Venus Upadhayaya
My Discovery of a ‘Victorian Sword’ in a Sleepy Hamlet of Jammu and its Connection to Gilgit’s History
Its monsoons and my ancestral mountains are overflowing with water. Green forests stare glaringly at the cloudy sky as I make my way riding pillion with my father to Rampur-Rasool,...
- Author Venus Upadhayaya
- Date September 19, 2022
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Is My Jammu Village Standing on a Civilisational Catchment?
People of the mountains in my region haven’t preserved history in the written form the way the modern world does. But somewhere embedded in the cultural beliefs there are things...
- Author Venus Upadhayaya
- Date August 14, 2022
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Small Piece of a Family’s History Could be Missing Chunk in Kashmir’s Puzzle
There was an ancient route from Kashmir to Haridwar traversing through the shivalik ranges of Jammu that brought traders, seekers and invaders to India. Haridwar is a pilgrimage town of...
- Author Venus Upadhayaya
- Date July 23, 2022
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