1. A Paradise wrongly in search of Identity

2. The name Kashmir
is derived from two words
- ka (the water)
- and shimeera (to desiccate),
so the word Kashmir implies land desiccated from water

3. We shall not cease from exploration
and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive
where we started…
and know the place for the first time
T S Eliot, poet, playwright, critic

4. Geography
Jammu and Kashmir is home to several
valleys such as the Kashmir Valley, Tawi
Valley, Chenab Valley, Poonch Valley,
Sind Valley and Lidder Valley. The main
Kashmir valley is 100 km (62 mi) wide and
15,520.3 km2 (5,992.4 sq mi) in area. The
Himalayas divide the Kashmir valley from
Ladakh while the Pir Panjal range, which
encloses the valley from the west and the
south, separates it from the Great Plains of
northern India.

6. Along the northeastern flank of the Valley
runs the main range of the Himalayas. This
densely settled and beautiful valley has an
average height of 1,850 metres (6,070 ft)
above sea-level but the surrounding Pir
Panjal range has an average elevation of
5,000 metres (16,000 ft).
The Jhelum River is the only major Himalayan
river which flows through the Kashmir valley.
The Indus, Tawi, Ravi and Chenab are the
major rivers flowing through the state. Jammu
and Kashmir is home to several Himalayan
glaciers. With an average altitude of 5,753
metres (18,875 ft) above sea-level, the
Siachen Glacier is 70 km (43 mi) long making
it the longest Himalayan glacier.

8. The climate of Jammu and Kashmir varies
greatly owing to its rugged topography. In
the south around Jammu, the climate is
typically monsoonal, though the region is
sufficiently far west to average 40 to 50 mm
(1.6 to 2 inches) of rain per months between
January and March. In the hot season,
Jammu city is very hot and can reach up to
40 °C (104 °F) whilst in July and August,
very heavy though erratic rainfall occurs with
monthly extremes of up to 650 millimetres
(25.5 inches). In September, rainfall
declines, and by October conditions are hot
but extremely dry, with minimal rainfall and
temperatures of around 29 °C (84 °F).

10. Across from the Pir Panjal range, the South Asian monsoon is no longer
a factor and most precipitation falls in the spring from southwest
cloudbands. Because of its closeness to the Arabian Sea, Srinagar
receives as much as 25 inches (635 millimetres) of rain from this source,
with the wettest months being March to May with around 85 millimetres
(3.3 inches) per month. Across from the main Himalaya Range, even the
southwest cloudbands break up and the climate of Ladakh and Zanskar
is extremely dry and cold. Annual precipitation is only around 100 mm (4
inches) per year and humidity is very low. This region, almost all above
3,000 metres (9,750 ft) above sea level and winters are extremely cold.
In Zanskar, the average January temperature is -20 °C (-4 °F) with
extremes as low as -40 °C (-40 °F). All the rivers freeze over and locals
actually do river crossings during this period because their high levels
from glacier melt in summer inhibits crossing. In summer in Ladakh and
Zanskar, days are typically a warm 20 °C (68 °F) but with the low
humidity and thin air nights can still be cold.

11. Historical
 Vedic Civilization extended much
over northern India, Pakistan,
Afghanistan
 Since ancient times, Kashmir has
been part of the Himalayan region of
Bharatvarsha
 Finds mentions also in Mahabharata
 Kashmir is also the birthplace of
Shaivism, Shiv Sutra revealed by Lord
Shiva to sage Vasuguptacharya, and
Panini, the famous Sanskrit
grammarian
 Till 11th century, Kashmir was
important part of the powerful Hindu
monarchs whose kingdoms spanned
till Central Asia
 Important centre also in the Buddhist
era

12. Historical (2)
Invasion, Conversion, Ousting out owners
 After Taxila and Nalanda, Kashmir also was
important center for profound Hindu culture
and Sanskrit studies
 Invading Islam / Turkish zealots destroyed its
libraries
 Islam zealots 1st invaded Kashmir in 12th
century (1322) by Turkish Zulakdur Khan
 2nd Turkish invasion (1394) by Sikander
Butshikhan made Islam the state religion by
enforced mass conversions
 King Akbar one of India’s leading Muslim
ruler is known to have thrown out Hindu
Kashmir Pandits, owners of Kashmir
 Since then millions of Kashmiri Pandits have
been thrown out of their homeland
 In 21st century, Islam zealots have continued
this terrorizing tradition

13. Political
Disasters of history are the result of government's
folly and perverse persistence in pursuing the policies
contrary to national interests.
- Barbara W. Tuchman
American historian and author of 'The March of Folly'

14. Political  Desperately searching for its identity,
Kashmir must realize, it was and is very
much part of prosperous India
 India is a successful democracy
after six decades of good politics;
Pakistan still undeveloped with
almost five decades of
dictatorship
 Radidcal Islam has more political
ideology that has since centuries
preached violence
 Centuries of invasions, brutal, enforced
conversions has high Muslim population
in Kashmir
 Pakistan was carved out from large
hearted India for the benefit of Muslims
 Fathers of Independent India then
thought Muslims will be happy with
their own country
 Pakistan has instead unleashed
politics of hate, snatched land
from Kashmir, unleashed terror
across the world and even set up
terror camps across line of control

15. Political - 2
 India has been forced to fight
four avoidable wars on
wrongs committed 60 years
ago by politicians of both
India and Pakistan
 Muslim-favoring Nehru was
wrong in taking the Kashmir
issue to UN even when the
then Hindu Ruler Hari Singh
had agreed to join the
Independent India
 Pakistan supported slogan
mongers, secessionists have
wrongly hyped `Kashmiriat’
 Removal of wrongly imposed
Section 370 will help return
Kashmir Pandits into Kashmir
and allow all Indians to own
land in Kashmir as it is across
India
 This will help Kashmir
develop faster with more
number of industries in the
State

16. Economic Reasons
 Kashmir was always known as
heaven on earth
 In 2008, it is shimmering under
the Islam fanatics
 Democratic India has
progressed well and now an
emerging economic power
 Pakistan’s governed largely by
dicatators, religious-zealots is
fiscally imprudent,
mismanaged,considered poor
 India’s GDP pie in 2008 is over
$1 trillion ($650 billion in
2004)
 Pakistan’s economy is barely
1/10th of India
 With its 172.8 million
population, Pakistan’s GDP was
estimated at around $140 bn in
2007

17. Economic Reasons – 2
 India’s GDP growth close to 10%, Pakistan’s GDP
growth hovers around 6%
 India has strong social sector; Pakistan just out of
the clutches of dictators has barely managed to
initiate financing its social sector
 Urban wages in India go up to even Rs 5,000-
6,000 per day; in Pakistan, urban wages in 2007
were said to be around Rs 300-400!
 Afghan refugees – over three million – still
burden Pakistan’s economy
 Kashmir’s economy for over a decade is in
shambles because of Pakistan-supported fanatics
 Slow developing, small and poor Pakistan would
hardly be able to support Kashmir’s soft industries
like tourism, art and artifacts, agriculture (to some
extent)
 Kashmiris will benefit more and progress fast if
they are with Prosperous India than with
unstable Pakistan

18. Religious Freedom Belief in pantheism and restrained
modernism are at the basis of both
Sanatana Hinduism and Islam
 Large number of Kashmiris are
originally Hindus who were
forcefully converted into becoming
Muslims
 Large-hearted, poly-theistic India
offers more freedom and benefits
also to Muslims who have
prospered faster in India than in
Pakistan
 Centuries old India’s Sanatana
Hinduism is the most tolerant,
conducive & progressive of all
other faiths
 India’s poly-theism has also helped
cross section of religious followers
to freely follow their religion

19. Religious Freedom - 2
 Islam’s mono-theistic, violence-preaching political ideology has
overshadowed good, God-fearing and loving aspects about Islam
 The 1400-years old Islam religion is the world’s most severe,
intolerant of all faiths
 Islam’s strict mono-theism has emerged as the most frightening of all
religions
 Muslims across the world find India the best place to follow their
religion
 World’s largest Muslim population is in India

20. Kashmiris…
Understand and chose what’s best in your
interest
for a progressive and prosperous future

21. Namaste…
Namaste… and join us fast for a peaceful and prosperous world