The name ‘Patnitop’ has been derived from its original name ‘Patan Da Talab’ meaning ‘Pond of the Princess’. Over the years, the name got its distorted form ‘Patnitop’ from its original one ‘Patan Da Talab’. In ancient days, a pond existed in the lush meadows of the region and the princess of ruling kingdom used […]

Jammu was founded by Raja Jambu Lochan, after whom Jammu (Jambupura) was named. Many historians and scholars believe that this city was founded in the 14th Century BC, after Jambu Lochan had seen a tiger and goat drinking water together on the bank of River Tawi. Recounting the incident, he had decided to set up […]

Gulmarg was previously known as “Gaurimarg”, named after Lord Shiva’s consort Goddess Parvati, nicknamed “Gauri”. But in the 16th Century, the then ruler Sultan Yusuf Shah changed it into Gulmarg; meaning “Path of Roses”. The Mughals brought Roses along with them and cultivated many varieties in the long run. The next Mughal Emperor Jehangir was […]

JAMMU & KASHMIR HISTORY The state of Jammu & Kashmir is a region of widely varying people and geography. In the south, Jammu is a transition zone from the Indian plains to the Himalaya . Nature has lavishly endowed Kashmir with certain distinctive favors which hardly find a parallel in any alpine land of the […]