[Reader-list] AnantNag will be renamed Islamabad

[Pawan Durani]

Dear Mr Gupta ,

I am glad you asked this question. Please refer to the following
report as appeared in largest selling newspaper in Jammu.


JAMMU, Mar 13: While taking the serious exception to the recent
resolution brought by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) MLA, Peer
Mansoor Hussain in State Legislative Assembly, Jammu and Kashmir
Vichar Manch (JKVM) today said it is part of a big conspiracy to
distort the facts about the original history of Kashmir.

The act of PDP is aimed at Islamisation of Kashmir by distorting the
facts of ancient history of the Valley, JKVM senior national vice
president, Dr R L Bhat told reporters here today.

Contesting the claims of the PDP MLA on history of Kashmir, he said
the name of Anantnag has been mentioned over 1700 years back in
Neelmat Puran one of the ancient books on history of Kashmir and same
has also been mentioned by Dr Ved Kumari Ghai at three places in her
book which is the translation of Neelmat Puran. The book has been
published by JK Academy of Art Culture and Languages, he added.

He said the verses in Neelmat Puran describe the sacred nature of
Anantnag , the importance of visiting the tirath and the merits
acquired by worshiping there and the present Anantnag is built around
this holy site, he added.

Dr Bhat, who was flanked by JKVM state president, Ashok Kangan, its
general secretary, H L Bhat and Executive member J L Raina said,
Bringish Samhita in its various Mahatamyas also carries details about
the holy places in Anantnag district including Anantnag itself.

He said this way it has become clear that Anantnag is an ancient place
which has been known for 1700 years past and the town is named after a
holy spring which has great religious significance as per Neelmat
Puran.

As quoted by MLA while referring to Taarikhi Hassan that town has been
founded in Jehangir’s time under the governorship of Islam Khan and
the name of the town was later changed in Ranjit Singh’s regime, Dr
Bhat termed it a bundle of lies and is not based on facts.

He also contested the claims of the MLA on Hariparbat and
Shankaracharya which he said were originally called Kohi Maran and
Takht Suliaman. These claims are not borne by Taarikhi of Hassan Shah
or any historical record, he added.

Criticising it he said this entire theory is a part of conspiracy to
take Kashmir towards Islamisation.

He said the renaming of Srinagar air port on the name of
Sheikh-ul-Alam is also the part of the same theory. Had there been
sincerity why the airport has not been named as Nund Rishi Airport by
which the Sofi saint was called by people of all religions in Valley,
he asked?
SOURCE:DAILY EXCELSIOR


On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Aashish Gupta <aashu.gupta20 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Which intelligence agency gave you this information?
>
> On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 3:00 PM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Dear All
>>
>> PDP, right wing Islamic fundamentalist party is coming with a bill
>> proposing renaming of following in Kashmir.
>>
>> 1. AnantNag is proposed to be renamed as Islamabad.
>> 2. Shankar Acharya Temple hill  is proposed to be renamed asTakht E
>> Sulaiman.
>> 3. Hari Parbat is proposed to be renamed as Koh-i-Marhan.
>>
>> All are requested to resent it to the best of your ability using
>> whateverer means you have.
>>
>> Pawan
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