Kashmir

Kashmir is a beautiful place. an emperor once said, "if there is any heaven on earth, it's here!" Kashmir is the northernmost of the Indian states. sitting in the Himalayas? this state had a booming tourism industry till pakistan instigated terrorism in the state. asfar as history goes, kashmir has always been a part of india and Shree Aadya Shankaracharya even built a temple of Shiva in the capital city, Srinagar. kashmir was a hindu state till the islamic wave swept over india. then it served as the summer resort of [mughal emperors]?. and as the mughal empire waned, the sikhs from punjab established their rule over kashmir. the dogra dynasty took over from them, and were controlling the state when india got independence. kashmir chose to stay independent, but when pakistan attacked kashmir, the king, Harisingh signed a pact with india, and kashmir joined indian union.