Himalayan Kingdoms, Buddhist palaces, mountain treks and spectacular scenery entwine in newly accessible Kashmir, introduced by Bradt in the first detailed guide to the region.

William Moorcroft (1767-1825) was a veterinary surgeon who, after maintaining a veterinary practice for a time in London, was engaged in 1807 by the East India Company to manage its breeding of horses. He arrived in India in 1808 and took charge of the company's stud operations at Pusa, Bengal. In 1811 and 1812 he undertook journeys to the northwest in search of larger and better stud horses than he was able to find in India. In July 1812 he crossed the Himalayas to become one of the first Europeans to enter Tibet by this route. By this time, his interests had expanded from the procurement of horses to include the opening of trade relations between Central Asia and Great Britain and the projection of British influence beyond the northwest of British India to counter what he saw as a growing Russian presence in the region. In May 1819 Moorcroft received permission from the East India Company to travel to Bukhara (in present-day Uzbekistan). He reached the city in February 1825 after a more than five-year journey that took him to Ladakh, Kashmir, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, into Afghanistan via the Khyber Pass, and through Kabul and Kunduz to his ultimate destination. He began his return journey to India in July 1825, but died of fever in Balkh, Afghanistan, on August 27. Travels in the Himalayan Provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab is Moorcroft's account of his journey of 1819-25. It was posthumously edited and published by Horace Wilson, professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford and a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, based on Moorcroft's voluminous notebooks and correspondence. Volume one is devoted entirely to Moorcroft's journey to and residence in Ladakh. Volume two completes the account of Moorcroft's time in Ladakh and recounts his journey to Kashmir, Kabul, and Bukhara. The book contains a detailed map of Central Asia compiled and drawn by the London mapmaker John Arrowsmith, based mainly on the field notes of George Trebeck, a young Englishman who accompanied Moorcroft on the journey and who recorded geographical details measured in paces combined with compass bearings.

The present volume is the outcome of my research work from the last three to four years. In this book a detailed description has been attempted to deal with the tourism industry in Jammu and kashmir. Our stare is full with natural beauty which has attracted tourists throughout the Globe. in this book the main focus is on some important tourist destinations across Jammuand kashmir. Further the book grapples with the future prospects of tourist industry in Jammu and kashmir.

Excerpt from Travels in Kashmir, Ladak, Iskardo, Vol. 2 of 2: The Countries Adjoining the Mountain-Course of the Indus, and the Himalaya, North of the Panjab, With Map Engraved by Direction of the Hon. East India Company, and Other Illustrations The excavation, is a dark and dismal-looking place, well suited to the purposes and trickery of priestcraft, which I have little doubt from its appear ance were in full play within and near it. Perhaps this is the unfathomable cave which Abu Fuzl says is on one side of the springs of Bawun. On the ground, are the ruins of two Hindu temples, of the same shape as the interior building of Martand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

For fans of The Tea-Planter’s Wife and Victoria Hislop comes a gripping story of doomed love and secrets in 1940s Kashmir.

Every tourist place in Kashmir Valley is unique. If there is a perfect mountain Valley in the world, it is certainly the magnificent Valley of Kashmir. The majority of the tourist don’t have detailed information about these tourist destinations. Their visit becomes just like “touch and go”. Since you are not visiting Kashmir often, try to enjoy the real beauty of these beautiful places and be well-informed by knowing details about places and their background. This guidebook is your friend and guides in your entire Kashmir valley tour. This invisible personal guide will explain every tourist place in detail with a personal touch, every necessary information will be at your fingertips.