Some incredible old photographs sent in by Man Mohan Munshi Ji. Will keep this post to publish more stuff on this theme.
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Pt Mahanand Joo Dhar was the great grandfather and Pt. Sat Ram Dhar was grandfather of Maj-Gen. (retd) B.N.Dhar.
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| Pandit Mahanand Joo Dhar (1828-1908) He took over the land settlement department of Jammu & Kashmir Govt. from Sir Walter Lawrence |
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| Pandit Sat Ram Joo Dhar (1845-1875) Revenue Commissioner Kishtwar S/O Pt Mahananad Joo Dhar |
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| Smt. Sonamal Dhar w/o Pt. Sat Ram Dhar |
There is a common saying among kashmiri's " Zan chuk Bal Kak Dhar". Any idea who this urban legend was !!
ReplyDeleteBal Kak Dhar, my grandfather, was a jagirdar and wazir-e-wazarat of Anantnag, Baramulla and Muzzafarabad at different times. He was of Birbal Dhar lineage, who had gone to court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh to request for Sikh annexation of Kashmir to drive away tyrannical Afghan rulers
Delete" Zan chuk Bal Kak Dhar " - i'm sure I every Kashmiri pundit has been taunted so . Any idea who this gentlemen was !!
ReplyDeleteA casual search tells me he was a prominent rais of the state. No idea what he did to deserve this.
DeleteI am just seeing this right now! He was my great great grandfather!
DeleteHe was Wazir e Wazarat
ReplyDeleteHe was Dina ace minister of Kashmir and his farther as the one who went to maharaja ranjeet singh to get forigen rulers out of Kashmir
ReplyDeleteBal Kak Dhar, my grandfather, was a jagirdar, and wazir-e-wazarat of Anantnag, Baramulla, and Muzaffarabad at various times. He was of Pandit Birbal Dhar lineage, who had requested Maharaja Ranjit Singh for annexation of Kashmir to overthrow the tyrannical Afghan rule
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