built of one stone, with a number of legends, traditions and events. As per one legend, Lord Shiva had started narrating...
Dr Nater Singh, Ms Anudeep Kaur (JKAS) Sikhism is founded by Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in the fifteenth century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. The teachings of Sikhism emphasises the belief in one universal God, equality...
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Architectural constructions often belie set ideas about individualistic styles as evidenced in temples, palaces and edifices from the Mughal era in India which display a healthy amalgamation of styles, Ranjita Biswas finds Temples in India are showcased as prime examples...
Col Satish Singh Lalotra madhu28lalotra@gmail.com Flowing through myriad names the kind of which most of Indians may not be even aware of viz, Vedic Parushni, Puranic Irvati, Greek Hydraotes, river Ravi is one such water body of our sub-continent which...
Govt. Sri Ranbir Hr. Sec. School, Jammu where Dogra legacy lives in every brick, every classroom, every name Shivani Vaid Sharma vaidshiva@gmail.com There are schools, and then there are institutions that carry the weight of history on their walls. Govt....
Almond editor@jammukashmirarchives.com The Pahadi hills of Upper Kathua and Udhampur are home to many unique traditions that have been preserved through generations of oral transmission and practice. Among the most important of these are Jagra, Gagail and Jattar, religious ceremonies...
Historical Settlements of Jammu Lalit Gupta lalitguptajammu@gmail.com Located about 12 kilometres north of Gurah Slathia in Samba district, the otherwise inconspicuous village of Mohargarh is distinguished by an extensive complex of forts, monumental gateways, and long winding fortification walls. Unlike...
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