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In the Rajatarangini, a history of Kashmir written by Kalhana in the mid-12th century, it is stated that the valley of Kashmir was formerly a lake. According to Hindu mythology, the lake was drained by the great rishi or sage, Kashyapa , son of Marichi, son of Brahma , by cutting the gap in the hills at Baramulla ( Varaha-mula ).
[4] [5] While travelling in Kashmir, he recorded and produced a brief history on account of the geography, the culture of the people and the tyrannic Dogra rule over Kashmir. During his brief visit to Kashmir Valley, he authored the first recorded complete encyclopaeda of Kashmir, The Valley of Kashmir. [citation needed]
P. N. K. Bamzai was born in 1910 into a Kashmiri Pandit family of scholarly traditions, and received his first lessons in historical research from his father, Anand Koul, who was a pioneer of research on the history and folklore of Kashmir.
The Valley of Kashmir is the summary of Lawrence's visit to Kashmir. He travelled to almost every corner of the Valley and developed a close affinity with the people who figure prominently in the work. The book describes the geography, culture in brief and the hardships faced by the Kashmiri people under the rule of Dogras.
The Nilamata Purana (Sanskrit: नीलमत पुराण, romanized: nīlamata purāṇa), also known as the Kasmira Mahatmya, [1] is an ancient text (4th to 8th century CE) from Kashmir which contains information on its history, geography, religion, and folklore. [2] It was used by Kalhana as one of sources of his history.
He has authored several books with Kashmir as the central theme. Some of these books include: Inside Kashmir (1941) [8] The History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir: Cultural and Political, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day (1954) [1] Daughters of the Vitasta: A History of Kashmiri Women from Early Times to the Present Day (1959) [9]
Tarikh-i-Kashmir by Sayyid Ali completed in 1579; Tarikh-i-Kashmir by an anonymous writer (Aumer 287) written in 1590; Baharistan-i-shahi, also anonymous, written in the time of Jahangir; Tarikh-i-Kashmir by Hasan b. Ali Kashmiri also written in the time of Jahangir; Tarikh-i-Kashmir by Haidar Malik completed in 1620–21.
The culture of Kashmir encompasses the spoken language, written literature, cuisine, architecture, traditions, and history of the Kashmiri people native to the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The culture of Kashmir was influenced by the Persian as well as Central Asian cultures after the Islamic rule of Kashmir.