ASANSOL: THE LAND OF BLACK DIAMOND

Asansol Coal Mines

Tier-II city Asansol is the second largest and second most populated city in West Bengal, after Kolkata. The Y-category city in terms of House Rent Allowance is the 39th largest urban agglomeration in India. The Malla dynasty rulers ruled it for around 1000 years until the emergence of the British. As per the facts given in Indian History, the land of black diamond had welcomed the settlement of Dravidian people, Australoid race, and notable Jain activities over the past centuries. It has been believed that the last Tirthankar of Jain…

Read More

KASHMIR: THE SWITZERLAND OF INDIA

Dal Lake boat

Kashmir, the northernmost city in India, is denoted as the Switzerland of India owing to its mind-blowing scenic beauty. In 1339, Shah Mir inaugurated Shah Mir dynasty and became the first Muslim ruler of Kashmir. The region was a part of the Mughal Empire from 1586 to 1751 and then the part of Afghan Durrani Empire, until 1820. Earlier, before Shaivism arose, Kashmir became a leading centre of Hinduism and then a centre later of Buddhism. Gulab Singh became the new ruler of Kashmir after the Sikh defeat in the…

Read More