Political Awakening in Jammu & Kashmir: Reading Room Party, 1931 and the Muslim Conference
The political awakening of Jammu & Kashmir in the late 1920s and early 1930s transformed scattered grievances into organised political mobilisation. This article examines the Reading Room Party, the 1931 agitation, Glancy Commission and formation of the…
Maharaja Hari Singh: Social Reforms, Constitutional Developments and Modernization
Maharaja Hari Singh's reign from 1925 to 1947 witnessed major social, educational, judicial and constitutional developments in Jammu and Kashmir. This article examines his reforms, the State Subject system, Praja Sabha, the 1939 Constitution and the…
Dogra Administration: Institutions, Law, Revenue and Governance in Jammu & Kashmir
Dogra administration transformed Jammu & Kashmir from a ruler-centred princely state into a progressively institutionalized system of courts, departments, revenue records, written laws and limited representative government. This article traces that…