Introduction:
This paper seeks to address questions of representation and interpretation of the monuments unearthed at Harwan, Kashmir. These days, strenuous efforts are being made to project Harwan as an unproblematic Buddhist site and promote it as a destination for cultural tourism by linking it with the great Central Asian tradition. In this effort, scholars have deliberately underplayed facts and attributed all monuments found in the area to Buddhists, ignoring any other cultic possibility.
Stein identifies ‘Harwan’ with Shadarhadvana (grove of six saints), a locality mentioned in Rajatarangini [Stein M.A., ‘Kalhana’s Rajatarangini,’ Vol. II, p. 455 & Vol. I, Book I, p. 31, Delhi 1989]. According to Kalhana, the great Buddhist thinker Nagarjuna belonged to this place; hence the Buddhist connection is inevitable
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Heritage of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh
Edited by G.L. Badam and K.K. Chakravarty, Research India Press, 2010
Contents:
Preface.
I. Historiography:
1. Kashmir's contribution to Persian historiography/Peerzada Mohammad Ashraf.
2. Some important Sharada inscriptions of Kashmir--a socio-political study/B.K. Kaul Deambi.
3. Ahad Raza--Kashmiri Theory of politics/Manzoor Fazili.
4. The Bakhshali: an extant Sharada Manuscript/Sushma Z. Jatoo.
5. Our heritage our roots: an insight into the literary history of ancient Kashmir/Girdharilal Kaw.
6. The School of Historians in Kashmir/Mukesh Kumar.
7. A glimpse of Kashmir in Chinese travelogue/Devendra Nath Thakur.
8. Kashmir's Role in the development of India's Cultural traditions--an overview/S.S. Toshkhani.
9. Influence of Kashmir on the ritual literature of Orissa/G.C. Tripathi.
II. Art and architecture:
10. Master Artist--Pandit Sansar Chand Sharma/Navin Atal and C.K. Atal.
11. Indigenous architectural heritage of Kashmir/Virendra Bangroo.
12. An enquiry into the Sectarian affiliation of the ruins at Harwan/Geetika Kaw Kher.
13. An endangered monument in Ladakh--Sumda Gogpo/Nawang Tsering Shakspo.
14. Terracotta sculptures of Greater Kashmir/Mohammad Shafi Zahid.
III. Philosophy:
15. Buddhism and its development in Kashmir/Advaitavadini Kaul.
16. The philosophical orientation of Trika spirituality/Moti Lal Pandit.
17. The ancient shrine of Summah Devta/O.P. Shahkir.
IV. Language and literature:
18. A survey of Sanskrit poets of Kashmir/Sudhir Kumar Lall.
19. Sanskrit and Kashmir/K.C. Sharma.
20. Stutikusumanjali/Vidya Sharma.
V. Performative traditions:
21. Drama in Kashmir and the North-West/R.K. Braroo.
22. Introduction to the history of the theatre in Kashmir/V.N. Drabu.
23. Bhand Pather (Folk Theatre of Kashmir)/Moti Lal Kemmu. VI. Bio-diversity:
24. The Karewas of Kashmir (Revisited)/G.L. Badam.
25. Folk herbal treatment in Kashmir/Badrinath Bhat.
26. High altitude lakes of Jammu and Kashmir--myths and mythology/Sati Sahni. Additional references.
This paper seeks to address questions of representation and interpretation of the monuments unearthed at Harwan, Kashmir. These days, strenuous efforts are being made to project Harwan as an unproblematic Buddhist site and promote it as a destination for cultural tourism by linking it with the great Central Asian tradition. In this effort, scholars have deliberately underplayed facts and attributed all monuments found in the area to Buddhists, ignoring any other cultic possibility.
Stein identifies ‘Harwan’ with Shadarhadvana (grove of six saints), a locality mentioned in Rajatarangini [Stein M.A., ‘Kalhana’s Rajatarangini,’ Vol. II, p. 455 & Vol. I, Book I, p. 31, Delhi 1989]. According to Kalhana, the great Buddhist thinker Nagarjuna belonged to this place; hence the Buddhist connection is inevitable
Heritage of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh
Edited by G.L. Badam and K.K. Chakravarty, Research India Press, 2010
Contents:
Preface.
I. Historiography:
1. Kashmir's contribution to Persian historiography/Peerzada Mohammad Ashraf.
2. Some important Sharada inscriptions of Kashmir--a socio-political study/B.K. Kaul Deambi.
3. Ahad Raza--Kashmiri Theory of politics/Manzoor Fazili.
4. The Bakhshali: an extant Sharada Manuscript/Sushma Z. Jatoo.
5. Our heritage our roots: an insight into the literary history of ancient Kashmir/Girdharilal Kaw.
6. The School of Historians in Kashmir/Mukesh Kumar.
7. A glimpse of Kashmir in Chinese travelogue/Devendra Nath Thakur.
8. Kashmir's Role in the development of India's Cultural traditions--an overview/S.S. Toshkhani.
9. Influence of Kashmir on the ritual literature of Orissa/G.C. Tripathi.
II. Art and architecture:
10. Master Artist--Pandit Sansar Chand Sharma/Navin Atal and C.K. Atal.
11. Indigenous architectural heritage of Kashmir/Virendra Bangroo.
12. An enquiry into the Sectarian affiliation of the ruins at Harwan/Geetika Kaw Kher.
13. An endangered monument in Ladakh--Sumda Gogpo/Nawang Tsering Shakspo.
14. Terracotta sculptures of Greater Kashmir/Mohammad Shafi Zahid.
III. Philosophy:
15. Buddhism and its development in Kashmir/Advaitavadini Kaul.
16. The philosophical orientation of Trika spirituality/Moti Lal Pandit.
17. The ancient shrine of Summah Devta/O.P. Shahkir.
IV. Language and literature:
18. A survey of Sanskrit poets of Kashmir/Sudhir Kumar Lall.
19. Sanskrit and Kashmir/K.C. Sharma.
20. Stutikusumanjali/Vidya Sharma.
V. Performative traditions:
21. Drama in Kashmir and the North-West/R.K. Braroo.
22. Introduction to the history of the theatre in Kashmir/V.N. Drabu.
23. Bhand Pather (Folk Theatre of Kashmir)/Moti Lal Kemmu. VI. Bio-diversity:
24. The Karewas of Kashmir (Revisited)/G.L. Badam.
25. Folk herbal treatment in Kashmir/Badrinath Bhat.
26. High altitude lakes of Jammu and Kashmir--myths and mythology/Sati Sahni. Additional references.
