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Author_Aparna Rao
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- ISBN 9788173047510
- Weight: 1200g
- Dimensions: 150 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 20 Nov 2024
- Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
- Publication City/Country: IN
- Product Form: Hardback
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The Valley of Kashmir, long famous around the world for its unparalleled natural scenic beauty also has a rich cultural heritage with religious tolerance and amity among people belonging to different religious faiths as its core. The arrival of Islam in the late fourteenth century and its interaction with an ancient Shaiva tradition resulted in the emergence of a liberal version of the faith. It was a turning point in Kashmir’s history. Popular culture grew rich with folktale, song, dance and music and with what craftsman could weave, stitch and shape with their nimble fingers.
When self-rule came in 1947, it was overshadowed by armed intervention to secure the accession of the state of Jammu & Kashmir to Pakistan. The dispute over the issue is still unresolved. Within the Valley, years of opportunistic policies pursued by Delhi and corruption and misgovernance by Srinagar proved to be fertile soil for the eruption of a violent, jehadi, secessionist movement around 1980 that drove the Hindu minority into exile, tore apart the composite culture, and resulted in large scale loss of life and property. There are signs visible today that the utter futility of the path of violence, which engendered counter violence, has dawned on some of its votaries.
These and other issues are addressed in this volume by a galaxy of scholars, including Kashmiris, from India, France, Germany, the UK and the USA under the thoughtful editorship of Aparna Rao who, sadly, died before the work could be placed with a publisher. Throughout the preparation of this volume, Rao worked in consultation with Professor T.N. Madan. The result is a book rich in information, insights and interpretations that entitle it to stand alongside Walter Lawrence’s classic work, The Valley of Kashmir (1985), from which its title is borrowed.
When self-rule came in 1947, it was overshadowed by armed intervention to secure the accession of the state of Jammu & Kashmir to Pakistan. The dispute over the issue is still unresolved. Within the Valley, years of opportunistic policies pursued by Delhi and corruption and misgovernance by Srinagar proved to be fertile soil for the eruption of a violent, jehadi, secessionist movement around 1980 that drove the Hindu minority into exile, tore apart the composite culture, and resulted in large scale loss of life and property. There are signs visible today that the utter futility of the path of violence, which engendered counter violence, has dawned on some of its votaries.
These and other issues are addressed in this volume by a galaxy of scholars, including Kashmiris, from India, France, Germany, the UK and the USA under the thoughtful editorship of Aparna Rao who, sadly, died before the work could be placed with a publisher. Throughout the preparation of this volume, Rao worked in consultation with Professor T.N. Madan. The result is a book rich in information, insights and interpretations that entitle it to stand alongside Walter Lawrence’s classic work, The Valley of Kashmir (1985), from which its title is borrowed.
Aparna Rao received her doctorate in anthropology from the University of Paris, Sorbonne. At the time of her death in 2005 she was associated with the Department of Anthropology, the University of Cologne (Germany). Among other publications, she is the author of Autonomy: Life Cycle, Gender and Status among Himalayan Pastoralists (1998).
T.N. Madan is Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Economic Growth (University of Delhi), Honorary Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute (London) and Docteur Honoris Causa of the University of Paris, Nanterre. The large body of his published work includes Family and Kinship: A Study of the Pandits of Rural Kashmir (1965, 2007).
T.N. Madan is Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Economic Growth (University of Delhi), Honorary Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute (London) and Docteur Honoris Causa of the University of Paris, Nanterre. The large body of his published work includes Family and Kinship: A Study of the Pandits of Rural Kashmir (1965, 2007).
