Kashida of Kashmir Kashmiri embroidery is well known for the beauty of its colour‚ texture‚ design and technique. Probably‚ the best-known Indian embroidery is the ’Kashida of Kashmir’. This embroidery is revealed in shawls and in cottage industry done by the members of families in Srinagar. Kashmiri embroidery is practiced by men and it is essentially a commercial craft. | | According to Ramala S. Dongekery‚ the shawl industry in Kashmir was introduced by Zain-ul-Abedin. Akbar was also responsible
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The Mughal Empire Editorial I am writing this editorial to demonstrate the growth of our country commensurate with our faith in Allah. Our government is founded on the principles of the Quran‚ our Holy Book. In the Quran‚ it speaks about respect for religious diversity. In our empire‚ we demonstrate this by accepting Hindus and allowing them to be part of our government and allowing them to maintain their religion and cultural. The Quran also speaks of honoring our God. We have done so here
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The mughal empire was the last empire which ruled the subcontinent. It was the last [seemingly] golden age of the subcontinent. During it many monuments were built like the taj mahal‚ the peacock throne‚ badshahi mosque e.t.c which seem itregal to the indian culture. The mughals influenced the cuisine‚ architechture and even the language (Urdu/Hindi) which devoloped during its time. The 300 years the mughals ruled undoubtedly influenced the way India is. Just the way the mughal rule is very important
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Kashmir Dal Lake Dal Lake has rightfully become an icon of the Kashmir tourism industry. A Himalayan urban lake‚ it has five basins and a number of channels that are well linked with each other. There are plenty of fishes in Dal Lake and fishery is the second largest industry of the region centered on the lake. The sparkling quiet waters of Dal surrounded by snow-capped mountains on its three sides‚ undoubtedly mark it as one of the most beautiful lakes of India. It is also the second largest
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the Mughal era is a historic period of the Mughal Empire in South Asia (mainly NorthernIndia‚ North Eastern Pakistan and Bangladesh) that was ruled by members of the Timurid Dynasty. It ran from the early 15th century to the early 18th century when the Mughal emperors’ power dwindled. It ended in several generations of conflicts between rival warlords. The imperial family descended from two of the world’s greatest[tone] conquerors[1]: Genghis Khan‚ founder of the largest contiguous empire in the
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While the Mughal Empire was extremely large in both size and population‚ it was very faulty and led to chaos in northern India‚ resulting in its decline and Britain’s control of India. During the rule of Aurangzeb Alamgir was the point when things started to decline. His corrupt policies and bad relationships with certain groups in India was the final event leading to the fall of an already weak empire. With all the chaos arising in the North due to succession battles‚ invasions‚ a weak ruler‚
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Highlighted Ottoman decline- Egypt was Ottoman province Opened new era of European contact with Muslim regions Muslim lands Extended from western Africa to Southeast Asia Muslim empires in 1500s Ottomans in Middle East Safavids in Persia Mughals in India Empires in Decline 1700s- All 3 Muslim empires were in decline Central gov’t lost control over powerful groups: Landowning nobles Military elites Urban craft guilds Widespread corruption Muslim scholars & religious leaders Allied
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A Relationship of Relentless Hostility A Brief Introduction: Kashmir is bleeding. Ever since the partition of the Indian subcontinent by the British in 1947‚ India and Pakistan have been bitter rivals and the Kashmir conflict remains unresolved. During five decades‚ they have fought four wars. Three of those wars were over the disputed region of Kashmir (including the region of Jammu)‚ which is divided by the “Line of Control”. “In 1947-1948‚ almost immediately after Independence‚ they
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Topic: Kashmir Issue Outline: The Kashmir dispute is there from the independence of India and Pakistan and after various confrontations during wars the problem still persists where the United Nations and other super powers have been unable to resolve. The relations between India and Pakistan are solely dependent on the conflict of Kashmir and for this reason the bilateral relations between the two countries are minimal. The history of Kashmir depicts its majority of Muslims and
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The so-called Kashmir problem came into being almost with the independence of the country. Through 50 years have passed‚ the problem still remain unsolved. Kashmir still remains the most important source of friction between India and Pakistan. The British withdrew from India on 15th august‚ 1947. The princely Indian states were given the option either to (a) accede to India; (b) accede to Pakistan (c) become independent. No serious difficulties arose in the case of the other states. But the position
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