Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Services (JKPSC)

• 02 Jan 2025

Book on Jammu Kashmir Inaugurated

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.