The third and last in the triad of Mughal gardens in Kashmir is Chashma Shahi, or Royal Spring.This is the smallest of he gardens and is not located near the lake, but quite a way up the side of a hil...

For lovers of perennial flower gardens insects are a persistent problem. Try getting rid of them by using bats. A bat can eat up to half of its weight of insects in one night. The large brown bats are...

Nishat Bagh (garden) means Pleasure Garden, and was designed in 1633 by Asaf Khan, the brother of Queen Nur Jahan. Basically it follows the same pattern  as Shalimar  Bagh, with a central wa...

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Shalimar Garden was the first major Moghul garden to be built in Kashmir in 1616 by Emperor Jahangir (son of Emperor Akbar) for his wife, Nur Jahan (which means light of the world).The gardens were fi...

Tony Hillerman is a very popular mystery writer whose books are mostly about the Navajo Nation. He portrays them as peaceful people trying to continue with their ancient culture, traditions and custom...

Mughal kings loved beauty and built gardens from Tehran, Persia, (present day Iran) to Agra, India, but they reached their zenith in Kashmir. Their beauty was enhanced by the presence of the spectacul...