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M. J. Aslam

M. J. Aslam

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Jews from ancient period Part I: The distant past

To begin with, Egypt is the cradle of human civilisation, records Diodorus Siculus, Greek Historian, in the first century CE in Book I of his...

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M. J. Aslam

Takia: Nothing spiritual about it

At the threshold, it has to be noticed that towards the end of the seventh century CE,  it is said there lived a sorcerer, a bunghi, who knew...

29.02.2024 6

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The gate of the hundred sorrows: Part II | Opium and cannabis in old Kashmir

In Kashmir, little quantity of poppy [Gul Lala] was cultivated at some places. In the past Kishtawar, Doda, Badarwah, Kakapora, were famed for its...

23.02.2024 8

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The Gate of the Hundred Sorrows: Part I

In the present essay, we shall discuss about the prevalence of the dens of opium and cannabis in the British India which are also mentioned in the...

22.02.2024 8

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“Aki Tsat Sume, Te Sas Gayi Kulih”: Idiom as history

This Kashmiri proverb literal connotes that one man cut the basic/supporting beam of a wooden-bridge over a stream. Thousands fell into it. Near...

07.02.2024 10

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What the word denotes in the language

The valley of Kashmir is gifted by Allah with enormous natural beauty. The “foreign” travelers and explorers who visited the valley in the past...

17.01.2024 6

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The eternal wisdom

Allah Kay Ghar Der Hay, Andhair Nahi” is a common urdu proverb. Of course, Allah is replaced by Baghwan in Hindi. Its English equivalent is God’s...

22.12.2023 3

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Laren Sahab: He deserves commemoration

“Bandobast Sahib” Sir Walter Roper Lawrence was the “Bandobast Sahib” of the peasants of Karnal, Ambala, and his “work may last from three...

20.12.2023 8

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HA’RUD: Season’s Kashmiri flavour

Introductory: Ha’rud is the Kashmiri name for third season of the year: the autumn. In Persian, autumn is Payiz, and also Khizan. In Urdu, autumn...

22.11.2023 10

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