JAMMU AND KASHMIR

- A.
ashwath gunalan
Kashmiri cuisine

•RICE
• Rice is the staple food of Kashmiris and
has been so since ancient times.
• Meat, along with rice, is the most
popular food item in Kashmir.
WAZWAN

• Wazwan  is a multi-course meal in 

Kashmiri cuisine, the preparation of
which is considered as an art and a
point of pride in Kashmiri culture
and identity. Almost all the dishes
are meat-based using lamb or
chicken with few vegetarian dishes.
It is popular throughout the Kashmir.
Moreover, Wazwan is also served
internationally at Kashmiri food
festivals and reunions.

Rista (meatballs in a fiery red
gravy)
Xcheerh Gushtaba A soft
meatball with apricot inside
cooked with yogurt.
Kabab (minced meat roasted on
skewers over hot coals)
list of dishes in wazwan
Lahabi kabab or Moachi
Waza kokur (two halves or two Doudha ras (mutton cooked in Rogan josh (tender lamb cooked
kabab (flattened mutton kababs Daeni phoul (mutton dish)
full chicken cooked whole) sweet milk gravy) with Kashmiri spices)
cooked in yogurt)
Tabak maaz (ribs of lamb Waza palak (green spinach
Daniwal korma (a mutton curry Aab gosh (lamb cooked in milk Marchwangan korma (an
simmered in yogurt till tender, cooked with small mutton balls
with coriander) curry) extremely spicy lamb dish)
then fried) known as paliki riste)
Gushtaba (a velvety textured Yakh'n (delicately spiced yogurt Ruwangan chhaman (cheese Dum aelva (potatoes cooked in
Dum aloo
meatball in white yogurt gravy) curry) squares with tomato gravy) yogurt gravy)
Phirni (a milk pudding thickened
with semolina or ground rice,
Gand Aanchaar (chopped onions Muji chetin or Mooli akhrot
flavored with cardamom and
mixed with chilies, salt, yogurt chutney (radish and
optionally saffron, set in
and spices) walnut chutney)
individual bowls with slivered
nuts and silver leaf)
TOPOGRAPHY
•Jammu and Kashmir is home to several valleys such as the
Kashmir Valley, Tawi Valley, Chenab Valley, Poonch
Valley, Sind Valley and Lidder Valley.
•The Kashmir valley is 100 km (62 mi) wide and
15,520.3 km2 (5,992.4 sq mi) in area.
• The Himalayas divide the Kashmir valley from the Tibetan
plateau while the Pir Panjal range, which encloses the valley
from the west and the south, separates it from the Punjab
Plain of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
• Along the northeastern flank of the Valley runs the main
range of the Himalayas.
•This valley has an average height of 1,850 metres (6,070 ft)
above sea-level,but the surrounding Pir Panjal range has an
average elevation of 10,000 feet (3,000 m).
• The Jhelum River is the major Himalayan river which flows
through the Kashmir valley.
•The Tawi, Ravi and Chenab are the other important rivers
flowing through the region.
language of Kashmir

•The most widely spoken language in Jammu and

Kashmir is Kashmiri, the mother tongue of 52% of
the population according to the 2011 census.
• Other major languages include Dogri (20%), Gojri
 (9.1%) and Pahari (7.8%).
• The remaining population speaks languages such as
Punjabi, Bhaderwahi, Siraji, Bauti, Purkhi etc.
• Urdu is also widely understood and spoken,
particularly in the Kashmir region where it acts as
the lingua franca alongside Kashmiri and also serves
as a medium of instruction along with English, while 
Hindi is taught and understood in the southern areas
of Jammu.
 literacy of Kashmir

•According to the 2011 census, literacy rate in

Jammu and Kashmir was 67.17%, male literacy
was 75%, while female literacy was at 56.43%.
•Kashmir University located in Srinagar is the
main university in the territory.
• Other universities include Jammu University, 
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences
and Technology of Kashmir
, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, 
Islamic University of Science & Technology, etc
•. Major institutions of higher education are 
NIT Srinagar, IIT Jammu, IIM Jammu and NIFT
 Srinagar. Medical colleges include SKIMS in
Srinagar and AIIMS Vijaypur.
 •With a 56 per cent share, the service sector constitutes
most of J&K’s economy. Other two major sectors
constituting the state economy are industry at 27.8 per
cent and agriculture at 16 per cent. The tourism sector

Contributions
plays an important role in the state’s economy. The sector
has huge potential for employment generation, even for
unskilled manpower.
of jammu & Tourism also caters to the allied sectors like handicrafts,
handlooms, and transport. Despite the state’s unique and
kashmir rich culture and heritage assets, the tourism sector
accounts for only around 6.98% of the state’s GDP.
Tourism in J&K is not even among the top 10 domestic
destinations in the country on the basis of the number of
tourist arrivals.
 HANDICRAFTS OF
JAMMU & KASHMIR

•There’s a wide variety of arts & crafts to be

seen in Jammu & Kashmir. Kashmir's Srinagar,
Ganderbal, and Budgam districts are the prime
contributors in the state's handicraft skills that
include:
  Weaving

 It was Zain-Ul-Ahadin in mid-14th century

who introduced the art of weaving in the
Kashmir valley.

 Crewel Embroidery

Crewel - A special kind of embroidery done with a hook

known as crewel is commonly used for drapery and
uphols.
 Wood Crafting, and Carving

Carved walnut wood-work is among the most

important crafts of Kashmir

 Silverware work

Kashmiri silverware is one of the ancient arts in Kashmir.

The design on the object is known as 'naqash' which vary
from simple to intricate.
 Papier-Mache

Kashmiri papier-mâché is a handicraft of Kashmir that

was brought by Muslims saint Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani
 from Persia in the 14th century to medieval India. 

 Phool Kari

A traditional craft, recently revived, is Phoolkari,

Bagh or Shaloo embroidered in the phoolkari style
was an essential part of the bride's trousers till
only a few decades back.
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