Shivaji

. Kashmir, in it’s separate identity from the Gandhara mahajanapada was controlled from it’s conventional capital of Puranadisthan (Pandrethan), currently situated to the south of present day Srinagar. Kalhana, mentions in his 12th century epic Rajatarangini, that the 5th ruler of the Gonanditya dynasty sought to construct a new capital for the kingdom. Mentioned as “Sri Pravarsena” in many Indian texts, Pravarsena II was a probable Huna king, who ruled the kingdom somewhere around the middle of 2nd Century AD. He founded a new capital in the land tracts between the Lake “Mahasarit” (Dal Lake) and river Vitasta. Named Pravarapura or Pravarasenapuram, the city was planned in an exceptional manner. On the northern bank of the Mahasarit, he developed an alluring garden and named it as Shalimar. “Shalimar” is a Samskrit term meaning “abode of love”. It was this place, which was resurrected by Mughal Emperor Jahangir in accordance with Islamic architecture and is still known as Shalimar

Within hours of assuming charge, the new Home Minister of the country, Amit Shah held closed door meetings with Governor of J&K Satyapal Malik, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Jain and senior officials of the Jammu Kashmir Division of the Home Ministry. The speculated outcome was clear. A big decision was on the way for the state of Jammu & Kashmir. Speculations hovered over what and how big the decision could be. Soon headlines flashed - "According to the sources, MHA is planning to delimit the Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state." Every news channel showed this as a breaking news, 9 PM primetimes covered it and soon after, the decision started drawing wrath of the ex-Chief Ministers of the state, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, both claiming to be the undisputed mouthpieces of the majority section of the state. Next morning, after the newspapers published the same news on their front pages, the MHA issued a sta