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Gilgit before 1947 Memories of Brigadier Ghansar Singh Jamwal

Author Name: Brigadier Ghansar Singh Jamwal | Format: Paperback | Genre : History & Politics | Other Details

The personal military journal of Late Brigadier Ghansar Singh Jamwal, the last Governor of Gilgit in 1947. A memoir that traces the chequered history of Gilgit from the mid-nineteenth century, followed by a factual record of his experiences during the Himalayan flashpoint at the crucial juncture when India just gained her independence. A meticulous chronicle of tumultuous events with a vantage view of multifarious political forces at play in Gilgit, that remai

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Brigadier Ghansar Singh Jamwal

Brig. Ghansar Singh was born on January 21, 1895 in the family of Thakur Suram Singh in the village Raipur, 10 km north-west of Jammu city. He had his early education in Jammu and graduated in 1917 from Prince of Wales College (now GGM Science College, Jammu) by earning the distinction of being the first graduate from the Rajput community. He was selected as Wazir Wazarat (Deputy Commiss

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