TRIBAL PROBLEMS IN INDIA By Monalisa Parida India is a vast country having a land area of nearly 33 lakhs square kilometres stretched from the mighty Himalayas in the north to the tropical rainforest in the south, from the Thar desert of the west to the chain of hills in the east. In this vast country live people of several communities, ethnic groups and religious beliefs. Tribals are scattered in various parts of India though largely found in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, parts of Jharkhand, Bihar and the eastern states. As the name suggests they belong to certain tribes-mainly nomadic gatherers and hunters, and other settlers around dense forests or water bodies. These Tribes are self-sufficient, physically strong and have their own lifestyle. Those who live on the peripheries of forests depend mainly on forest products-fruits, roots, herbs and timber. They gather these things at great risk to their lives. They hunt wild animals for food. Some tribes, who have made their settlements around towns and cities, may do casual labour. Some of the Tribals of Rajasthan are quite skilful in making iron tools like sickles, knives, tongs, spades, etc. They sell these things in the towns and cities where they often settle in slums on the roadside. Elsewhere, they also sell forest products like resin, honey, medicinal herbs, etc. The Tribals are facing several serious problems. The major among these are……..1. The problem of Geographic separation 2. Cultural problems 3. Social problems4. Economic problems i) Exploitation ii) Unprofitable Agriculture iii) Problem of land ownership iv) Unemployment and underemployment v) Non- availability of banking facilities 5. Educational problems i) The problem of language ii) The curriculum of education 6. Problem of health and sanitation 7. Problem of separatism i) Tribal revolts and uprisings ii) Smuggling, infiltration and drug addiction 8. Gender issues 9. Problems of health and nutrition Because of economic backwardness and insecure livelihood, the Tribals face health problems, such as prevalence of disease, like malaria, cholera, tuberculosis, diarrhoea and jaundice, problems associated with malnutrition like iron deficiency and anaemia, high infant mortality rates, low levels of life expectancy, etc. Present day, problems faced by Adivasis are militarization, urbanisation, construction of dams, industrialisation which cause deforestation. Unlawful grabbing of tribal lands has been going on these days.
JK got impressive Hajj Quota : Abdul Salam Mir Abdul Salam Mir executive officer J&K Hajj Committee and Director, FCS&CA, in an exclusive interview with News Kashmir talks to Farzana Mumtaz and Rameez Makhdoomi. Tell us a bit about Hajj 2022 participation of Kashmiri pilgrims?
We had initially received 12000 applications but due to the age bar imposed by the Saudi Government only 10000 applications were eligible. After draw of lots we were able to select the pilgrims as we got total 5281 quota , which was about 2200 more than deserving quota as due to Muslim majority Union territory we got this special treatment. We were able to take 700 pilgrims from Srinagar District but here the applications were about 2100.We also kept waiting list and if any one drops there would be draw of lots for that. We are also looking into arrangements of Ladakh UT pilgrims. What are the procedures since this first Haj after Pandemic Coronavirus?The guidelines at the time of depositing Hajj Form were at that time the aspiring Haj pilgrims should have dons both doses of covid Vaccine and then they should also have negative report of Covid in form of RTCPR before 72 hours of proceeding to the journey . How many Khadim-ul-Hujjaj (KuH) are going this year ?
About 35 Khadim ul Hujjaj are going this year who will aid and train the Hajj pilgrims of our region.Why has quota been less ?The quota has been less due to pandemic Coronavirus which has not yet abated totally. If other States and UTs receive less response we would be able to accommodate more from waiting list .Still considering the situation and also population vise our quota is much large and impressive.
What is your message to the Hajj aspiring pilgrims?
The aspiring selected pilgrims should take utmost care of their health and be aware if they catch covid before journey especially 72 hours before then they can’t proceed . FOLLOW all the Covid protocols during Haj Journey . Any demands from Saudi Government of having booster Dose of Hajis ?
No there is no such demand of having booster Dose of Haj pilgrims.
Painful killing of Rahul Bhat The killing of young Kashmiri Pandit Employee Rahul Bhat at Chadoora Budgam on May 12, 2022 has saddened entire Kashmir Valley. The departed soul was an employee of the Revenue Department. Series of attacks on non locals and minorities are continuing in Kashmir is causing much pain and sorrow in the Kashmir valley. Soon after the killing of Rahul Bhat, Kashmiri Pandits staged Candle light Protest against Budgam Killing at Srinagar-Jammu National Highway Qazigund in South Kashmir.As a matter of fact, Migrant Kashmiri Pandits (KPs), majority of them government employees working under Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Package, on Thursday 12 May 2022 hit roads at various places across Kashmir to register their protest against the killing of their colleague Rahul Bhat at Chadoora, Budgam.On the otherhand, The LG of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha condemned the attack and said, ”I strongly condemn the barbaric killing of Rahul Bhat by terrorists at Budgam. Those behind this despicable terror attack will not go unpunished. J&K Govt stands in solidarity with the bereaved family in this hour of grief”. The killing of young Rahul Bhat has pained every human heart and dented the reputation of Kashmir . We all need to introspect over these crimes against humanity and think how we can end the ugly cycle of violence in Jammu and Kashmir. One hopes that heinous elements beind this dastardly act are brought to book soon . The killing of Young Rahul Bhat has saddened entire country and questions are being asked . We need a multi pronged approach to come out of this Bleak situation. One can only hope that no more innocent killings take place. Every heart is bruised over killing of Rahul Bhat.
FAILURE AND SUCCESS ARE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN
Dr Suhaib Ashraf Bhat
Peace of mind, contentment, happiness and freedom from worries and anxiety, these are what everyone wants, and these are the ways in which people can have a good life and find complete happiness and joy. There are religious means of achieving this, and natural and practical means, but no one can combine all of them except the believers; although other people may achieve some of them, they will miss out on others.The name of failure is enough to put us off it and strive for success, regardless of the material gains that a man may attain as the result of his success, because failure is a word that implies shortcomings and loss, and success is a word that implies perfection and praise. Failure and success are two sides of the same coin, although they may seem to contradict one another at first glance. But in fact they are interconnected if you think about it, based on experience and real life.You might often come across a conversation pertaining to things like “sadness is shaytan’s doing” or that “a believer never gets sad” or even that “sadness is an indication of weak or incomplete faith”. Nothing, and I mean nothing, could be further from the truth. Statements like these only escalate the process of drowning for individuals who suffer from depression, anxiety or hopelessness. It is of the utmost importance that people know the difference between sadness and depression; sadness is a typical human emotion and depression is a much more damaging and longer lasting condition of hopelessness, despair, and dejection. Sadness is a part of what makes us human. No living soul is unfamiliar with it; even our Prophets faced multiple episodes of sadness. For example, Yaqub (Alahisalam) wept until he lost his vision and even our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah swt be upon him) experienced bouts of sadness upon the loss of his wife and uncle. Hence, sadness is not a sign of weakness in any form. To experience sadness is to be human. Having strong faith, or Imaan, does not render a believer to be an exception to the emotion of sadness. Depression is majorly defined by a sense of hopelessness- in yourself and in the world around you. It is rooted in a sense of sheer helplessness where you feel like nothing is in your control. But that is the truth; nothing IS in your control. It is in Allah’s (swt) control. Take a moment, embrace your lack of control over your circumstances, and know that the one in control is the best of planners and loves you more than you can imagine. Surrender your attempts to control your life, leave it up to Allah (swt), and trust His plan for you. Sometimes, the human mind is unable to understand Allah’s (swt) ultimate wisdom behind every single thing that happens to us. However, by accepting that Allah (swt) is in control and welcoming His plans for us ultimately leads to the enrichment of our mind, body and soul.Steadfastness of heart and not being disturbed about the imaginary things that bad thoughts may bring to mind. For when a person gives in to his imagination and lets his mind be disturbed by these thoughts, such as fear of disease and the like, or anger and confusion stirred up by some grievous matter, or the expectation of bad things and the loss of good things, it will fill him with worries, distress, mental and physical illness and nervous breakdowns, which will have a bad effect on him and which causes a great deal of harm, as many people have seen. But when a person depends on Allah swt and puts his trust in Him, and does not give in to his imagination or let bad thoughts overwhelm him, and he relies on Allah swt and has hope of His bounty, this wards off his worries and distress, and relieves him of a great deal of mental and physical sickness. It gives indescribable strength, comfort and happiness to the heart. How many hospitals are filled with the mentally sick victims of illusions and harmful imagination; how often have these things had an effect upon the hearts of many strong people, let alone the weak ones; how often have they led to foolishness and insanity. It should be noted that your life will follow your train of thought. If your thoughts are of things that will bring you benefit in your spiritual or worldly affairs, then your life will be good and happy. Otherwise it will be the opposite.Have great hope in Allah swt, and do not let the Shaytaan cause you to despair of the vast mercy of Allah swt which He has guaranteed for His believing slaves. You need to increase your hope and trust in Allah swt Who forgives all sins, and who accepts the slave who seeks His protection and refuge, for He is the Most Merciful, the Oft-Forgiving and the Most Loving. You should increase your good deeds, upholding the ties of kinship, etc. The sadness which we feel also happens to others, for it is something natural. How many people were examples followed by others and had a great deal of drive and ambition, then they lost their drive and ambition for a long time, then it came back to them by the grace of Allah swt. Remember the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah swt be upon him): “Everybody has his time of energy, and every time of energy is followed by a time of lethargy. But if a person tries to follow a moderate path, then I have hope for him, but if he becomes one who is pointed out (in the street), then do not think anything of him.”(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2453; classed as hasan (sound) by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 1995). What is meant by “Everybody has his time of energy” is eagerness for a thing, energy and the desire to do good.What is meant by “every time of energy is followed by a time of lethargy” is tiredness, weakness and lack of movement.“But if a person tries to follow a moderate path” means that the one who has energy does his deeds in moderation and avoids going to extremes when he is feeling energetic and avoids being negligent when he is feeling lethargic.“Then I have hope for him” means, I have hope that he will be successful, for he can continue following a middle course, and the most beloved deeds to Allah swt are those which are continuous.“but if he becomes one who is pointed out (in the street)” means, if he strives hard and goes to extremes in doing good deeds so that he will become famous for his worship and asceticism, and he becomes famous and people point him out to one another,“then do not think anything of him” means, do not think that he is one of the righteous, because he is showing off. He did not say, “do not have hope for him,” as an indication that he has already fallen, and he will not be able to make up for what he has missed out on. Think about this hadeeth, and relate it to your own situation and the situation of others: you will see a clear similarity. This hadeeth clearly states that man goes through a stage of incomparable eagerness and great focus and ambition, and then suddenly he becomes weak and loses that focus and eagerness and ambition. When he reaches this stage, he must strive even harder to do obligatory duties and avoid haraam (impermissible) things. If he does that, then there is the hope that he will succeed and progress, but if he falls into haraam things and stops doing obligatory things, he will be lost and doomed.Don’t ever forget that Allah (swt) will never burden you with something that is beyond your capacity to deal with. Even on days when you feel as if you cannot take it anymore, know that you can survive it- for Allah (swt) knows us better than we know ourselves and whatever trial you’re facing in your life, know that He also gives you the strength to handle that trial. Suhaibbhatt85@gmail.com
News Kashmir Analysis Domestic violence directed mostly against women is among the ugly crimes against humanity. We are since few years seeing a ugly spurt in the Cases of domestic violence in Kashmir. The domestic violence in some cases has also lead to deaths of young women which is shame on us . These ugly episodes also shows how much deep the rot is . We also need to understand the complete contours of domestic violence to resolve it .Domestic violence (also called domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation. Domestic violence is often used as a synonym for intimate partner violence, which is committed by one of the people in an intimate relationship against the other person, and can take place in either heterosexual or same-sex relationships or between former spouses or partners. In its broadest sense, domestic violence also involves violence against children, parents, or the elderly. It can assume multiple forms, including physical, verbal, emotional, economic, religious, reproductive, or sexual abuse. It can range from subtle, coercive forms to marital rape and other violent physical abuse, such as choking, beating, female genital mutilation, and acid throwing that may result in disfigurement or death, and includes the use of technology to harass, control, monitor, stalk or hack.[1][2] Domestic murder includes stoning, bride burning, honor killing, and dowry death, which sometimes involves non-cohabitating family members.Recently we saw in North Kashmir an alleged tragic death of young women in domestic violence. Police recently constituted a Special Investigation Team headed by Additional Superintendent Baramulla to probe into the alleged domestic violence death of a woman from Kreeri area of the north Kashmir district.
In view of the sensitivity of the case, FIR 42/2022 under section 307, 323, 498A IPC of police station Kreeri, a Special Investigation Team is constituted for speedy/quality investigation of the case,” reads an order by SSP Baramulla Rayees Mohammad BhatThe realities show look at the three-year data reveals that crimes against women has increased more in Kashmir as compared to Jammu and Ladakh. A total of 1,756 cases have been registered in Kashmir, followed by Jammu that reported 1,570 cases of domestic violence. In Ladakh, 44 cases of domestic violence and six other category cases have been registered in the last three years.The domestic violence cases are certainly a bruise on soul of Kashmir
Mehsana, also spelled Mahesana, is a city and municipality in Mehsana district, in the Indian state of Gujarat. Mehsana is known as milk bowl of world and Mehsana is placed on the northern direction on Gujarat geographical map and renowned for oil and gas industries laid down in the city. At this calm and beautiful District of Gujarat the Tablighi Jamaat is leading the efforts of projecting great teachings of Islam in peaceful manner and also doing much work on ensuring the communal harmony. Tablighi Jamaat has a strong base in the State of Gujarat with Mehsana among its strong holds. Preaching muslims how to be good humans and how to contribute in the welfare of humanity is their focus. The likes of Mehboob Bhai From Tablighi Jamaat in Mehsana are taking the lead in urging the Gujrati Muslims to be exemplary humans and shine on the character front. He believes that humanity, pro people approach without any bias can make this world a very peaceful place. Mehboob Bhai lays emphasis that regular prayers can help a Muslim to be an example, as prayer heals many inner faults according to him. He states that humans should learn to respect each other despite many differences in thinking. In the belt around Mehsana District Mehsana scores of Tablighi activists campaign to masses how to be better humans and contribute to welfare activities.
Srinagar traders see rising demand for dates during Ramadan Mir Sabeen Gulrez Srinagar, Apr 29: During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims in the valley devour massive numbers of dates, locally known as “Khezir.” After fasting for the full day, Muslims all over the world break their fast with dates, which is considered a Sunnah (prophetic tradition) of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).According to the survey done by News Kashmir Magazine Reporter Mir Sabeen Gulrez, the sale of dates in the first fifteen days of Ramdhan in the business hub of Srinagar’s Maharaja Bazar is 80 kg to 100 kg per day, while it’s more at some other shops as well.This figure varies from market to market as sales increase. If we talk about Koker Bazar in Srinagar, their sales are almost 100-200 Kg per day in the first fifteen days, while this figure decreases in the last fifteen days.Same as if we talk about Zaina Kadal Downtown and the whole sale market, which is a hub for dates and dry fruit, their sales are always at the higher end as compared to the retail markets of Srinagar’s Lal Chowk.
People usually sell 8–10 kgs of dry fruit per day in the first fifteen days, while the same sale decreases in the last fifteen days.
While talking with News Kashmir Magazine, Umar Mehraj, shopkeeper, Haji Mehraj Din Wani and Sons, said that, “If we see in the past three years, the market was hit very badly because of the pandemic, as people were not able to come out of their houses, and this year, Alhamdulillah, we had a very good market for dates, consumption was very good.”
We can see there is a variety of dates available in the market as at least fifteen to twenty-five (15–25) varieties of dates are available in which we have ”Ajwa dates,” “Mabroom,” “Ambar,” “Khalil” and so on. The dates that are exported from Medina are always in demand. Mostly, dates are exported from Tunisia, Palastine, Iran, Algeria and also many other countries. Market sales vary
From market to market. If we talk about Lal Chowk and Maharaj Bazar, they’re a business hub for these kinds of products. That’s why we see a big sale of dates during the initial days of Ramdhan. Now, it’s not only Ramadan that people prefer dates but also throughout the year.
in a chat, another shopkeeper, Kamran Mushtaq, said that, ”In the holy month of Ramdhan, mostly in the first fifteen (15) days, we usually sell 80kg to 100kg (one quintal) of dates.
We have a variety of dates available in which ”Ajwa Dates, Mabroom, Khalil, Medjol, Kemiya, Barari, National Dates, Sultan, Black Negin, Noor, Crown Dates, Pearl, Liberty, Ambar dates are available.
On priority In the market, Kalmi, Mabroom, and Ajwa Dates are on sale. Customers usually ask for this variety of dates, so they are always in demand. And about price, they are usually sold at the rate of Rs 500/= to Rs 1000/= per kg. The Date Market in Kashmir this Ramadan full of positive realities .
No country in today’s world can progress without making its research fields more robust and understanding the importance of research. Scientific administrators from across ministries deliberated on ways to make research assessment methods robust and inclusive so that new ideas that are relevant for India are encouraged and young talents get opportunities, at a workshop on Research Assessment Practices in Indian Funding Agencies.“Assessment of research is a burning challenge across the globe and experts from around the world are looking for ways to tackle it. India should develop its own method of assessing research projects, their outputs and outcomes that are adaptable to the country,” said DST Secretary Dr S Chandrasekhar. He highlighted the benefits of blind assessment—where the reviewer assesses projects without knowing the person or the institute which has submitted the proposal. Dr Chandrasekhar also stressed on the need to organize workshops for sensitizing reviewers.The recent day long workshop was organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and attended by scientific administrators of different levels who participated in activities to help assess the current status of research evaluation and suggest measures for improvement.Senior Advisor, DST, Dr Akhilesh Gupta stressed on responsible research assessment that takes into account the huge diversity of India, in terms of geography, gender, access to resources, institutional facilities, etc. He also highlighted the need for a thematic club of reviewers and paying honorarium to reviewers for improving the quality of review process. On the otherhand, The science administrators discussed that since research priorities and challenges are changing with the time, the current practices built on incentives or indicators and primarily based on journal-based matrices required a relook and as recommended by the draft 5th STI Policy of India needed a reworked research assessment framework to improve the research . One hopes we take all the steps to make our research more robust .
Eid Fervour News Kashmir Exclusive Ramdan has almost cone to am end and we are marking the Eid Festivity. Eid al-Fitr also called the “Festival of Breaking the Fast”, is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan. This religious Eid is the first and only day in the month of Shawwal during which Muslims are not permitted to fast. The date for the start of any lunar Hijri month varies based on when the new moon is sighted by local religious authorities, so the day of celebration varies by locality.
The need of the hour is we spend very less on this Eid and keep much for the poor hit hard by the pandemic Coronavirus especially during past few years .
Eid Al Fitr 2022 is expected to take place on May 2, according to Egypt’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG). The president of the institute, Gad El-Qady said earlier this week that the crescent moon will not be visible at sunset on Saturday, April 30 in Egypt and other Arab countries.The Eid in South Asia countries is expected to be on May 3, 2022.This year Eid al-Fitr is expected to be celebrated on May 3 in India. As per the central government’s holiday calendar, Meethi Eid falls on May 3 and it is a gazetted holiday, however the celebration will depend on the sighting of the new moon.The date of Eid changes every year as it follows Hijri calendar, which is a lunar calendar and is based on the phases of the moon. The start of any Islamic month begins on the new crescent moon when sighted and confirmed by religious authorities. Eid is celebrated across the world on different days as per new moon sighting.After many years of Ravaging pandemic of Coronavirus the fervor of Eid is back in Kashmir especially with declining cases . Eid-ul-Fitr is expected to being celebrated across Kashmir with fervor once again as men, women and children dressed in their best will throng mosques, shrines and Eidgahs across the Valley for special prayers to mark culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan.People are praying for lasting peace and prosperity in Kashmir and this year the markets saw good volume of sales on the eve of eid and return of old hustle and bustle .The smile and happiness has been once again witnessed on faces of children and elders on eve of Eid ul Fitr in Kashmir. Nazir Ahmad, a commoner stated : ” This year after many years especially after the dark period of pandemic Coronavirus the fervor of Eid is back on the streets of Kashmir . Overall, people did good buisness and earned good after long time. We hope the fervor of Eid al Fitr Changes our lives to better.”
Kashmir revisits rich heritage on World Heritage Day
Mir Sabeen Gulrez
Srinagar :
A concerted effort to preserve our heritage is a vital link to our cultural, educational, aesthetic, inspirational, and economic legacies – all of the things that quite literally make us who we are — Steve Berry
To conserve the rich cultural heritage and the historical sites such as monuments, forts and palaces of a country the Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museums as part of World Heritage Day celebrated the day on 18th April, in order to generate the awareness about preserving the History.
The exhibition whose themes were “Rare Books, Manuscripts and Paintings” which they recovered from different parts of valley were showcased at Art Museum Stone Building Old Secretariat Srinagar on “Rare Manuscripts “.
The day is also referred to as International Day for Monuments and Sites.
The idea of International Day for Monuments and Sites was first established by ICOMOS in the year 1982. Later on, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted the resolution in its 22nd General Conference in November 1983. Since then, World Heritage Day has been celebrated annually around the world.
The world on this day aims to recognize the efforts of all involved in the reservation,e.g architects,geographers,civil engineers ,artists, and archaeologists, who actually have involved themselves in the protection of Heritage.
Basically it’s celebrated just too aware our young and new generation about our rich cultural diversity that our ancestors have given to us, and the importance of preserving our ancient heritage. Only purpose of celebrating this day is to carry forward the legacy and preserve our culture.
We should aware our generation by activities including story telling sessions, visits to monuments and heritage sites , organizing essay and speech writing competitions, drawing and poster making designs, photography contests of ancient heritage monuments, conducting heritage festivals, telecasting movies with messages of culture and traditions.
The museum has put this year’s theme based on A Special Exhibition on “ Manuscripts, Rare Books and Paintings”.
While talking to Deputy Director Archives , Archaeology and Museum ,Mushtaq Ahmad Beigh told News Kashmir that,”we got inaugurated Art Museum on 15th August 2021 by our LG Governor Sahab. It’s main aim was to provide information to the people and provide space to local artisans.
There should be conservation, reservation to Sufi Shrines , Temples , Gurudwaras and Churchs, every sort of religious chains we are considering. This is the routine process of the department for organizing such exhibitions to make the required awareness among the people.
We have conserved Hari Parbat Fort and that’s a wonderful achievement. In Tral there was a temple whose wall was damaged we quickly came into action and reconstructed that again.
We usually appeal to the Heads of Educational Institutions to visit these venues along with their students so that they can be aware of their past how it happened to be. There will be no entry fee for students as well as for the public also. We have a rich cultural heritage and that legacy cannot move forward unless or until our generation is aware.
However, along with the government, there should be public awareness in the way we treat our monuments and important sites. Certain important things should be kept in mind such as cleanliness is of prime importance and one should not scribble anything on the walls of these historical places. Do not throw litters around the historical places and make it untidy. Respect the historical sites. “We have limited ourselves to a more introverted mind-set and therefore our involvement with our towns, cities and heritage is getting lost.
While talking with News Kashmir Muhammad Athar Samoon designated as Surveyor said that,” In a whole year we usually three auspicious days i.e. World Heritage Day, Museum Day, Archives Week. During these celebrations we usually do exhibitions of rare manuscripts ,nadir which is usually Three hundred or four Hundred (300-400)year back. These books are very rare and ain’t are available in local . After Museum Day is celebrated in 18 May in which we usually invite people, schools,colleges,universities so that they can visit there. Then comes our Archives Week which is celebrated in the month of November from 18 Nov- 25 Nov in which whole week is celebrated and many people do visit to our place. We usually invite people just to aware our new generation so that they can be aware what their ancestors have left behind their back. Usually researchers and scholars do visit us and we entertain them to our fullest . We have number of books and records left with us which is beneficial for the society , researchers and scholars.
Since people are very digital these days they have forgot to visit these places, whenever children or other young people come here they get usually astonished while watching these things. Our ancestors have written these books with their hands and have left a wonderful treasure behind them. Because for our new generation everything is computerized they became so curious to listen these stories how people of ancient times used to wrote these books. Yes , there is no doubt digitalization have put a generation gap where our kids forgot how our ancestors have survived. The department consists two calligraphers namely Ms. Rashida Iffat & Mr. Javaid Ahmad. Who are the most wonderful calligraphists as showing the skills of hand made Calligraphy in very good manner including sharing the stories and history about the ancient Calligraphy of manuscripts including Rare books.
Regarding our manuscripts we have Sharda, Sanskrit ,Bhoj Patra(leaves of a tree,still existing) .We have a survey team which usually surveys each month to different districts or parts of valley. And these survey team consists of Registar,Field Assitant,Surveyor, Research Assistant. Usually these teams consisted of three to four people (3-4) or so. In a month we usually surveys for a week.
Government has a scheme where they pay to people who wanted to preserve books at their home or libraries even. For that team usually goes for surveys and if they found them liable then these survey teams pay them . So, that they can preserve their treasure in form of books.
Its people who guides us that this person has this book ,that saint have that book. Usually we get Rare Manuscripts from saints and madrasa’s.
“I don’t remember whether it was 2016-17 there was a madrasa in which some four big bags were full of manuscripts , we asked them that we are on our survey if you want to sell them you are welcome, if not then we will let you know how to preserve them. We usually ask these people if scholar comes to you, help them in every possible way of yours”,he further added.
In a chat with News Kashmir Farhat Noori Museum Assistant/ Incharge Art Museum said that,” we had exhibition of rare manuscripts in which different manuscripts of different languages were shown to people. But here in Art Museum We have displayed almost number of paintings here in exhibitions in which Antiques are 53, while as Modern are 50 and the total number of paintings were 103. The names of paintings which have displayed on exhibitions were Kangra, Pahari, Basoli School Of Art (its very popular ), Rajasthani, Kashmir school of art, and Jammu school of art were present.
The paintings describe different scenario’s, in which artist describes everything. Artists when they look at these paintings get deep and feel as if they went to some other world even after spending hours while gazing they feel like they have lived in their own world, she further added.
