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Achabal Garden: The best tourist destination

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The thing to do in Achabal is to retreat to the Mughal Garden, dip your feet in the cool spring around whose waters the garden is laid out, and roll some Persian words on your tongue. Nashiman: the platforms to sit on in the water’s company. Jadwal or juyee: the canals that carry water from the main spring. Persian is called for because the art of gardening among many other customs and cultures was brought to Kashmir by the Shah Miri Sultanate, many members of which were immigrants from Persia. The pattern of the garden that you see around you  terraces and fountains and trees set around a central water channel - is that of the Persian pleasure gardens. Later, Mughal royalty refined this art and took it to greater heights. Mughals themselves were of Turko-Mongol origins but Humayun had spent the years of his exile from India in Persia, and he and his successors carried the imprint of that culture throughout their rule.  Achabal itself is a small town, just a short drive from t...
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Extravaganza in J&K Marriages Disturbing

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                                                                           It is very unfortunate,ironic and disturbing that people in Jammu and Kashmir have been spending lavishly and extravaganza in marriages is a social,cultural and economic malady through which J&K is passing from the last few decades and it points towards the sad state of affairs in marriages in this region which had been famous for simplicity and penny -fisted and they were spending on the marriages of their sons and doctors wisely and judiciously and never did make a show of the marriages.But from some years the situation is significantly different as people are seen spending lavishly without thinking about those people in the society who eat from hand to mouth and so they are forced to imitate the affluent members of the ...
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Parking Chaos-A daily battle on Indian Streets

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                                    With the phenomenal increase in two wheelers as well as the four wheelers in India, the parking quarrels are not only taking place but are increasing day by day. It is very unfortunate that people engage into quarrels over parking of their vehicles and two wheelers. It is very disturbing that people driving vehicles are becoming impatient and every driver of the vehicle wants to out- number the others and they drive with great speed which is a cause of many accidents and fatalities. People driving four wheelers and especially two wheelers are becoming restive and impatient while driving their vehicle and it is very unfortunate. Moreover, there are quarrels over the parking of vehicles even for very short durations of the time. Parking quarrels in India are a common and escalating problem, often leading to disputes, conflicts, and even violence due to inadequate p...
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Maa Shrika - Soul of Kashmir

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                                                                                    Maa Sharika is the most revered deity of the Kashmiri Pandits. She is worshipped as the eternal protector of Kashmir, the embodiment of divine wisdom (Shakti) and the presiding goddess of the Kashmir valley. Devotion to Maa Sharika forms one of the oldest and most enduring spiritual traditions of Kashmir. The patron goddess of the Kashmiri Pandit (KP) community is Maa Sharika Devi, one of the most revered manifestations of the Divine Mother. She is regarded as the spiritual guardian [Kuladevi] of the Kashmiri Pandits and has been worshipped in Kashmir for centuries. Her, principal shrine is situated on the sacred Hari Parbat hill in Srinagar. Maa Sharika is believed to be an incarnation of th...
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Water Bankruptcy a real Global Problem

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                                                                                                                       World is entering an era of water bankruptcy. Countries have spent beyond their sustainable water budgets for so long that critical assets are depleted and the world faces huge economic, social and environmental costs. Earth has entered an "era of water bankruptcy’’ due to over-consumption and global warming, with 3 in 4 people living in countries that face water shortages, water contamination or drought. That is the conclusion of s UN Report that has found most regions are overdrawing their annual income of rainwater and snowmelt and dipping into their savings of groundwater...
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Question mark on the Safety of Women?

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                                                 Vedas declare "Yetri Sitresto Samanta Tatra Ramantay Deva" meaning where women are respected, Gods travel there. In Indian spirituality/Sanatan dharma and culture women have been accorded an exalted position. Feminine power is the manifestation of Durga. We worship small girls during Navratras. Our government has given an important position to women and they are being empowered by giving them 33 per cent reservation in parliament, and Panchayats and urban local bodies. Efforts are on in giving due representation to women in state legislatures. It is in fact women who is the cause of this creation and women are an important part and parcel of our society. Government and political leaders are claiming women empowerment day in and day out. Girls education and employment is being given top priority by the government by...
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Women Empowerment a Reality or Farce?

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                                                      Women empowerment has remained as the talk of the town for decades and has been a much talked, debated and discussed issue of far-reaching importance. Our prime minister is the ardent believer and advocate of women empowerment and for empowering women, he got reserved 33 % seats in parliament for the fairer sex and it will be implemented on the ground in near future and the state legislatures will also reserve 33 % seats for women. It is praise worthy that in our Panchayat’s 33% seats are already reserved for the women and this is not an ordinary thing but is a matter of extra-ordinary importance. One question crops the mind is that all including the central, state, UT governments and Panchayat as well as Urban local bodies talk of women empowerment but the pertinent question arises if the women...
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