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Bhalessa
Bhalessa is a geographical area within Doda district in the Jammu region of India-administered Kashmir. It consists of the Bunjwah and Bhalessa Valleys, and comprises the three Tehsils of Kahara, Chilly Pingal and Gandoh. Name The name is written in Urdu, in Hindi, and in the Takri script. The area is known as ''Bhales'' () to outsiders, but inhabitants of the region use a variety of names, including ''Bhalessa'' (), ''Bhalesh'' (, with variant ), and ''Bhal'' (). The etymology of the name remains unknown. It has been suggested that it derives from the Sanskrit word for 'good' () or from the name of the 16th-century queen, Queen Bhalla of Bhadarwah. Geography The Bhalessa region consists of two valleys: Bonjwah and Bhalessa. Bonjwah contains multiple streams, while Bhalessa contains the Kalgoni stream. The two valleys unite near Donadi and the streams merge into the Chenab river. The area is easily accessible from Churaha Wazarat of Chamba through passes such as Padri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhal Padri
Bhal Padri (Kashmiri; ''Bal Padri'') is a hill station situated above a group of small valleys covered with dense forest located in the Changa, Bhalessa. area of Doda district. It borders Padri Pass, Bhaderwah at a distance of northeast. Rivulets and streams flow through this valley. Etymology The name ''Bhal Padri'' is derived from the words, ''Bhal,'' which stands for Bhalessa, and ''Padri,'' the name of a nearby location popularly known as ''Padri Pass'' or ''Padri Top.'' About Bhal Padri village is located to the northeast of Padri Pass, the highest point on the Bhaderwah-Chamba road. Bhalessa is the nearest village on the northwestern side. People residing there belong to the Gujjar community and live in mud houses without electricity. They use solar-powered lights. Tourism Bhal Padri is situated above a group of small valleys, at an elevation of above sea level. The landscape around it is characterised by streams flowing through meadows, surrounded dense forest. The are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doda District
Doda is a district in the eastern part of Jammu Division in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The district consists of 18 tehsils viz. Thathri, Bhaderwah, Doda, Mohalla, Bhagwa, Assar, Bhalla, Gundna, Marmat, Kahara, Gandoh (Bhalessa), Bhella, Bharth Bagla, Chiralla, Chilly Pingal, Phagsoo and Kastigarh. The climate of the area is not uniform due to wide variations in altitude from place to place. The area, in general, enjoys temperate to sub-tropical type of climate. The climate of the district is almost dry. The rainfall is scanty. The temperature of the district varies from place to place. Ramban and Doda tehsils are fairly warmer while the regions like Dessa Valley tehsil Bhagwah, Gundna, Padder, Marwah and Warwan remain snow bound for five-six months of the year. Summer is generally without rain and precipitation. Almost all the regions experiences snowfall in the winter. The precipitation occurs either in the form of snowfall in higher regions an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhalessi Dialect
Bhalesi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Bhalessa region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a member of the Bhadarwahi group of dialects under the Western Pahari subgroup. The region is locally known as ''Bhalessa'' (with variants like ''Bhalesh''), or as ''Bhal'', and from these terms derive the local names for the dialect: and (with variants , ). The region mostly takes up two adjacent mountain valleys, with the main settlements being Kahra, Gandoh, Kilhotran, Jakyas, Bhatyas, and Juggasar. The neighbouring languages are Chinali, Pangwali and Chambeali to the south-east, Padri to the north-east, Kishtwari to the north-west, Sarazi to the west, and Bhadarwahi to the south. Features that distinguish Bhalesi from the other Bhadarwahi dialects include the preponderence of diphthongs, and the dropping of between vowels (e.g. Bhalesi vs. Bhadarwahi 'black'). An unusual feature is found in one of the patterns for the formation of the plural of feminine nouns, adjectives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandoh
Gandoh is a tehsil in district Doda of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administere .... References Cities and towns in Doda district Bhaderwah Chenab Valley {{JammuKashmir-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donadi
Donadi is a village in Kahara tehsil of Doda district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is famous for a hydroelectric power project called Lower Kalnie Power Project Donadi. Etymology ''Donadi'' name is derived from Gojri language; ''Do'' means ''Two'' and ''Nadi'' means ''stream or rivulets''. The two rivulets unite near Donadi which later forms a rivulet known as ''Kalnai''. Location Donadi is located on Thathri- Gandoh highway from National Highway 244 The following highways are numbered 244: Canada * Manitoba Provincial Road 244 * Prince Edward Island Route 244 Costa Rica * National Route 244 India * National Highway 244 (India) Japan * Japan National Route 244 United States * Interstat ... near Thathri town. References Villages in Doda district Chenab Valley {{JammuKashmir-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunjwah
Bunjwah (also known as Bonjwah) is a region and tehsil located in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It comprises nine panchayat and two nayabats; it became a tehsil in 2014. Demographics Bunjwah is an economically underdeveloped area consisting of 2,798 households and a total population of 15,899—8,205 males and 7,694 females. Location Bunjwah is located from its district headquarters, Kishtwar. It borders Saroor, Nagseni Padhyarna, the Padder of Kishtwar district, Chilly, Bhalessa, Bhatyas, and Challer of Doda district, while one of its boundaries runs along Himachal Pradesh's road towards Chamba located in Bunjwah tehsil. Route The route to Bunjwah from its nearest airport in Jammu goes through Batote via the National Highway 144, the Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, and the National Highway 244. This Batote—Kishtwar road leads to Thathri, which is away from Kishtwar. To reach Bunjwah, it is necessary to leave the National Highway by a link road towards Thathri- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominalization, nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural diffusion, diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age#South Asia, Bronze Age. Sanskrit is the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, and of historical texts of Buddhism and Jainism. It was a lingua franca, link language in ancient and medieval South Asia, and upon transmission of Hindu and Buddhist culture to Southeast Asia, East Asia and Central Asia in the early medieval era, it became a language of religion and high culture, and of the political elites in some of these regions. As a result, Sanskrit had a lasting impact on the languages of South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia, especially in their formal and learned vocabularies. Sanskrit generally connotes several Indo-Aryan lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhadarwar, Himachal Pradesh
Bhadarwar is a village in the Sub Tehsil Bhadrota , Sarkaghat subdivision, of the Mandi district of the state of Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peak ... in India. It has (at least) two schools, GSSS Bhaderwar and Disha Public School Bhaderwar. Its postal code is 175049. Bhaderwar is situated at 15 km distant from sarkaghat, 40 km away from district headquarter i.e. Mandi and around 19 km away from holy place Rewalsar. This village is centre of bhadrota valley situated alongside Bhadrota Khad formerly known as Soan Khad. In later 2019, new subdivisions of HPPWD & HPJSV were created headquartered at Bhaderwar village. The nearby areas are Baggi, Durgapur, Bhimli, Rohan, Rakhota, Dangaar, Pingla , Baira, Halog, Sadoh, Chaater, Kaledi, Rissa, Sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chenab River
The Chenab River () is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh, India. The Chenab flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, India into the plains of Punjab, Pakistan, before ultimately flowing into the Indus River. The waters of the Chenab were allocated to Pakistan under the terms of the Indus Waters Treaty. India is allowed non-consumptive uses such as power generation. The Chenab River is extensively used in Pakistan for irrigation. Its waters are also transferred to the channel of the Ravi River via numerous link canals. Name The Chenab river was called ' ( sa, असिक्नी) in the Rigveda (VIII.20.25, X.75.5). The name meant that it was seen to have dark-coloured waters. The term Krishana is also found in the Atharvaveda. A later form of Askikni wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurjar
Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were traditionally involved in agriculture and pastoral and nomadic activities and formed a large homogeneous group. The historical role of Gurjars has been quite diverse in society, at one end they have been founder of several kingdoms, dynasties, and at the other end, some are still nomads with no land of their own. The pivotal point in the history of Gurjar identity is often traced back to the emergence of a Gurjara kingdom in present-day Rajasthan during the Middle Ages (around 570 CE). It is believed that the Gurjars migrated to different parts of the Indian Subcontinent from the Gurjaratra. Previously, it was believed that the Gurjars had migrated earlier on from Central Asia as well, however, this view is generally considered to be specula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishtwar
Kishtwar is a town, municipality and administrative headquarter of the Kishtwar District in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The district was carved out of the Doda district in 2007. It is located in the Jammu division. The town of Kishtwar is situated at a distance of from the winter capital of Jammu. A large ground locally called as Chowgan is located in the heart of the town. Kishtwar is bordered by the Anantnag and Doda districts in the west and northwest, by the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh in the south and the Kargil district of Ladakh in the east and northeast. In 2013 the municipality was the location the Kishtwar Riots, which claimed three lives and injured 80 more, and was a conflict between Muslim and Hindu communities that occurred in the aftermath of the Eid festival on 9 August 2013 at Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. Demographics As of the 2011 Indian census, Kishtwar had a population of 14,865. Males constitute 63% of the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of North India, northern, Central India, central, East India, eastern, and Western India, western India. Hindi has been described as a standard language, standardised and Sanskrit#Influence on other languages, Sanskritised Register (sociolinguistics), register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Old Hindi, Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with Indian English, English. It is an languages with official status in India, official language in nine states and three union territory, union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 languages with official status in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
