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Stamps of India Army Postal Covers (APO)
E-Book - 22. Checklist - Stamps of India Army Postal Covers (A.P.O) By Prem Pues Kumar [email protected] 9029057890 For HOBBY PROMOTION E-BOOKS SERIES - 22. FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY DO NOT ALTER ANY DATA ISBN - 1st Edition Year - 8th May 2020 [email protected] Prem Pues Kumar 9029057890 Page 1 of 27 Nos. Date/Year Details of Issue 1 2 1971 - 1980 1 01/12/1954 International Control Commission - Indo-China 2 15/01/1962 United Nations Force - Congo 3 15/01/1965 United Nations Emergency Force - Gaza 4 15/01/1965 International Control Commission - Indo-China 5 02/10/1968 International Control Commission - Indo-China 6 15.01.1971 Army Day 7 01.04.1971 Air Force Day 8 01.04.1971 Army Educational Corps 9 04.12.1972 Navy Day 10 15.10.1973 The Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 11 15.10.1973 Zojila Day, 7th Light Cavalary 12 08.12.1973 Army Service Corps 13 28.01.1974 Institution of Military Engineers, Corps of Engineers Day 14 16.05.1974 Directorate General Armed Forces Medical Services 15 15.01.1975 Armed Forces School of Nursing 03.11.1976 Winners of PVC-1 : Maj. Somnath Sharma, PVC (1923-1947), 4th Bn. The Kumaon 16 Regiment 17 18.07.1977 Winners of PVC-2: CHM Piru Singh, PVC (1916 - 1948), 6th Bn, The Rajputana Rifles. 18 20.10.1977 Battle Honours of The Madras Sappers Head Quarters Madras Engineer Group & Centre 19 21.11.1977 The Parachute Regiment 20 06.02.1978 Winners of PVC-3: Nk. -
Final BLO,2012-13
Page 1 LIST OF BOOTH LEVEL OFFICER . District: LEH 47- NUBRA & 48-LEH ASSEMBLY SEGMENTS. Name of No. of Name of Polling Name of the BLO Mobile.No. AC Polling Station Station 1 3 3 4 5 47-Nubra 1 Thang Sh.Ali Hussain 8991922153 47-Nubra 2 Tyakshi Sh.Mohd Yousuf 01980-248031 47-Nubra 3 Turtuk Sh.Mohd Ali 9469368812 47-Nubra 3-A Youl Turtuk Sh:Ghulam Mohd - 47-Nubra 4 Garari Sh.Mohd Omar 9469265938 47-Nubra 5 Chulunkha Sh: Gh. Mohd - 47-Nubra 6 Bogdang Sh.Ibrahim Ali 9469732596 47-Nubra 6-A Shilkhor Sh: Ali Hassain - 47-Nubra 7 Changmar Sh.Ghulam Mehdi 8991922086 47-Nubra 8 Waris Sh: Namgail Chosphel 8991922073 47-Nubra 9 Fastan Sh: Tashi Dawa 8991922149 47-Nubra 10 Sunudo Sh: Mohd Anvar 8991922082 0190-221344 47-Nubra 11 Largyap Sh Ali Rozi /9622957173 47-Nubra 11-A Largyap Yokma Sh: Nima Otzer - 47-Nubra 12 Pachathang Sh. Ghulam Ali 8991922182 47-Nubra 13 Terchey Sh Chemet Namgyal 9469266204 47-Nubra 14 Skuru Sh; Tashi Tsering - 47-Nubra 15 Rakuru Sh Tsetan Motup 9469221366 Page 2 47-Nubra 16 Udamaru Sh:Mohd Ali 8991922151 47-Nubra 16-A Shukur Sh: Sonam Tashi - 47-Nubra 17 Hunderi Sh: Tashi Nurbu 8991922110 47-Nubra 18 Hunder Sh Ghulam Hussain 9469177470 47-Nubra 19 Hundar Dok Sh Phunchok Angchok 9469221358 47-Nubra 20 Skampuk Sh: Lobzang Thokmed - 47-Nubra 21 Partapur Smt. Sari Bano - 47-Nubra 22 Diskit Sh: Tsering Stobdan 01980-220011 47-Nubra 23 Burma Sh Tuskor Tagais 8991922100 47-Nubra 24 Charasa Sh Tsewang Stobgais 9469190201 47-Nubra 25 Kuri Sh: Padma Gurmat 9419885156 47-Nubra 26 Murgi Thukje Zangpo 9419851148 47-Nubra 27 Tongsted -
Ethnobotany of Ladakh (India) Plants Used in Health Care
T. Ethnobivl, 8(2);185-194 Winter 1988 ETHNOBOTANY OF LADAKH (INDIA) PLANTS USED IN HEALTH CARE G. M. BUTH and IRSHAD A. NAVCHOO Department of Botany University of Kashmir Srinagar 190006 India ABSTRACf.-This paper puts on record the ethnobotanical information of some plants used by inhabitants of Ladakh (India) for medicine, A comparison of the uses of these plants in Ladakh and other parts of India reveal that 21 species have varied uses while 19 species are not reported used. INTRODUCTION Ladakh (elev. 3000-59G(}m), the northernmost part of India is one of the most elevated regions of the world with habitation up to 55(}(}m. The general aspect is of barren topography. The climate is extremely dry with scanty rainfall and very little snowfall (Kachroo et al. 1976). The region is traditionally rich in ethnic folklore and has a distinct culture as yet undisturbed by external influences. The majority of the population is Buddhist and follow their own system of medicine, which has been in vogue for centuries and is extensively practiced. It offers interesting insight into an ancient medical profession. The system of medicine is the"Amchi system" (Tibetan system) and the practi tioner, an"Amchi." The system has something in common with the "Unani" (Greek) and"Ayurvedic" (Indian) system of medicine. Unani is the traditional system which originated in the middle east and was followed and developed in the Muslim world; whereas the Ayurvedic system is that followed by Hindus since Rig vedic times. Both are still practiced in India. Though all the three systems make USe of herbs (fresh and dry), minerals, animal products, etc., the Amchi system, having evolved in its special environment, has its own characteristics. -
OU1901 092-099 Feature Cycling Ladakh
Cycling Ladakh Catching breath on the road to Rangdum monastery PICTURE CREDIT: Stanzin Jigmet/Pixel Challenger Breaking the There's much more to Kate Leeming's pre- Antarctic expeditions than preparation. Her journey in the Indian Himalaya was equally about changing peoples' lives. WORDS Kate Leeming 92 93 Cycling Ladakh A spectacular stream that eventually flows into the Suru River, on the 4,000m plains near Rangdum nergy was draining from my legs. My heart pounded hard and fast, trying to replenish my oxygen deficit. I gulped as much of the rarified air as I could, without great success; at 4,100m, the atmospheric oxygen is at just 11.5 per cent, compared to 20.9 per cent at sea level. As I continued to ascend towards the snow-capped peaks around Sirsir La pass, the temperature plummeted and my body, drenched in a lather of perspiration, Estarted to get cold, further sapping my energy stores. Sirsir La, at 4,828m, is a few metres higher than Europe’s Mont Blanc, and I was just over half way up the continuous 1,670m ascent to get there. This physiological response may have been a reality check, but it was no surprise. The ride to the remote village of Photoksar on the third day of my altitude cycling expedition in the Indian Himalaya had always loomed as an enormous challenge, and I was not yet fully acclimatised. I drew on experience to pace myself: keeping the pedals spinning in a low gear, trying to relax as much as possible and avoiding unnecessary exertion. -
The Alchi Monastery Life, Learnings and More from Ladakh by Prof
D’source 1 Digital Learning Environment for Design - www.dsource.in Design Resource The Alchi Monastery Life, learnings and more from Ladakh by Prof. Sumant Rao and Ruchi Shah IDC, IIT Bombay Source: http://www.dsource.in/resource/alchi-monastery 1. Alchi Village 2. Alchi Monastery 3. Contact Details D’source 2 Digital Learning Environment for Design - www.dsource.in Design Resource Alchi Village The Alchi Monastery Life, learnings and more from Ladakh Alchi is a small village about 70 kms away from the city of Leh. The first impression one gets, is how the location by of a famous monastery has lent its identity to this small but scenic village that has sprung up with small cafes, Prof. Sumant Rao and Ruchi Shah craft shops, and home stays. IDC, IIT Bombay Interestingly it is one of the oldest monasteries, but its lies on a lowland and not high up on a hilltop. The unique style and workmanship is influenced by the Kashimiri style of architecture and painting. Source: http://www.dsource.in/resource/alchi-monastery/ alchi-village 1. Alchi Village 2. Alchi Monastery 3. Contact Details The Alchi village. D’source 3 Digital Learning Environment for Design - www.dsource.in Design Resource The Alchi Monastery Life, learnings and more from Ladakh by Prof. Sumant Rao and Ruchi Shah IDC, IIT Bombay Source: http://www.dsource.in/resource/alchi-monastery/ alchi-village 1. Alchi Village 2. Alchi Monastery 3. Contact Details Handcrafted puppets at the various craft shops in Alchi. D’source 4 Digital Learning Environment for Design - www.dsource.in Design Resource The Alchi Monastery Life, learnings and more from Ladakh by Prof. -
Contemporary Ladakh: Identifying the “Other” in Buddhist-Muslim
Issue Brief # 234 August 2013 Innovative Research | Independent Analysis | Informed Opinion Contemporary Ladakh Identifying the “Other” in Buddhist-Muslim Transformative Relations Sumera Shafi Jawaharlal Nehru University Changes in the relationship of major sub- identity being a fluid concept is often divisions of a society are reflected in the misappropriated by a certain section of development of active scholarly analysis the society for the furtherance of their of those changes. The ongoing interests. It is the age old congenial inter- transformations in the Ladakhi society communal networks that face the brunt of have also attracted certain amount of such maneuverings leading to irrevocable attention from scholars from within and transformations in the everyday relations. outside the area. Currently there is a select list of material for one to be able to This essay is mainly based on available evaluate the trajectory of social change literature and keen observations made as in Ladakh and also to identify the a native of Ladakh. The conclusions are causative factors for such change. In that preliminary in nature and aimed at the direction this paper seeks to specify the possibility of bringing out a theoretical process of identity formation amongst the standpoint through the use of empirical Ladakhis by emphasizing how the data. differential circumstances faced by the Who is the other? locals has led them to approximate religion as the prime identity marker. This essay does not aim at identifying the Through the illustration of Ladakh’s other but in contrast it is an attempt to experience, this essay seeks to argue that illustrate the complexity involved in doing just that! Identity is a fluid concept and there are This essay was initially presented in a multiple identities which an individual can conference organized by the IPCS in approximate based on various collaboration with the India circumstances. -
Palzampiu Valley, Likir
AAC Publications Palzampiu Valley, Likir (5,619m GPS), east flank; Nia (5,681m GPS) west ridge India, Ladakh In August I traveled to Ladakh and climbed two previously virgin peaks on the southern rim of the Palzampiu Valley. My goal had been to reach the restricted area of the Siachen Glacier, but all expeditions, including one from the Indian Air Force, were denied a permit. Two of my team members then pulled out, leaving me to set off alone. On arrival in Leh, Rimo Expeditions provided me with a climbing partner, Thinles, and cook Dawa. We started our approach on August 30, crossing the Lasirmu La (5,550m) to the Thanglasgo Valley. We descended this north to the confluence with the Palzampiu at Wachan, then walked southwest up the Palzampiu. After seven days’ trekking we established a base camp at 5,086m. On September 6 we set off at 3:40 a.m. and reached the glacier from the north. Working west up gentle slopes (PD), we reached the first summit, Likir Peak (34°22.717'N; 77°17.268'E), at 6:40 a.m. We named it after the pass to the southwest, Likir La (ca 5,560m). One hour later we had traversed the ridge to our second summit, Nia Peak (34°22.377'N; 77°17.747'E). This was also named after a nearby pass, the Nia La (ca 5,400m), located to the northeast. We reversed the ridge toward Likir Peak to descend. With a little time to spare, we relocated to the Markha Valley and climbed Kang Yatse West (6,200m) before making it back to Leh on the 14th for beers and curry. -
The Borderlands and Borders of the Indian Subcontinent, New Delhi: Aryan Books International, 2018, Pp 232
Book Discussion Dilip K Chakrabarti: The Borderlands and Borders of the Indian Subcontinent, New Delhi: Aryan Books International, 2018, pp 232 Understanding Indian Borderlands Dilip K Chakrabarti he Indian subcontinent shares borders with Iran, Afghanistan, the plateau of Tibet Tand Myanmar. The sub-continent’s influence extends beyond these borders, creating distinct ‘borderlands’ which are basically geographical, political, economic and religious interaction zones. It is these ‘borderlands’ which historically constitute the subcontinent’s ‘area of influence’ and underlines its civilizational role in the Asian landmass. A clear understanding of this civilizational role may be useful in strengthening India’s perception of her own geo-strategic position. Iran One may begin with Iran at the western limit of these borderland. There are two main mountain ranges in Iran : the Zagros which separates Iran from Iraq and has to its south the plain of Khuzestan giving access to south Iraq ; and the Elburz which separates the inland Iran from the Caspian belt, Turkmenistan and (to a limited extent , Azerbaijan). The Caspian shores form a well-wooded verdant belt which poses a strong contrast to the dry Iranian plateau. There are two deserts inside the Iranian plateau -- dasht-i-lut and dasht-i-kevir, which do not encourage human habitation. The population concentration of Iran is along the margins of the mountain belt and also in Khuzestan. The following facts are noteworthy. The eastern rim of Iran carries an imprint of the subcontinent. There is a ready access to Iranian Baluchistan through the Kej valley in Pakistani Baluchistan. At its eastern edge this valley leads both to lower Sindh and Kalat. -
China and Kashmir* Buildup Along the Indo-Pak Border in 2002 (Called Operation Parakram in India)
China and Kashmir* buildup along the Indo-Pak border in 2002 (called Operation Parakram in India). Even if the case may by JABIN T. Jacob be made that such support to Pakistan has strength- ened Pakistan’s hands on the Kashmir dispute, it is difficult to draw a direct link between the twists and turns in the Kashmir situation and Chinese arms supplies to Pakistan. Further, China has for over two Perceptions about the People’s Republic of China’s decades consistently called for a peaceful resolution position on Kashmir have long been associated with of the Kashmir dispute, terming it a dispute “left over its “all-weather” friendship with Pakistan. However, from history.” Both during Kargil and Operation the PRC’s positions on Kashmir have never been Parakram, China refused to endorse the Pakistani consistently pro-Pakistan, instead changing from positions or to raise the issue at the United Nations. disinterest in the 1950s to open support for the Paki- Coupled with rising trade and the continuing border stani position in the subsequent decades to greater dialogue between India and China, this has given rise neutrality in the 1980s and since. While China has to hopes in India that the Kashmir dispute will no China’s positions on continued military support to Pakistan even during longer be a card the Chinese will use against it. Kashmir have never been military conflicts and near-conflicts between India and Pakistan, its stance on Kashmir has shifted consistently pro-Pakistan, gradually in response to the prevailing domestic, China and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir instead changing from dis- regional, and international situations. -
Exploring Mass Tourism Encounters at Lamayuru Monastery in Ladakh
HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies Volume 39 Number 2 Article 14 March 2020 The Sacred and the Secular: Exploring Mass Tourism Encounters at Lamayuru Monastery in Ladakh Tashi Lundup Govt. Eliezer Joldan Memorial College Leh Ladakh. India, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/himalaya Recommended Citation Lundup, Tashi. 2020. The Sacred and the Secular: Exploring Mass Tourism Encounters at Lamayuru Monastery in Ladakh. HIMALAYA 39(2). Available at: https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/himalaya/vol39/iss2/14 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Research Article is brought to you for free and open access by the DigitalCommons@Macalester College at DigitalCommons@Macalester College. It has been accepted for inclusion in HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Macalester College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Sacred and the Secular: Exploring Mass Tourism Encounters at Lamayuru Monastery in Ladakh Acknowledgements First and most importantly, the author would like to express sincere thanks to his supervisor Professor Susan Visvanathan, under whose guidance and expertise he completed this project. Secondly, the author’s warmest thanks go to the monks and the people of Lamayuru for their cooperation and assistance during field work. The author wishes ot extend his heartiest thanks to John Bray and Elizabeth Williams Øerberg, who undertook the arduous task of editing the text, and offered suggestions and comments. The author is also thankful to Khempo Sharap for the photograph. -
2000 Ladakh and Zanskar-The Land of Passes
1 LADAKH AND ZANSKAR -THE LAND OF PASSES The great mountains are quick to kill or maim when mistakes are made. Surely, a safe descent is as much a part of the climb as “getting to the top”. Dead men are successful only when they have given their lives for others. Kenneth Mason, Abode of Snow (p. 289) The remote and isolated region of Ladakh lies in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, marking the western limit of the spread of Tibetan culture. Before it became a part of India in the 1834, when the rulers of Jammu brought it under their control, Ladakh was an independent kingdom closely linked with Tibet, its strong Buddhist culture and its various gompas (monasteries) such as Lamayuru, Alchi and Thiksey a living testimony to this fact. One of the most prominent monuments is the towering palace in Leh, built by the Ladakhi ruler, Singe Namgyal (c. 1570 to 1642). Ladakh’s inhospitable terrain has seen enough traders, missionaries and invading armies to justify the Ladakhi saying: “The land is so barren and the passes are so high that only the best of friends or worst of enemies would want to visit us.” The elevation of Ladakh gives it an extreme climate; burning heat by day and freezing cold at night. Due to the rarefied atmosphere, the sun’s rays heat the ground quickly, the dry air allowing for quick cooling, leading to sub-zero temperatures at night. Lying in the rain- shadow of the Great Himalaya, this arid, bare region receives scanty rainfall, and its primary source of water is the winter snowfall. -
Srinagar and Leh
Srinagar and Leh 24th Jun’16 Friday: Arrive Delhi Upon arrival in Delhi, an Eastbound representative holding a signboard in your name will meet you at the International Airport. You will then be escorted to your hotel and assisted with check in. Overnight at Hotel 25th Jun’16 Saturday: Delhi - Srinagar This morning you will be transferred to the airport to board your flight to Srinagar. On arrival, you will be assisted and transferred to your hotel. We will spend the rest of this day acclimatizing and walking around in the local markets. Overnight at Hotel 26th Jun’16 Sunday: In Srinagar Today we will start our day with photographing the beautiful mosques with great street scenes. The Hazratbal mosque is located on the banks of the Dal Lake. The special significance of this mosque is a relic, which is believed by many Muslims of Kashmir that this is hair of the prophet Muhammad. The shrine – mosque complex is situated on the western shore of the Dal Lake opposite Nishat Bagh and commands a grand view of the lake and the mountains. Atta Mohammed Khan constructed the Hari Parbath fort on Sharika hill in the 18th century. The original temple atop the Shankaracharya hill is believed to have been built by Ashoka’s son Jaluka around 200 BC, on the site of the Takht-i-Suleiman or the throne of Solomon. Overnight at Hotel 27th Jun’16 Monday: In Srinagar Early this morning, we will take a Shikara ride (a small gondola type boat) to visit Dal Lake’s floating fruit and vegetable markets.