Uttarakhand, formerly uttaranchal, state of india, located in the northwestern part of the country. Uttarakhand was the ancient puranic term for the central stretch of the indian himalayas. Post independence on independence state of tehri garhwal was merged along with the other small princely states and the state of uttar pradesh was formed. Therefore, the history of garhwal before the dynastic rule of the panwar rulers is very obscure.
Pdf natural history of the garhwal himalayan mahseer tor. Garhwal is the more easily accessible northern and western part of uttarakhand and borders china. Department of history and archaeology, hnb garhwal university,srinagar, garhwal. Breeding biology find, read and cite all the research you need on. The period between july to september was established to be its spawning season. The garhwali people are an indoaryan ethnolinguistic group native to the garhwal, in the the history of garhwal is older than that of ramayana and mahabharata. The history of garhwal began as a unified whole in the 15th century, when king ajai pal merged the 52 principalities of the garhwal region. Pdf historical aspect of migration in uttarakhand researchgate. An interpretative history of princely state of tehri garhwal, up, 1815 to 1949 ad. It is bordered to the northwest by the indian state of himachal pradesh, to the northeast by the tibet autonomous region of china, to the southeast by nepal, and to the south and southwest by the indian state of uttar pradesh.
History district pauri garhwal, government of uttarakhand india. Natural history of the garhwal himalayan mahseer tor putitora hamilton ii. Research scholar, centre for historical studies, school of. Badri datt pandey, 1937, kumaun ka itihas, second edition. History of garhwal initially garhwal was under the consideration of 52 petty chieftainships. Oct 11, 2007 among the first major dynasties of garhwal and kumaon were the kunindas in the 2nd century b. Garhwal kingdom, was an independent kingdom in the current northwestern himalayan state british writer and explorer captain f. Garhwal university a central university, srinagar garhwal. Garhwal aur garhwal history, culture and language the book is a collection of articles and short stories written by garhwal ek parichay garhwal encyclopedia rs. Later, it became a part of the punjab hill states agency of british india, which consists of the present day tehri garhwal district and most of the uttarkashi district.
Jul 08, 20 the history of garhwal, kumaon, haridwar write up is aimed for general readers history of garhwal kumaonharidwar uttarakhand to be continued part 93. History of garhwal kumaon uttarakhand to be continued part ancient communities of kumaongarhwal uttarakhand, himalayas to be continued9 history of garhwalkumaon uttarakhand in indus civilization era to be continued2 references and further reading suggestions. Before it ved sacred scriptures, ramayana, mahabharata, smriti, puran primeval and jatak are important documents to tell the history. History of garhwal 581947, an erstwhile kingdom in the himalayas. Garhwal kingdom, was an independent kingdom in the current northwestern himalayan state of uttarakhand, india, founded in 823 ad by kanakpal, the progenitor of the panwar dynasty that ruled over the kingdom uninterrupted till 1803. This region was made up of many small forts which were ruled by chieftains.
Garhwal remained a consolidated kingdom for about 300. Pdf natural history of the garhwal himalaya mahseer tor. Pdf on jan 1, 1984, prakash nautiyal and others published natural history of the garhwal himalaya mahseer tor putitora. Historical books of garhwal cultural trends by euttaranchal. History of kumaon garhwal uttarakhand part historical aspects of ancient communities of kumaon garhwal uttarakhand, himalayas10 thapli sites, malari burials, ranihat sites, sanana baseri and ancient history of uttarakhand. It was originally raised in 1887 as the 39th garhwal regiment of the bengal army. Garhwal district is a former district of british india of the united provinces, and had an area of 5,629 sq mi 14,580 km 2. Garhwal himalayas the state of garhs forts international. History of tehri garhwal the history tehri garhwal that originally consisted of fifty two garhs or forts is mired with alliances, invasions, acquisitions and battles. The history of garhwal, kumaon, haridwar write up is aimed for general readers history of garhwal kumaonharidwar uttarakhand to be continued part 93. Origin of katyuri dynasty of kumaon and garhwal blogger. Observations on the gonadosomatic index gsi and relative condition factor confirmed this observation. Uttarakhand history the rich history of uttarakhand has been cited in not only our history textbooks but have also been written in the holy books of the medieval era. The fish matured only after attaining an average length of 700 to 770 mm.
The garhwal rifles project gutenberg selfpublishing. Natural history of the garhwal himalayan mahseer tor. Though the people of this region speak garhwali a local dialect of hindi, almost everyone can speak and understand hindi. Through the ages, the evolution of human civilization in the garhwal himalayan has been parallel to the rest of indian subcontinent. Lying on the southern slopes of outer himalayas, tehri garhwal is on of the sacred hilly districts of uttarakhand state. History district tehri garhwal, government of uttarakhand india. Garhwal rifles regiment short story, part i youtube. C khas aryan people entered the himalayan range all the way from caucasus mountains, unlike vedic aryan who took southern. It later became a part of the indian state of uttar pradesh, today it is part of the indian state uttarakhand. Kanak pal was the first ruler of the state of garhwal in 823 ad. The best thing about garhwal is you can feel fabulous view of himalayas even from the remote towns or villages. Katyuri was the first historical dynasty, which ruled over unified uttarakhand and left some important records in the form of inscriptions and temples. Raper of the 10th bengal has written an of garhwal wrote the historical work garharajavansh ka itihas history of the garhwal create a book download as pdf printable version.
He divided his state garhwal kedarbhoomi into 52 parts because of the problems like. Garhwal garhwal is one of two major regions in uttarakhand. Uttarakhand history uttarakhand ancient history and culture. Pdf the fish matured only after attaining an average length of 700 to 770 mm. Garhwal is named because it has 52 small territories. It is evident from the ashokan edict at kalsi in western garhwal that buddhism made some inroads in this region. Uttarakhand history and culture association uhca established 2007 the fourth convention 2122 march, 2014 department of history, kumaun university, ssj campus, almora circular dear colleague, we are happy to inform you that the department of history, kumaun university s. Nanital, haridwar, bijnor, chamoli, dehradun, rudraprayag and tehri are the name of few stunning districts comes under the region of garhwal. The principal ruler of tehri garhwal was kanakpal of malwa who forged an alliance with the erstwhile king of chandpur garhi. The kingdom was divided into two parts during the british raj, namely. The book is a great read for anyone who wants to know more about the garhwal and its culture and people.
Garhwal kingdom, was an independent kingdom in the current northwestern himalayan state of uttarakhand, india, founded in 823 ad by kanakpal, the progenitor of the panwar dynasty that ruled over the kingdom uninterrupted until 1803. Garhwal is the more easily accessible northern and western part of uttarakhand and borders onto china. History of pauri garhwal district suggests that through the ages, the evolution of human civilization in this region of garhwal himalaya has been parallel to the rest of indian subcontinent. History features of nomenclature of kedarkhand and garhwal part 3 history of garhwal 1223 1804 ad part 10 history of uttarakhand garhwal, kumaon and haridwar 255. The book garhwal ka itihastalks about the history of uttarakhand specially the garhwal himalayas. Literally northern land or section in sanskrit, the name of uttarakhand finds mention in the early hindu scriptures as the combined region of kedarkhand and manaskhand. Natural history of the garhwal himalayan mahseer tor putitora. Its peaks and valleys were well known in ancient times as the abode of gods and goddesses and source of the ganges river. Apart from this, the rich cultural heritage of uttarakhand narrates a different story as one can see the historical monuments, sites and holy places that belong to the different eras. Because of this, the region was given the name garhwal. Garhwal kingdom, was an independent kingdom in the current northwestern himalayan state.
The garhwal rifles is one of the most decorated infantry regiments of the indian army. A brief introduction of uttarakhand the 27th state of republic of india, devbhoomi uttarakhand that was formed in the year 2000 after being separated from the large state of uttar pradesh, is a destination to explore the riches of indian culture, history, and natural beauty. Due to distant governance and plain politics the hill state was completely neglected in terms of economic and social leaders like p. Tehri garhwal or garhwal kingdom, was a princely state, ruled by the parmar shah dynasty. Ancient history on the basis of the inscription on the coins and other historical proof, the history of garhwal can be linked to third century pre vikram sambat. History of uttarakhand, uttarakhand history guide uttaranchal.
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