KASHMIR

KASHMIR was, prior to independence of India in 1947, a native Indian State. After independence, when India was divided into India and Pakistan, Kashmir became part of India through an instrument of accession, however, a part of land was illegally held by Pakistan which is now known as Pak occupied Kashmir. Kashmir (undivided) is bordering upon Tibet, 120 m. long and 80 m. wide, with beautiful scenery and a delicious climate, in a valley of the Himalayas, forming the basin of the Upper Indus, hemmed in by deep-gorged woods and snow-peaked mountains, and watered by the Jhelum, which spreads out here and there near it into lovely lakes; shawl weaving and lacquer-work are among the chief occupations of the inhabitants.

Indian part of Kashmir in now in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Kashmir is still a bone of contention between India and Pakistan.