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Paddar Sapphire MinesPaddar's Struggle for Recognition as a Tourist DestinationHistory of Paddar Needs Some ProteinChenab (Asikini): The River That Carries StoriesThe Arrow at LeondiMy Experience of business in PaddarAncient Social Engineering of PaddarWaiting for the Next Chwass Moment in PaddarPaddar Sapphire MinesPaddar's Struggle for Recognition as a Tourist DestinationHistory of Paddar Needs Some ProteinChenab (Asikini): The River That Carries StoriesThe Arrow at LeondiMy Experience of business in PaddarAncient Social Engineering of PaddarWaiting for the Next Chwass Moment in Paddar

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Asikini is the ancient Rig Vedic name of Chenab River, as it flows through the heart of J&K so is the website created by Ashish Chouhan by this name to explore the history, tourism potential and stories of the region.

Ashish Chouhan has also written many columns for the Daily Excelsior. The ones filed here are his own, reprinted with the newspaper credited at the end of each piece. He has also been credited for his work by Danesh Rana (IPS) in his book The Dark Coloured Waters and Manu Khajuria (Founder of Voice of Dogras in her book The Mountain Godessess). He is also NET in History and a life long learner.

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  • Tourism

    Roads, rivers, and the places in Paddar that are worth the journey.

  • History

    What people built, copied, and argued over, told from the ground rather than the pedestal.

  • Tales

    Stories shaped to travel. Some of them happened sideways. All of them know how to be retold.

  • Blogs

    Daily notes from the desk. Short, specific, and written before the water goes cold.