Jammu & Kashmir
Book on Jammu Kashmir Inaugurated
- 02 Jan 2025
- 2 min read
Why in News?
Union Minister for Home Affairs presided over the book release event on 2nd January 2025. He released the book ‘Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages’.
Key Points
- About the Book:
- The book seeks to narrate the story of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh in a format accessible to both subject specialists and general readers.
- Divided into seven sections, the book spans over 3,000 years of the region's history, presenting a comprehensive view.
- Each illustration has been carefully chosen to represent an age, highlighting its significance and contribution to India's historical narrative.
- The book is available in both Hindi and English language.
- The National Book Trust, India, and the Indian Council of Historical Research jointly worked on this publication.
National Book Trust (NBT)
- NBT, India is an apex body established by the Government of India (Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development) in the year 1957.
- The objectives of the NBT are:
- to produce and encourage the production of good literature in English, Hindi and other Indian languages.
- to make such literature available at moderate prices to the public.
- to bring out book catalogues, arrange book fairs/exhibitions and seminars and take all necessary steps to make the people book minded.
Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)
- ICHR is an autonomous body of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Ministry of Education), established in the year 1972 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
- It provides financial assistance to historians and scholars through fellowships, grants, and symposia.
