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Forts
& Palaces of the Western Himalaya
Ashok Jerath |
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| ISBN |
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8173871043 |
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| Year
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2000
/ First |
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| Pages |
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160
+ 29 coloured plates |
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| Size
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8.5"
X 5.5" / Hardcover |
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| Price |
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Rs.
400 |
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| Availability |
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Yes |
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Before
the growth of civilization, early settlers tried to
fortify their surroundings to secure themselves from
the attacks of other clans. Later, the concept of
forts and castles developed which provided the facility
of storage of water, foodstuffs and arms etc. to suffice
the needs of the inmates for sufficient time, especially
during emergent situations. At the time of external
attacks these served as formidable structures. The
power of the monarchs of the erstwhile states always
depended upon these citadels, the seats of their power.
Thus the history of these forts reflected on the history
of their states. Kangra fort, Nurpur, Taragarh, Mau
fort, Haripur fort, Jammu fort, Bahu fort, Tira, Bhimgarh,
Ramnagar fort, Bandralta, etc. were some of the important
forts situated on both sides of the Ravi and were
the seats of power of their respective states. The
lords of these forts were the undisputed lords of
their erstwhile states.
After independence the role of these forts and fortresses
was reduced to naught; they were left deserted with
the result most of them have been reduced to rubble.
They were the symbols of our heritage and source of
history, their columns echoed the struggle of races,
battling for existence and cries of the folk crushed
under the load of the whims of the chieftains holding
the reins of these formidable forts and palaces.
The author has worked on these fast decaying forts
and palaces and has collected data from both sides
of the Ravi, documented them with still photography
and collected several stories and legends about them.
It is hoped the study will be of value to the research
scholars working in this field and stimulate them
to do further research in this context.
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| Preface
List of Illustrations
1.
Forts in the making
2.
Forts on the left side of the Ravi
----Kangra
Fort; Fort of Nurpur; Mau Fort; Taragarh Fort; Fort
of Isral; Fort of Kotla;
----Pathyar
Fort; Rihlu Fort; Haripur Fort; Shahpur Fort
3.
Forts on the right side of the Ravi
----Fort
of Jammu; Bahu Fort; Ramgarh Fort; Mahorgarh Fort; Kapurgarh;
Samba Fort and Palaces;
----Nanga
Fort; Devigarh; Sayadgarh; Bhaddu Fort; Kohg Fort; Bilawar
Fort; Kot Dhar, Mahnpur;
----Sundrikot;
Samarta Fort; Mankot, Ramkot; Barhigarh; Thial Fort;
Thalorha Fort; Chinehni Fort;
----Marmat
Galian; Shivgarh; Chorgala Fort; Fort of Kirmachi; Fort
of Garhi; Fort of Chanas;
----Forts
of Lakhanpur and Thein; Jaganu Fort; Laddan Fort; Ramnagar
Fort; Bhimgarh;
----Forts
of Salal and Dhyangarh; Jasmergarh
4.
Castles of Royalty
----Royal
palaces of Jammu; Enchanting castle, Amar Mahal; Palaces
and fort of Jasrota;
----Fading
beauty of Basohli palaces; Sheesh Mahal of Ramnagar;
Reasi palaces; Tara palace, Al-Hilal;
----Rang
Mahal of Chamba; Katoch fort and palaces; Splendour
that was Noor Mahal
5.
Baradaris
----Baradari
of Raja Balwant Dev, Saruinsar; Baradari of Wazir Kahnu
Slathia, Jammu;
----Baradari
of Raja Ram Singh, Ramnagar
6.
Havelis
----Haveli
of Zorawar Singh, Reasi; Begam ki Haveli, Jammu; Shahen
Di Haveli, Garhi, Udhampur;
----Haveli
Raja Dhiyan Singh, Purmandal
Bibliography
Index
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Born
at Jammu, Dr. Ashok Jerath is a prolific
writer, an author of twenty-three books in addition
to hundreds of articles and research papers published
in reputed magazines on the subjects of art, architecture
and social anthropology. He is an acclaimed art critic
and an expert in the field of Himalayan art and culture.
His book Folk Art of Duggar is a landmark in the field
of Dogra folk culture of this region. His book on Ripples
in the Himalayas is a treatise on sociological anthropology
of the people inhabiting the western Himalaya. Another
book Rajat Shikhron ke Rupehle Swar opens new horizons
in the field of folk culture of this region. The book
was awarded by Central Hindi Directorate. Dr. Jerath
is an authority on comparative study of literature;
his work, Stream of Consciousness and Hindi Fiction,
has been acknowledged as one of the best works in this
field.
Dr. Jerath has been awarded twice by Central Hindi Directorate
and once by J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.
He was honoured by almost three scores of literary and
cultural organisations for his services rendered in
the field of folk culture and literature. He is a laureate
of national scholarship bestowed upon him by National
cademy of Letters, Sahitya Academy, New Delhi. He was
honoured to be member of several prestigious institutions
like Jammu University’s Oriental Faculty and Research
Studies and a jury member of Sahitya Academy.
Dr. Jerath is a broadcaster by profession and he has
done some pioneering work in the field of production
of documentaries both for Radio and Doordarshan which
has been acclaimed at national level. At present he
is serving as Station Director in All India Radio, Jammu.
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