Will document story of two UTs
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 1: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will launch a book titled “Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages”, in New Delhi tomorrow.
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The inaugural ceremony is scheduled to be held at 3.30 pm at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in the capital.
This was stated today by the Education Ministry officials.
“The book attempts to document the story of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh from a perspective and format that enables an overview for both the subject specialist and those less conversant,” an official statement issued by the Education Ministry said.
“It is presented in seven sections that cover over 3,000 years of the region’s history. Each illustration selected for inclusion has been done with care, being representative of an age, its importance and contribution to the larger historical canvas of Indian history,” the statement added.
Published in Hindi and English, the book is the result of collaborative efforts of the National Book Trust, India, and the Indian Council of Historical Research, as per the statement.
The books carry detailed history of the two Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh which were a joint State till August 5, 2019 when the Central Government abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution of India granting special status to the erstwhile State.
Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Ladakh was third division besides Jammu and Kashmir in the erstwhile State.
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