{"product_id":"2940014385817","title":"Kashmir","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     CHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     SCENERY AND SEASONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Bernier's impression of Kashmir in 1665--Comparison of\u003cbr\u003e     Kashmir and Switzerland--The road in--First signs of\u003cbr\u003e     spring--Srinagar in March--A start for\u003cbr\u003e     Shikar--Shikaris--Forest-clad hill-sides--Signs of\u003cbr\u003e     stag--View over the valley--Rosy mountains--Unrealised\u003cbr\u003e     beauties--A duck-shoot--The view from Hokrar--Harwan in\u003cbr\u003e     spring--Varying beauties of Kashmir--Harwan in May--Clouds\u003cbr\u003e     on the mountains--A Kashmir village--Irises and\u003cbr\u003e     roses--Trout-culture--A trout stream--Srinagar in April--The\u003cbr\u003e     view from Gupkar--A spring scene--Unusual rain--The Nishat\u003cbr\u003e     Bagh--Pandrathan--Srinagar in summer--The valley in\u003cbr\u003e     September--The end of the monsoon--The gorgeous autumn--A\u003cbr\u003e     Hokrar duck-shoot--The valley in winter--Shikaris--Shooting\u003cbr\u003e     in winter                                                       1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     CHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     TRAVEL IN KASHMIR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Travel in old times--My first entrance--My old\u003cbr\u003e     retainer--Present modes of travel--Stages from the\u003cbr\u003e     railway--Srinagar house-boats--Srinagar shops--Expeditions\u003cbr\u003e     from Srinagar--The descent from the Tragbal                    47\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     CHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     SRINAGAR AND NEIGHBOURHOOD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     An old capital--The Maharaja's arrival--Procession through\u003cbr\u003e     the city--The European quarter--The Jama Masjid--Shah\u003cbr\u003e     Hamadan--Dr. Neve's Hospital--The\u003cbr\u003e     Takht-i-Suliman--Pandrathan--The Dal Lake--The Nasim\u003cbr\u003e     Bagh--The Shalimar Bagh--The Nishat Bagh--Parihasapura         63\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     CHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     THE RESIDENCY GARDEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     The first week in March--Fruit trees in bloom--Kashmir\u003cbr\u003e     tulips--Golden orioles--Roses in\u003cbr\u003e     May--Strawberries--Burbank's Delphiniums--The height of\u003cbr\u003e     summer--The garden in autumn--Autumnal colours                 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     CHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     GULMARG\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     The \"Meadow of Flowers\"--Its numerous attractions--Views\u003cbr\u003e     over the valley--Flowers--Nanga Parbat                         98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     CHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     THE VALLEYS AND PLACES OF INTEREST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     The Sind Valley--Gangabal Lake--The Lolab--The Lidar\u003cbr\u003e     Valley--Martand--Achibal                                      108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     CHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     SPORT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Game Preservation--The year's bag--Duck-shooting--Fishing\u003cbr\u003e                                                                   118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     CHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     THE PEOPLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Kashmir beauties--The Pundits--Mohamedans--The Quadiani\u003cbr\u003e     sect--Kashmiri villagers--Boatmen                             125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     CHAPTER IX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     THE HISTORY OF KASHMIR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Possible effect of natural beauty--Ancient\u003cbr\u003e     ruins--Martand--Greek influence--Buddhist\u003cbr\u003e     influence--Kanishka--Lalitaditya--Avantivarman--Short\u003cbr\u003e     reigns--Internal struggles--Perpetual intrigue--Advent of\u003cbr\u003e     Mohamedans--Zain-ul-ab-ul-din--Akbar--The Moghals--Afghan\u003cbr\u003e     oppressors--Sikhs--Rise of Gulab Singh--Break-up of\u003cbr\u003e     Sikhs--Gulab Singh and the British--Treaty of 1846--Gulab\u003cbr\u003e     Singh acquires Kashmir--Its deplorable state--Ranbir\u003cbr\u003e     Singh--Country still depressed--Famine of 1877--Improvements\u003cbr\u003e     during present reign                                          133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     CHAPTER X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     ADMINISTRATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     System of rule--Personal--Sources of revenue--Land revenue\u003cbr\u003e     assessment                                                    183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     CHAPTER XI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Wool--Silk--Fruit--Rice--Other grains--Experimental\u003cbr\u003e     farm--Soil--Implements--Forests--Mineral\u003cbr\u003e     products--Shawls--Carpets--Silk--Papier-mâché--Puttoo--\u003cbr\u003e     Boat-building--Trade                                          194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     CHAPTER XII\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     THE ELECTRICAL SCHEME\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Water-power turned to electric power--The Jhelum River\u003cbr\u003e     harnessed--The flume--The power-house--Difficulties\u003cbr\u003e     encountered--The dredging scheme                              222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     CHAPTER XIII\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     THE PEAKS AND MOUNTAIN RANGES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     The Peak K2--Errors in observation--Nanga Parbat--Rocks of\u003cbr\u003e     great peaks--The Himalayan range                              234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     CHAPTER XIV\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     THE STORY OF THE 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