A matha (/mʌt/, /mʌtɦ/; Sanskrit: मठ, maṭha), also written as math, muth, mutth, mutt, or mut, is a Sanskrit word that means ‘institute or college’, and it also refers to a monastery in Hinduism. An alternative term for such a monastery is adheenam. The earliest epigraphical evidence for mathas related to Hindu-temples comes from the 7th to 10th century CE. The most famous Advaita Vedanta mathas or peethams, which came to be affiliated with the Advaita tradition in the 14th
Chamoli Gopeshwar is a township in the Garhwal hills and a municipal board within Chamoli district. It is the administrative headquarters of the Chamoli District of Uttarakhand in India. Located 1,550 m (5,090 ft) above sea level, it is famous for its weather (pleasant most of the year, but very cold in December and January) and its temple Chamoli Gopeshwar is known for his very
Bhotiyas are people of presumed Tibetan heritage that live along the Indo-Tibetan border in the upper reaches of the Great Himalayas, at elevations ranging from 6,500 feet (2,000 m) to 13,000 feet (4,000 m). In Uttarakhand, they inhabit seven river valleys, three in the Garhwal division (Jadh, Mana and Niti) and four in the Kumaon division (Johar, Darma, Byans and Chaudans). Their main traditional
Pawan Nayyar is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is a member of the legislative assembly (MLA) from Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.
Salooni is the tehsil headquarter and Sub-Division in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, India. Salooni is an important regional administrative and economic centre. It has a mini secretariat, SDM office, government senior secondary school, Degree College, community health centre and many other sub-division level important government offices. Salooni falls under Dalhousie legislative constituency. The entrance to the small township has a series of few
Vikram Chand Mahajan (27 March 1933 – 11 August 2016) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was the son of Mehr Chand Mahajan a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India. Vikram Mahajan Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha In office
Kashmiri (English: /kæʃˈmɪəri/) or Koshur (كٲشُر, कॉशुर, 𑆑𑆳𑆯𑆶𑆫𑇀, /kəːʃur/) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by around 7 million Kashmiris of the Kashmir region, primarily in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. In 2020, the Parliament of India passed a bill to make Kashmiri an official language of Jammu and Kashmir along with Dogri, Hindi, Urdu and English. Kashmiri is also among the 22 scheduled languages of India. Kashmiri has split ergativity and the unusual verb-second word order. Contents 1Geographic distribution
Hans Raj is the deputy speaker of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party . He was elected to the assembly from Churah in Chamba district.[1] He was born on 2 April 1983 and studied BA, BEd, MA and M.Phil.[2] He was first elected to the assembly in 2012. Hans Raj Deputy Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Incumbent
Gurjari (गुर्जरी, گُوجَری), also known as Gujari, Gujri, Gojari, or Gojri, is a variety of Rajasthani spoken by the Gurjars and other tribes of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The language is mainly spoken in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Delhi and other parts of India. In Pakistan it is mainly spoken in Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.The government of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir had recognized Gujari by including it in the sixth schedule of
The Gaddi is a semi-pastoral Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic tribe living mainly in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. A group of Gaddi shepherds Gaddi herd of sheep and goats, Bharmour Contents 1Overview 2Gallery 3References 4Further reading 5External links Overview The origin of the Gaddi Tribe is Gaderiya (Dhangar) they also additionally believe that their ancestors fled from plains because of lack