#kargil1999 #centralasia #Silkroute #historyofkargil #thepashminaroute #travelwithkanupriya The Pashmina Route Journal Present Kargil Market Before Kargil became a name associated with war, it was a name associated with movement. Imagine Kargil a century ago: caravans arriving from Ladakh with wool and salt, traders coming from Lahaul and Punjab, Kashmir sending goods northwards, and routes towards Baltistan and Central Asia bringing carpets, stones, horses and stories from m

#silkrouteindia #triptoindia #thingstodoinmanali #foreigndevilsofthesilkroad #roadtriptozanskar #manalitokashmirbyroad #besttravelitineraryforladakh Gulshan Book Store, Srinagar I feel, book shops of a place really hold the pulse of the region. And, i reached the Gulshan Book Store in Srinagar, as soon as i landed in Kashmir for the first time of my life in 2021. My interest in regional history to orient myself better in the present context, lead me into a prompting conversat

#Silkroute #Silkrouteofindia #roadtriptoladakh #Manalitokashmir #manalitokashmirbyroad #Ladakhcircuit #zanskarfixeddeparture #ladakhfixeddeparture #thingstodoinmanali Route to Shinkula "If there's one thread, quite literally, that ties these four places together, it's wool. Not folklore, not religion, but the Old Silk Route trade. A goat in Tibet grew it, only a trader in Ladakh could buy it, a merchant in Kargil housed it, and a weaver in Srinagar spent a year and a half tur

Michievious Bhutanese kid These are some facts that i too discovered slowly while travelling through Bhutan over and again. I am sure these will surprise you too! Try and guess - promise no cheating no googling before the reveal!! 7 Fun Facts About Bhutan You Probably Don't Know 1. What does Bhutan's national dish actually translate to? Every Bhutanese household eats this, daily, without exception. It's called Ema Datshi. Ema means chili. Datshi means cheese. That's it — that

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