Inside Kashmir, India | Talking With Locals in Srinagar
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Part 2 of my tour of Srinagar, Kashmir, the summer capital of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India near the border of Pakistan. You can watch Part 1 here: • A Tour of SRINAGAR, IN...
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A few things:
1. Regarding the language, I asked a local about it who said that the closest language to the Kashmiri language is Afghani. There are more than forty distinct languages in Afghanistan, but the most common one is Dari Persian, similar to the language of Iran. So the Kashmiri language has similarities with Persian but also uses words from many other languages of the region.
2. Pardon the bad camera work while talking with the young guys in the mosque at the beginning. I had just started filming with my phone when one of them approached me, and I didn't want to be obvious about pointing the camera directly at them.
3. At 10:40 in the video I mentioned that I'd had a conversation with a woman in a hijab. However a hijab only covers a woman's head but not their face. The woman I was referring to was actually wearing a burka, which covers the entire head, face and eyes.
Let me put it this way. Kashmiri is an Indo Aryan language like Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Sinhala, etc... If Hindi had a twin, it would be Urdu. If it had a far distance cousin, it would be Kashmiri. Kashmiri is not related to Persian in terms of being the same family. Yes Kashmiri has many Persian loanwords, but this was due to the Muslims ruling the land, who imposed Persian as the official language. Just like English has lots of French loanwords, because of the Norman invasion, but English as you may know is not part of the Romance family, which French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian are. English is part of the Germanic family.
@@dee74razKashmiri language is mixture of Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic because of different rules.
@@samip3124 At the end of it Kashmiri language grammar is of Indo-Aryan (Indic) origin which has loanwords from Persian and Arabic. English grammar is of Germanic origin, but it has loanwords from French, which is a Romance language. You can argue and say English is a mixture of German and French. Not necessarily correct, but in terms of loanwords, yes English has many from French and its grammar is of Germanic foundation.
@@dee74raz yes Kashmiri is Indo aryan language i think north Indians can understand Kashmiri 50% very easily by the phenotics if they know Sanskrit very well.
What was the complete conversation between you and that burqa lady ??
I think religion should be personal and asking others to follow what you follow by money, force or even by debate should be avoided as this is a cause of a lot of suffering in the world
Spirituality is personal; religion is inevitably social and political.
@@asynchronicity I disagree both go together and are not mutually exclusive...religion is your personal connection to the supreme being (who, what, how vary with religions).. some components of religion advocate coercion, conviction, compulsion to bring more into fold..leading to major cause of conflicts acorss the world and untill we focus on keeping it personal it will continue to cause conflicts till the end of humanity...
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Religion is not your personal connection to God or Ultimate Reality …. That is spirituality. Religions are organized belief, moral, and ritual systems designed to strengthen cohesion and control within a community and to minimize individual thought and feeling.
@@asynchronicity I still don't agree...if the 2 don't marry (also one without other)then there will remain a need to convert more and impose on others one's own religious beliefs (even under noble guise of guiding the lost or foolish or unaware folks even if one doesn't go for blatant conversions through force, coercion, charity etc.)..let's agree to disagree ..
@@deepshikhasharma4367
If the two don’t marry? What does that mean?
"My friend, I would like you to read quran": The biggest global scam ever🤣
I doubt those Muslim guys in the video were that educated in their own Kashmiri history especially when one of them said the Mughals built the Jamah Masjid, which is totally false because that mosque was built in the 15th century well before the Mughal Empire invaded Kashmir. Also the mosque is built through Hindu and Buddhist Architecture. Hence why it is different from other mosques in the subcontinent.
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Hinduism is opposite of religion it is spirituality. you said you do not follow in religion also you are not atheist that is called spirituality. I know in most places it is known as religion but almost everything is written about India and Indian culture either false or half truth.
Very telling that the 2 guys "encouraging" Gabe to take to Islam are so young.... Interesting comparison between mosque and temple atmosphere... stern, desolate and pensive compared to throngs of people, smiles, women being themselves... interesting series Gabe.
And the difference in Gabe himself was rather obvious 😄
The mosque seemed to be much more peaceful, and Gabe seemed to have liked the conversation.
@@gyrum310 the fact that you used the word 'seemed' twice shows you are grasping at straws. an empty room is peaceful as well. remove the women, colour, vibrancy of tradition.... peacefuls.
@@JaKi052 I said "seemed" because I wasn't there, and dont know for sure how gabe felt, while you speak with certainty as if you are gabe himself.
06:05 It was Dawa (inviting in Islam), every Muslim don't miss when interacting with a non-Muslim.
I get nostalgic when Gabe visits Kasmir. It looks completely different compared to when myself & my family visited allmost 50 years ago. Daal lake then was heaven & the hiking trails were majestic with the air clean & pristine. How times have changed. Of course deciding which season to travel & which neighbourhoods to venture influences a lot how you percieve the area.
You are talking about the Kashmir of the movies... apparently I visited there during those times too, but I was a child and don't remember anything...
You guys should watch Phil Bland coverage of Kashmir....he did a much better coverage....‼⁉️🇺🇸
@@kaypee4704What did you enjoy about his coverage?
Sri nagar is the land of my ancestors. My surname is "Butt" as in "Butt's boathouse". Did you you know srinagar was the centre of mahayana buddhism. Tibetans used to travel to srinagar to study sanskrit buddhism. The foundations of the Jami mosque were once the foundations of a buddhist monastery where mahasidda Naropa was the Abbott. I have never been to kashmir, my homeland.
I mean no offence, but if that’s your ‘memory’ of Srinagar (in a manner of speaking); then you’re better off never visiting. I was there last year and the general vibe of the place and the people was very off putting.
Security didn’t seem like a concern, but it’s becoming less ‘Kashmiri’ and more Middle Eastern with every subsequent generation.
@kc4276 No offence taken, and I have no memory of srinagar because I have never been there. My family has been there without me. As far as I know, kashmir has always been a melting pot of cultures. I was born a Muslim but reverted to mahayana bddhism. I am merely reflecting on the buddhist past of kashmir, which is famous in buddhist history as the capital of the mahayana sanskrit tradition.
Bhat is different frm Butt?
@naughtypotato5243 Bhat is the Hindu version and Butt is the Muslim version.
@@destroyerofdeath8264 ohh actually I saw many Muslims using Bhat like DSP Humayun Bhat so had confusion.
You shld have told that young Kashmiri Islamist to go to school and get an education before trying to do 'dawa' to a foreigner! Their mindsets don't seem to change! Pathetic! All their forefathers were Sanatanis, most likely Shaivites that were forced to the me faith under the sword! That is Kashmiri history! The architecture of Kashmiri mosques, mostly adapted fr Hindu / Buddhist lineage...because Kashmir itself was the biggest centre of Hindu scholarship/ civilization and Buddhism!!
That’s correct. The Muslim guy on the video did not know what he was talking about especially when he ignorantly said the Mughals built the Jama Masjid mosque which in fact was built in the 15th century, during local Muslim rule, well before the Mughal Empire invaded Kashmir. And yes the architecture is of Hindu and Buddhist origin.
Bring back 1000 year muslim rule of all of india
@@ImranAli-qg8gk Never will happen. Keep dreaming 🛌
Nopes, never mess with them in their own domain, you'll disappear without a trace, always agree with whatever bs they say.
@@parulsinha3092 that's the problem with u pusilanimous ppl! If u have ur argument do so logically...because they don't have any LOGIC!
I love it how they try to propagate their religion like some sort of pyramid scheme. Try to get more people join the club boys !
they run their like religion like a company..what else do you expect..they have to please their boss..recruitment is to road to enlightenment..awesome mindset..aint it..
@@Hari-vg3gy😅😅😅
Perfect trap! Glad Gabe can see thru it and blindsight's them on his preferences or lack of it. They're English speaking & specifically planted to snare western travelers.
I didnt know preaching islam in a MOSQUE was so wrong
Gabriel ,they were being ideological. Kashmiri has close connections with sanskrit. It originally was written in the Sharada script ( still used by the hindus in religious texts).
The muslim kings changed the script to Farsi, their court language in the 14th century .
You can verify all i said by looking it up.
Actually in ancient times, Sanskrit was the official language in Kashmir and when the Muslims took over Kashmir in the 14th century, Persian (also known as Farsi) was imposed as official language. There is no evidence as far as I know, of Kashmiri being an official language used by rulers.
@@dee74raz you are correct sir
Sanskrit is the mother of All languages, according to Linguistics knowledge....
Sanskrit? 😂 kashmiri language is 80% perisan . It is so similar to Persian that even those kashmiri's who go to iran with no knowledge of persian are able to understand 50% of the persian because of kashmiri language
@@pepper2240 youre correct ,but thats because the muslim kings changed the script to Farsi and so the language has a lot of Farsi terms in it similar to hindi.
Another great recording of your life as it unfolds....may the sun shine upon you!
These medieval cavemen have ruined our beautiful kashmir.
Never befriend any person who asks about your religion..even if it’s your own. No matter what how sweet it may sound . It’s going to be toxic
Muslim doing Muslim things: Trying to convert a non believer.
He was young, when you're young you don't question your beliefs. Hopefully he'll start questioning that when he will become an adult. And wouldn't invite people like that.
@@peteck007not in case of muslim's..!!... they can't grow philosophically, its haram and if they question their religion or try to come out of islam, the punishment is death as per sharia
😂muslim people everywhere being flag bearer of 'Aao muslim bane'..bhai bs kr do sare converted log hi jma kroge to tumhare dharm me original kya bachega🤦♀️
Wo khud hi original nhi hai
@@Abhinav-j6j 😂
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Interestingly Kashmiri language has some differences amongst its Muslims and Kashmiri Pandits (Hindus) who speak the language. The differences are from the words below:
Friday - Muslims says Jummah, whereas the Hindus say Shukra-Var
Water - Muslims say Aab, whereas the Hindus say Poyne
Father - Muslims say Babar, whereas the Hindus say Moul
Sun - Muslims say Akhtab, whereas the Hindus say Siri
I'm sure there are others, but these are the ones I can think of.
Thats because muslims have influence of Arabic now in their language and most of these words are Arabic in origin. However for native kashmiri Hindus, Sanskrit is a strong influence
@@ashudhar Yes that's correct. The Muslims have more Persian and Arabic loanwords in their vocabulary.
Same can be said of Punjabi spoken in India (Sikhs+Hindus) and Pakistan(Muslims).
Similar differences exist virtually everywhere.
Indian Punjabi vs Pakistani Punjabi
Hindi in Delhi vs Urdu in Delhi (these are virtually the same ‘language’ with differences in vocabulary and script)
To name a few.
Pundist speak and write in Kashmiri the Muslims speak an Arabic distortion of it
Shankaracharya is named after Adi Shankara, an 8th century Hindu scholar who visited that same spot you are in, in the 8th century.
Not Ali, but Adi. Must have been a spelling mistake.
@@anujay81 Thanks, I've corrected the mistake on my comment after you mentioned it.
Shankaracharya was one of the greatest thing happened to Sanatan/Hindu Dharma. I cannot imaigine a person so so young havinbg profound and deep knowledge
of vedas and Upanishads. He was born in Kerala and traveled by foot all over India .Adi Shankaracharya is believed to have attained moksha (liberation) in Kedarnath, India..
I went to Adi Shankara birth place in kerala Thrissur.
Srinagar looks so gloomy, hazy and in a sorry condition. What a beautiful place Kashmir is, but the man-made structures are equally ugly. No way, will it attract Intl tourists if this is the condition and infrastructure.
Yeah was going to ask, is that constant smog or smoke🤔...definitely nicer places in India to see..
He had visited only old town areas of the city in this video.... Srinagar is quite modern barring few areas...n it aint always hazy, just few days of November itz SMOGY...
@@samkhan2002 oh that's good to know. Thanks.
@@ojosazules8828 Mostly what's on the video is not smog or smoke. In autumn and winter it can be hazy due to humid cold. I live in Srinagar and it's in general an extremely sunny city, but sometimes it's simply cloudy and or raining. I must also say that in autumn there may be smog due to burning wood and leaves to make charcoal for winter use in kangri's to keep people warm. As there is hardly any wind in the Valley the smoke may stay in the Valley for a long time in autumn (it looks like a yellow film hanging closely to the ground). In the centre of the city, downtown, but also other areas, there is often a lot of dust and car fumes, which are indeed smoggy too leading to coughing. Just slightly out of the city, the air is mostly clean. Going to upper regions in Kashmir the air is extremely fresh and clean.
Visit Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh for Buddhism! Tawang Monastery is the second biggest and oldest in the world! Also the North Eastern part of the country is totally different to the mainland. You will enjoy it!
These muslims Target everyone for conversion, Gabriel also experienced it. I request all muslims bro to come back to their original religion which is mainly Hinduism in India, your ancestors were forcefully converted to islam.
I request that you convert to Islam
Be proud of KASHMIR, not Mughals! That mosque does not anyway look like Mughal period.....madrasa educated Amway salesboys! Wikipedia says - "The Jama Masjid is heavily influenced by Persian architecture, with similarities to the Buddhist pagodas. "
Pahalgam was my favourite in kashmir. Just incredible tbh!
*Great discussion with those 2 dudes in the Mosque. Bachelor's in World Religions, what better guide to have as a travel vlogger! Once you get deep down into the symbolism it gets pretty crazy.*
Guy: "There is a market on Sunday."
Gabe: What's it called?
Guy: "Sunday Market." 😂😂😂
But he still doesn't know about Religions.....lacks the meaning religion and the religious lifestyles....
So what day is the Sunday market? And does it happen on rainy days?
During reign of sikandar shah butshikan , most of Kashmiri converted into islam by force or fear . Even his own prime minister was a hindu bramin who was converted by fear and to avoid heavy taxation . He was exceptionally cruel towards Hindus. He was a true follower of " beautiful" islam ! .
Before Islam the majority were Kashmiri Pandits in the Kashmir Valley.
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@@madone7190 cheap converted , get out of your madrasaxap education and read about shikandar shah butshikan . Read kalhana's Rajtarangini . Empty headed G- ha-di chap!
@@madone7190your ignorance will only hurt you
@@dee74razBut now Kashmiris are Muslims.
I think if young religious folks pursued the mystical expressions of their faith, it would go a long way to creating harmony in the world. I get the feeling many of the shrines in Kashmir are for Sufi saints, a very free and direct form of Islam, which doesn't necessarily abandon religious practice.
🙌🙌 Be lil more careful gab, Religion is big issue there, there is feeling of unease due to election coming. Ideally get outta Kashmir as soon as possible
What election there has been no election since 2019 and have heard of any incident about tourists getting killed or in trouble
i hate it when people blindly follow the religion they were born into without questioning it
Valid point Gary
I agree that’s why Muslims thoroughly read and research Islam and Quran and hadith and read all the tafseer before applying that in their lives . And if you see a Muslim not doing it . Not gaining any knowledge you should assume them to be ignorant . We are told to read and research and then apply .
Religion and worship gives comfort to many people....whether you like, agree or hate it.... it's your perogative...
these people called sheeps
That's how most people operate. Take the Muslims in India, they are a product of conversion but they are completely cluess about how they became Muslim. Faith is something people don't question. They themselves don't know why they follow. It's just past down.
Religion means non-violence and tolerance towards other religions.
@@vsr3777nonsense
"Srinagar is a Sanskrit word that means the city of 'Sri,' which many believe refers to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, signifying 'Prosperity.' Great video, by the way, GABRIEL! 🙏 Keep it up!"
No it comes from sun City (surya nagar) you can see this due to sun Temple's present in kashmir.
@@alp_mez8598 yes that's also true.
Sri is sun in hindu kashmiri?
@@deepblue3682 there isn't a Hindu kashmiri
@@alp_mez8598 kashmiri spoken by kashmir hindus(kashmiri pandits) where original kashmiri words are used instead of persian influenced/arabic loan words which kashmiri muslims use a lot these days in kashmiri
Hehehe Gabe be cautious, once I was also approached by a local and South Korea citizen to embrace Islam & Christianity in Srinagar, 1 local guy also gave me some Islamic books….
It's called dawah you just listen and ignore if you're not interested because force conversion is not allowed in ethics of Islam sadly the fundamentalist uses Islam as shield to do Extrimist things
@@samip3124they should mind their own business instead of inviting random people.
@@lastminuteprogrammer8511 well its ingrained in their genes what we can do if we oppose it we will be labeled as Islamaphobe by the lefts and the Islamist 😊
Many South Koreans are in India on tourist visa to spread Christianity. You can report them but obviously no one wants to get into all that while traveling. So best is to ignore.
Wow so scary no?
Srinagar in Kashmir is where some believe jesus is buried, great video Gabriel ,your well off the beaten track.
Yes, I showed the tomb in the previous video: ua-cam.com/video/rK87uo1MBsQ/v-deo.html
Imagine how much pressure Hindu pandith have been under when they didn't convert to Islam. Gabe, visit Bhatta Mazar where hundred of Kashmiri Hindus gave up liferather than converting to Islam forcefully.
Thats a myth spread by hindu fas cist. Batta mazar is called batta mazar because its a shrine where rice was eaten. Batta means rice its not bhatta.
@@gyrum310 ofcourse everything is an imagination for people who belive in aasmani kitab. Even half a million Kashmiri Hindu exodus is a myth, even today killing in the name of peaceful religion is a myth. Happy?
I'm jealous of your lifestyle lol well done I would love to do your travelling 😊
Kashmiri language is mixture of Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic because of different rules.
When I was in Srinagar 10 years ago, a woman with a hijab asked me for directions in the Kashmiri Language and I said to her, 'Metchu Na Patta' (I Don't Know) in the Kashmiri language and she went somewhere else. I was also surprised about that (a religious woman asking me as a man), as I was not born or brought up there (I'm from the UK), but my parents and ancestors are from there.
Having known many Kashmiris (Muslims) I can say they have their own ways and culture. But both Hindus n Muslims of Kashmir believe in their Kashmiriyat. I hope the Indian govt just lets them be.
@@avi2125it's so irony
@@avi2125 But terrorists wont "let them be". Government is trying to solve the problem & you are pointing finger at the government, what a joke.
@@arjuna03kashmiriyat itself is an evil joke...
Kashmir is more of Sufi Islam....different from Mid-east....
In 1990 , when jehadist kills thousand if native kashmiri pandits , not only jehadist grabe land of pandits but destroyed lots of anncient Hindu temples and now they are trying make Kashmir as ancient muslim place which is absolutely wrong becasue kashmir itself means land of rishi kashyap
Shame it is so overcast, I'm guessing this is the result of pollution, it certainly gives the entire place a gloomy, depressing vibe.
Thats what gives the feel of kashmir, the gloomy vibe.
The veiled woman in the Temple who was speaking to you personally, was probably trying to recruit you into Islam!
So what?
Wow louise you should be a detective, a superhero that saves people from islam!
In the temple? You mean mosque?
Jammu & Kashmir has to be most beautiful and diverse region in the subcontinent.minus the conflict.
The influence of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Sufism different dynastys rules be it Mughals,Afghans, Persians, Sikhs, Dogras, British amalgamated into unique culture,languages,architect in the region
Very true. Well said
Most suffered as well. Sometimes I feel diversity is a curse in itself
@@naughtypotato5243 well the suffering is due to its history of diversity i just mentioned
Not sure if they even read Quran 9:123. One of the reasons there's always conflict in such areas.
Valid point
Another awesome video, I really loved the conversations with the locals, just fascinating stuff. Too bad about the haze that day, I’m sure those views would have been spectacular!!
I wish you’d carry a paper map with you, Gabriel! In the old day, hotels often had little sketched maps with “important “ places named on them, or a local tourist office map
Yes, good idea 👍
A real American always like India's dirt places and love to roam in the risky places. Kashmir's most beautiful places are Laal Chowk and Daal lake boats...This GHABREEIL not went there...
Bro are you good? I am a kashmiri and no LAL CHOWK IS NOT THE MOST BEATIFUL PLACE IN KASHMIR! It's not even good, it's ugly, especially after the smart City project it looks odd. Dal lake is beautiful but absolutely not even close to the best looking places in Kashmir. You seem like you have never visited Kashmir, completely misinformed.
Pahalgaon, is the most Picturesque in Kashmir, reminded me of Interlaken in Alps. A great video showing mix of cultures. Great stuff.
Shankaracharya temple in srinagar holds a prime place in the history. Adi Shankaracharya debated across India with various schools of thought and then finally he was honoured with sarvajna peetha (seat of knowledge) in kashmir. That place is called as sharada peeth in Pakistan occupied kashmir. Soon after that he established the temple in srinagar which as a symbol that the honour that he received belongs to god as god pervades everyone and everything and is everything god itself. Kashmir too is named after a rishi called as kashyap rishi.
"Talking with locals in India"
"Hello, this is Mike from tech support. How may I not help you today?"
when a non believer visits mosque then likely conversation is conversion.
So interesting to see you wander around the streets of Srinigar. It's been forty years since I was there as in international traveller and the memories have certainly become a bit foggier (after all it is almost a lifetime ago) but your wanderings over several videos that I have viewed over the past couple of days have certainly triggered many memories. Fantastic!
Sorry, it is fifty years since I was wandering around there including going up to Gulmarg and staying in an old Rajah's palace but unfortunately it was raining at the time and we didn't see the magnificent mountain views of the Himalayas. How sad that was.
The one thing I remember about the hike up to top of Gulmarg there were porters at the bottom of the mountain offering to carry our backpacks up the mountain. And the porter carried two of our backpacks at the same time up that slope! Amazing strength of these porters.
Awesome. 👍
The noises from all the honking will put me in a miserable mental state.
The kashmiri language is derived from dardic family which has nuristani in Afghanistan as it's sister language. Rest all languages in India except South India and European languages have Sanskrit as it's mother language. South Indian 4 states have Dravidian script as it's origin. Most famous mosques in kashmir are built upon earlier Hindu temples like hamdani mosque is built upon earlier Kali temple.
Let me put it this way. Kashmiri is an Indo Aryan language like Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Sinhala, etc... If Hindi had a twin, it would be Urdu. If it had a far distance cousin, it would be Kashmiri. Kashmiri is not related to Persian or Afghan languages in terms of being the same family. Yes Kashmiri has many Persian loanwords, but this was due to the Muslims ruling the land, who imposed Persian as the official language. Just like English has lots of French loanwords, because of the Norman invasion of 1066 in England, but English as you may know is not part of the Romance family, which French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian are. English is part of the Germanic family.
@@dee74raz All the other languages you mentioned are derived from Sanskrit. But not Kashmiri. It and nuristani are derived from dardic. Which is interesting because kashmir was cut off from rest of Indian subcontinent for thousands of years due to its strategic location and hence could keep its unique identity alive for long and not intermix like rest.
@@ashudhar There's a debate between linguists about whether Kashmiri is a Dardic language (a family that came when the family of Sanskrit and Persian were once close relatives) or not. I've read some books from various linguists arguing about this. What it comes down to are that ancient Sanskrit and Persian were once close relatives. When the relatives moved to what is now Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, they started to separate in terms of new vocabulary arising. Kashmir as a mountainous region was settled by people who came from a family where Sanskrit and Persian were once close relatives. As mountains isolate people (they didn't have cars or aeroplanes to roam around easily), they became more isolated than the other Indo-Aryan tribes, who settled in other parts of India. And this is where linguists argue about its history.
@@vsr3777 Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telegu are all Dravidian languages, but yes Malayalam and some other Dravidian languages do have a heavy Sanskrit influence.
"Rest all languages in India except South India and European languages have Sanskrit as it's mother language." > Not true. Most of the languages from North East India and also the tribal languages in mainland India are not related to Sanskrit.
gaby i like the way you travel a lot of inspiration to me from you strong vibes always.
About the heating in rooms in Darjeeling very average hotels would give you an electric heater …and of course the big hotels are all centrally heated which I’m sore is the case there too..
The Adi Shankaracharya Temple looked so interesting…I would love to visit if there
What is interesting about your videos is you do the unconventional tours by yourself not the typically touristy places and the interactions thereof with the locals …!
Very nice
Only the weather was just so dreary because of the season …..!
I meant sure…..
@@Ugtraveleatbhappy5 You can edit your comment if you make spelling mistakes, just click the three dots on the right side of the comment to edit.
In Sanatan/Hindu we rever Gurus too. Thats why there are temples dedicated to Adi Shanakracharya.
The new ones in Kedaranath and Omkareshar are also cool
BUT Adi Shankaracharya was no ordinary Guru. He was THE guru.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos thank you 🤭🤭
@@truthteller2991 in those days apparently he walked from southern India to where Kedarnath is now…rough terrains ..altitudes and without a navigation system …
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6:01 please stay away from people like them . If you questioned anything they would tell people you committed blasphemy. And i don't have to tell what will happen next.
For me also most hate words unknown person asking religion
The person who used to write anti Islamic books was a Dutch mp from Amsterdam, Netherlands who then converted to Islam after reading the Quran.
They are trying to do “dawah” i.e. invite you to Islam. Thank god you got that on film coz if confronted, they will play victim and deny it straight away. This is what happened to Kashmiri Hindus back in early 90s.
You will embrace Islam too
@@gerry9306 I’ll rather take a leak
@@Aashu299 you're a bad man, a very bad man.
@@gerry9306why are you Muslim obsessed with converting people to your religion?
@@gerry9306i will rather jump into a river.
I'm still waiting for the deatils of of your conversation with burqa lady
He just did
@@dee74raz timestamp pls
@@CharlieChaplinVideos Oh yes you’re right. I had thought from 16:00 of the video, he mentioned about the details, but he only said that she had a conversation with him. I guess she probably wanted to convert Gabriel into Islam just like those two other Muslim men that Gabriel spoke in the mosque.
She didn't try to convert me to Islam or anything of the sort. She was just interested in who I was, where I was from and what I was doing in Kashmir and India. Unfortunately I don't remember the more specific details of the conversation, wish I had it on video. But her inquiry was very innocent with no agenda of trying to get me to do anything.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos I think, when a person study many religions rationally, it will difficult to bother him into specific one because at that time he know pros/cons of all's.
You should visit Vaishno Devi Mandir. Quite a hike, but very worth it. Nature is pretty as well.
Conversion jihad
Imagine the size of the elephants passing under those arches carrying the big guy.Glorious times.
Look! An "Imagine" comment!
You should visit the Martand Sun Temple and Sharda Temple (POK) in Kashmir along with Shankaracharya Temple, if you ever get a chance. These are the oldest temples of Kashmir before arrival of Islam in Valley.
They look amazing, I'll have to check them out next time.
Waiting for the anti-india brigade to say Gabriel was paid by Modi to travel in Kashmir and is actually a R&AW agent. 🤣🤣🤣
Hi Gabe: Interesting video on Srinagar. It's a pity the weather didn't cooperate. By the way, that sign referred to the 61st Battalion of the CRPF. They were calling themselves mighty one, sixty one".
Love your content. Ever consider - for safety reasons - to claim your Canadian citizenship vs. US? I ask, since you said in the video about claiming to work at a hotel (which you obviously have)…✌️
Yes, when I visited Iraq I said that I was Canadian. But usually I prefer to just go with the more accurate truth.
Thank you, Gabriel. Stay safe, and Happy Thanksgiving!
Enjoying your videos on Kashmir. Will be traveling there in March 2024. Thanks for all the information Gabriel.
Wow, nice mosque. Like you said Jama Masjid Mosque is quite different.
A bit funny that you were asked to turn off your phone and then the phone of one of the guys started to make noise 🙂
Interesting place for sure !
4:22 Muslim - Which religion you follow?
23:56 Hindu - are you a youtuber?
Sorry to hurt anyone, but the contrast
I think because Gabriel was in a mosque and those men were curious about what religion this foreigner was. Whereas at Shankarcharya he was not in the temple. He was well outside of it.
I did go inside the Shankaracharya temple, but it wasn't allowed to film inside. It was very small, I talked a little about it in the video.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Yes I know you were in the temple, but what I meant was that the video at 23:56 which world1061 mentioned in the comment was where you were outside the temple talking to the guy from Varanasi, and his 4:22 video reference which he mentioned was where you were talking to two men inside a mosque.
@@dee74raz Gotcha. 👍
U ask some one what u value more
Hey lovely! Im finally back in range. So much has gone down. Scary stuff. I was also very sick, twice. Forests and remote wilderness are off the cards for me for now. My god. Adventures that could be a movie. 20 min in, excellent video! You always handle yourself very well and respectfully, of course. I'll write soon 🪃
Wow, sounds crazy. Glad to hear you're okay.
Interested to know what the air quality is there Gabe, it sure looks like a haze
Yes, looks like a haze... Makes the whole place look very dull 😏
Kashmir dominated by muslims❤
Almost kashmiri belongs to Kashmir, have 1000 years history
We love ❤❤❤❤❤❤ISLAM ❤❤❤❤❤❤ peace and paradise ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Sunday market is a weekly flea market where you get clothes and other items at very cheap prices. It starts from TRC, tourist reception centre and ends at polo view market.
Sounded more like an interrogation and quite intimidating, well able for them Gabriel you know your stuff
Definitely interesting architecture, reminds me of Eastern European, Nepal. Google Wooden Churches of Romania and you'll see what I mean.
That temple Bell has the perfect ring, vibrations.
The architecture is of Hindu-Buddhist origin. The Muslim guy on the video does not know what he is talking about. He even said the Mughals constructed the Jummah Masjid, which is false, because the Jummah Masjid was built in the 15th century before the Mughals invaded Kashmir.
@@dee74razMuslims misleading, never. It's simply not possible. Nothing worst then people forcing their religion on someone.
You should visited great lakes of kashmir, it's an epic journey, which takes 4-5 days n its awesome natural beauty, hope u do it some day
I think You should Rent a bike.😃
Too risky, especially the way people drive there 😦
Yes! Gabe is the walking Jedi Master. Another Star Wars movie! 🍺👍🥓🇨🇦😎Thxs Gabe ur Rock!
Hi Gabriel, well religion isn't a terrible thing unless you're an extremist or fanatical then it can become a problem. I look at religion as a form of discipline just adhering to the rules to live by. Many of these teachings are past life lessons the problem with religion is it doesn't consider modern changes that don't always accommodate changes in our society and often cause conflict it's often conflict with behavioral changes because of our modern lifestyle. Technology has created a major problem with religion, creating a world of disinformation as well as more knowledge about past misgivings and our acceptable horrific history.
Funny how here in a large European City I can go a whole day without hearing a single car horn :)
Sounds good to me. Which city?
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Zurich, great. Stay warm.
@@vsr3777did you really get offended that much from this comment lol
@@vsr3777 Very true,same happens here in california
People from outside India dont realize that government has a hard time in collecting tax and your figure is correct. Although in recent times it has been increasing.
About Honking- my view is that it is "the way" of vehicle-to-vehicle (v2v) communication [which is nextgen interconnected vehicle being developed :) ]
. So you can call honking in India a precursor to v2v!
In reality, a country where infrastructure is so bad, the only genuine way people have come up to avoid accidents is honking and it is used to warn
not only vehicles but cows etc and Indian cows are well versed in understanding v2v technology !
Even Kashmiri is not spoken throughout the whole of Kashmir. I'm told the Kashmiri spoken in Srinagar comes closest to the original Kashmiri language. In South Kashmir people also speak Kashmiri, though many words there have a different meaning. In North Kashmir people don't speak Kashmiri, in towns like Kupwara and Baramulla; there people often speak local languages. The language that nearly everyone speaks in Kashmir is Urdu, but there are many local languages spoken in Kashmir due to different ancestry-ethnicity, like Gujjar, Bakkarwal (languages of Kashmiri Nomads), Dogra, Punjabi, Balochi. I'm not completely sure about the origin of Kashmiri language, but I believe it's a mix. At the Language Institute in Srinagar I was told Kashmiri has same roots as Chinese (what explains the difficulty of the language), however not everyone agrees with that. Kashmiri Pandits used to be the holders of the language (they were the scholars), yet they speak it in a different way than the Kashmiri Muslims. What I see myself of the language is that Kashmiri mix in their language many words that don't originate from Kashmiri, but from English, Urdu, Pashtu, Farsi and more. Even Kashmiri are not always aware of this. When I use my little little Kashmiri, I mix in Urdu-Hindi and the Kashmiri in Srinagar than understand me effortlessly, but not in Kupwara and Baramulla.
Kashmiri shina balti similarities to Pashto and have mixture of Arabic, Persian, Portuguese, sanskriti, and etc etc etc
When someone asks you which religion do you fallow tell him/her that you fallow DENIA ILLAHI. DENIA Illahi was the religion started by great Mogal Emperor AKBAR THE GREAT who asked religious scholar of all religions in his court to pen down good things of his religion and compiled them into a book.( Sort of Ten Commandments)
Free Kashmir ❤
According to historian Dr Shamsuddin, Munshi Muhammad Foaq an old historian had himself visited this "shankaracharya" but he found Arabic verses inscribed there on 4 sides of a stone. He concludes it was a Mosque there.❤
8:33 local are speaking just non sense . Sorry it has nothing to do with colonial Mughals . It was built way before Mughal invaded Kashmir 😂
You make a documentary or video about Kashmir but you can't even pronounce Kashmir, then why are you making this documentary???
I can feel elephant riding higher into the mountains changing to mules changing to camels then horses ! Higher mountain over and over endless mountains 🏔️
Good tour. Unfortunately that haze is ongoing and didn't allow tourists to have beautiful views of the mountains.
Yep, the haze was persistent the whole time I was there. It's always a gamble with the weather in the Himalayas.
This architecture of jama masjid was taken from china during rinchan reign who was budhist and converted to islam. Then it was reconstructed by sikander from shah Dynasty. It was not made by mighals
Very nice conversation about religion with these two young guys! If only everyone would handle their differences like that!
Air quality looks bad...is it dust? smoke? industrial pollution?
Its fog in winter days. Not much industry there high up in the mountains
19:03 i would like to correct you there, kashmir was muslim majority way before the mughals.
I am also no believe religion now but not a atheist still and always believe god I was born in a Muslim family India Kerala
Agnostic
U believe in God/ some supreme energy but don't wish to associate with a religion
@@naughtypotato5243 yes
@@firoskhan4804cool..!... agnostic /seeker/spiritual
During my service in the soviet army I met a soldier, born in Tadgikistan, who work as interpriter of intercepted talks of Iranian pilots. He named the language as Farci.
Correct.
Bestest journey to India so far, Gabriel. Ive thoroughly enjoyed every video. A brilliant testament to your documentary style of filming. It has opened my eyes to another world 🌟👋⭐😊
Also Gab u look like Jesus urself! You are god of travelling! Be safe! Have fun! Much love, respect n regards from Mumbai India. ❤😂😂😂🎉😊😊😊
I’m a huge fan of Gabe, but the historical Jesus would not have been blonde/blue eyed.
@@kc4276 Doesnt matter what Jesus wud ve looked like. Just follow his teachings if u want! Lets not talk crap!
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Best not to say you are atheist when in a muslim place. The Quran doesn’t look kindly on atheism…