Synopsis for JW3 Himalaya class Th 16 Dec

KASHMIR

• Land of Lost Enchantment

• 1753-1846 Changing Masters

• Muslim majority lack a voice

• It all began in 1947 with partition

• Hindu Maharaja, Hari Singh, and a Muslim population

• Pakistani insurgents jump the gun

• UN intervention 1948

• Azad Kashmir & Gilgit Agency

• China; Aksai Chin & Shaksgam Valley

Kashmir by Chitralekha Zutshu

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