Story about brave Dogra kings, their contribution & respect ,they had earned in Lahore court due to their political acumen and bravery. Along with three famous brothers at Lahore court, one of the well respected and favorite of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was Raja Heera Singh, son of Raja Dhyan Singh and nephew of Maharaja Gulaab … Read more
Maharaja Gulab Singh, the founder of the J&K state was a general in Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Khalsa army. During the expedition of Multan one of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s commanders approached the fort single handedly to explode its wall, but got unfortunately killed. The dead body of the commander was likely to fall in the hands … Read more
Gulab Singh (King of Warrior Clan) Maharaja Gulab Singh was an illustrious king of Dogra dynasty. He was the descendant of Hindu warrior clan. He took martial art and horse-riding lessons from his grandfather Zorawar Singh which helped him to mature into a great soldier. Raja Gulab Singh’s experiences about fighting with the then Sikh … Read more
An eighth century temple of the Goddess Mahakali popularly known as Bawe wali Mata is confined to the Bahu Fort. The Bahu Fort is situated on the left bank of the river Tawi just opposite to the old city of Jammu, located on the right bank of the said river. The Bahu Fort is considered … Read more
“Every child has his or her favourite bed time tale and here I go with mine: My house at Jammu is just behind the beautiful Palace of Mubarakh Mandi. My bedtime stories didn’t involve Casper the ghost but somebody known as “Baba Raghu”. Baba Raghu was not a prince of my fairytale but a ghost, … Read more