Kashmir and It's People: Studies in the Evolution of Kashmiri Society

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APH Publishing, 2004 - Jammu and Kashmir (India) - 488 pages
Traces The Journey Of The Land And People From Ancient To The Modern Day. Captures The Factors For The Decline Of Kashmiri Civilization From Glory To The Present State Of Murder And Repire. The Author Hopes The Worst Is Over And The Old Practices Of Kashmiriyat Will Return.
 

Contents

Our Earliest Ancestors
3
The Genetic Evidence
49
Contributions of Ancient Kashmir
57
Early Kashmiri Society and the Challenge of Islam
77
5
123
Some Fallacies of Mediaeval Kashmir History
135
A Counter Point
159
An Anthropological View Point
175
Our Cultural Legacy
263
The Kashmiri Language and Society
293
Kashmiri Literary Culture and Language
325
A History of Kashmiri Literature
365
Kashmir in Hindi Literature
383
Threats to Cultural Traditions due to Displacement
419
Environmental Protection in Kashmir
437
Kashmiri Pandit today
453

Saints and Sages of Kashmir
189
Kashmiri Artists and the Pahari Realm
223
Aspects of Kashmiri Culture
245
Afterword
473
245
481
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