A Tour of SRINAGAR, INDIA | Capital of Jammu & Kashmir

A tour of Srinagar, the largest city in Kashmir and the summer capital of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. You can watch Part 2 here: • Inside Kashmir, India ...
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[@JimmyJhonny]

Kashmir is the world's most militarized zone. More than half of India's military is in Kashmir so no suprise you see them everywhere

[@humanityismyreligion8149]

Yes they protect Kashmiri people from Islamic terrorists from Pakistan and some of terrorists are from Kashmir too because they want Islamic sharia in Kashmir But Indian Army are doing good work in Kashmir Salute to Indian Army ❤

[@Conquerorsigma]

​@@humanityismyreligion8149and you are from?

[@stopsatmikey]

​@@humanityismyreligion8149hahaha. yk the reason why kashmiri are so violent towards india? research before talking absolute bs

[@indsingh3953]

Do you have any idea of Indian military size and size of India u talking about half in Kashmir what rest of India get another half 😂

[@HashiramaSenyu]

​@@humanityismyreligion8149 are you actually deluded or acting like one?

[@Zubbvlgs]

love that u always give refrence of history when talking about kashmir ... thnks :)

[@BlueSkies360]

Strolling through the streets with you is an engaging experience, but could you also pan the camera to capture what they are selling, local fruit, handicrafts, souvenirs, menus? As a tourist, I navigate through the vibrant streets with a keen interest, not merely focusing on the path ahead, but also swiveling my head to capture the exquisite details that surround me.

[@istical3stan220]

Too busy being in his mind and talking

[@parulsinha3092]

​@@istical3stan220no, I think he has already seen too much of it so doesn't find it interesting anymore.. Other youtubers do that, they cover shops etc.

[@jampuppy]

Around 9:00 I was struck by the view with the cool skyline in the mist. Then broke out laughing as you came into the main square and cars and motorcycles and pedestrians were in complete chaos, horns beeping everywhere, colors bursting out of the grey, but you just kept moving and talking like it’s nothing. Got a good giggle from that. Cool shot of the birds flying overhead. Loving the mystery.

[@pleasantjourneys]

"Now that you're awake, don't go back to sleep." Molana Rumi

[@olivermasih2587]

On a wet November night in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, I am looking forward to seeing bright colours and beautiful people on your travels in Kashmir . Food looks delicious and amazing. The sounds for prayers in the background. Keep safe and I look forward to the next episode. Peace ✌🏾

[@saraberisha6773]

Yeah very bright colors, where the structures have the same colors as the dirty "asphalt"

[@olivermasih2587]

@@saraberisha6773 . These buildings and these people live life on Top of The World 🌍 on the Himalayas Mountain Range. Where life has hardly changed over time 🕰️. Gabriel shows you places where Hinduism 🕉️ & Buddhism if I not mistaken Sikhism . These sites are spiritual and have religious roots for all the religions I mentioned. Spiritual healing with yoga all have beginnings around the Himalayas. If see this through those eyes 👀 it may help you . Peace ✌🏾

[@kk7420]

​@@saraberisha6773the way he says cash-meer 😂😂 as a native kashmiri, whites are hilarious.

[@saraberisha6773]

@@kk7420 😂😂

[@kk7420]

@@saraberisha6773 is that how whites say it?

[@chrisbrown8748]

Talk about getting exactly what you wanted when clicking on the KZbin app🙌🏽. I love it when I’m thinking of a specific KZbin content creator and when I click on the app that person just released a new video.

[@azdbuk]

Wild how localized "vibes" are. This place can be warm and chill, that place can be cold and fast, another place can seem like it is on tension....I miss travel.

[@sunnygillstar8661]

amazing work

[@michellesteinbeiss-bryan7366]

Interesting video. Very different feeling and vibes. It looks very cold there!

[@kk7420]

stop saying cash-meer you whites. that's like me saying "jeer-mooga-neye" instead of how its actually supposed to be pronounced. dont be surprised if you get weird looks from the natives if youd like to say it like that....

[@sandeepar6342]

1921 census : Karachi - 52% Hindu Hyderabad - 62 % Hindu Lahore - 40 % Hindu + Sikh , Rawalpindi - 35 % Hindu + 17% Sikh Sialkot 32 % Hindu + Sikh Multan - 43 % Hindu Peshawar - 20 % Hindu Abbotabad - 54 % Hindu

[@raul835]

Voluntarily left for India after partition. In all honesty Pakistan creation was the correct solution. Imagine living under the horrors of Hindutva India.. no thanks.

[@HashiramaSenyu]

Source : WhatsApp university of Nalanda 😂

[@israel_started_it_ALL_in_1947]

Kashmir is quite the place. Thanks Gabe.

[@DeputyDog-mh1yo]

We must thank you too, for your delusions

[@Rares.E]

Thank you!

[@user-nn3md4yr2c]

Must be super cold there at this time of the year

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

It's a wet cold that seeps into your bones. Wrapped in a blanket in my room trying to stay warm while editing the next video.

[@zuthmani9955]

​@@GabrielTravelerVideosIn Kashmiri we have a saying 'teer åêdjen àxen' which exactly means what you said about the cold seeping into your bones!

[@vikasjogi6108]

The winter gloom makes me nostalgic. The Sun rarely comes out for months. You might want to show people the kangris or portable fire pots ,the locals use to keep warm. It does look overbuilt and overconstructed compared to the 80ies

[@nickbabes1678]

Maybe you go to Amarnath temple near Srinagar it's also an opportunity to hike

[@TravelingEddie]

Thanks 🙏🏻 Gabe. You're a true traveler. Enjoying the world on your terms 😎.

[@azy78]

Hi, very interesting clip for me as my mum was born in Srinagar but left when she was 1 yr old due to the 1947 separation. Noone in my family has ever been back and I do want to visit it.

[@basharatmir4025]

Please let me know from where actually are u from Kashmir. I'm from Kashmir

[@hikerliz]

It’s interesting that the shop signs are in English.

[@TheSubham8995]

Heyoo its gabe!!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Howdy.

[@ErvuJukl]

First 🥇

[@CharlieChaplinVideos]

Please do another fresh video. Is it safe to travel to Kashmir. Many would benefit as KZbin algorithm won’t show your 10 year old video in search results.

[@dee74raz]

Yes it’s generally safe in the tourist areas of Kashmir.

[@sourav3392]

India is one of the oldest Civilization in the world and Kashmir was always part of it. Pakistan was created by splitting India into pieces by creating tension between communites by playing divide and rule. before the British left they made their faithful Nehru in charge of india. while going away British gave India's 562 princely states option to be with either India or Pakistan or be independent country. when king of Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh wanted to join India he was thrice denied by Nehru. then Pakistan attacked Kashmir and king looked at India again. this time the paper was signed by British Mountbatten, then Governor General of India meaning now India can defend its land from Pakistan resulting in India Pakistan war of 1947. British had their influences in the war because at that time India Pakistan were not fully independent as they had Dominion status with British royalty being head of their states and Nehru being their faithful. by the time Indian Army entered Kashmir Pakistan already taken lot of it. but Indian Army started reclaiming Kashmir. Indian Army was about to take all of Kashmir. then Nehru stopped the war from Indian side on January 1st 1949 went to United Nation for solution. UN then came up with resolution which was dismissed by both the countries. based on there land taken by India and Pakistan UN drew the border between them. in 1959 China entered Ladakh build Roads Infra and took control of the highest mountains there all under Nehru's watch. then in 1962 China invaded Ladakh officially and took a major portion of it. basically Nehru gifted it to China like gilgit baltistan and Azad Kashmir were given to Pakistan.

[@DeputyDog-mh1yo]

Please stop promoting a lie.

[@dee74raz]

That is very true Sourav

[@pepper2240]

Kashmir was a country in itself and even had it's own flag.some time later it was ruled by afgans.Later it got divided into by india, Pakistan and china

[@dee74raz]

@@pepper2240 Never was. It was always part of empires.

[@bellabrieeee]

Kashmir has historically been a separate entity than mainland India and Pakistan.

[@sharoz6300]

Hey Gabb hello from kashmir. Pahelgam and Gulmarg is a must in kashmir.

[@devilraw9331]

it’s not srinagar ,india…..it’s srinagar, kashmir

[@kuwimaker8782]

Welcome to India bro

[@Dr.Mzungu]

In all my travels, I have learned that it's the people that make the deatination. Unhappy people with their negative energy will drain the place no matter how great it maybe. Example of this is the Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, Egypt. Try and see if you can enjoy the place with the rude, aggressive touts chasing you. My experience in Srinagar was not great, I found most people to be cold, aggressive and unhappy. I found the touts to be very cheeky and aggressive. It was a miserable experience, so much so that I cut my trip short. Leh on the other hand was far more relaxed.

[@monsieurbono]

I haven't noticed it so much in this video, but it is much the same when I cross the border to Mexico to visit the dentist. Hard to even look at things for sale without being handed something. Many people are friendly and speak better English, but just the disparity I suppose and the cost of living so much lower that a dollar goes much farther. But it is hard to enjoy a place, like once we went to a beach outside Mazatlan and there were people selling necklaces and jewelry for very cheap and after being pestered so many times you of course leave with 5 necklaces you did not intend to buy. It was kind of like when Gabriel was on the boat to the park in Srinagar. Looks like a beautiful area that has become neglected and derelict.

[@martinhollings]

Why not take a look in the mirror Mzungu - maybe the problem is you and not the people around you.

[@cuckoonut1208]

Damn! Srinagar looks rough!

[@Venus_19786]

Why so cloudy? Not even real winter yet.

[@marvinsalamero9111]

Thank u Sir Gabe for your wonderful Walk around tour video In Sinagar, Kashmir, India Stay safe and Godbless from the Philippines 🇵🇭🙏🙂♥️

[@diveshtomar9044]

It's not army it's CRPF central reserved police force

[@dee74raz]

That’s correct

[@SK-xw4gu]

They may be "reserved" but are actually the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

[@basharatmir4025]

In cities u will find CRPF and in villages you see Indian Army every here and there

[@diveshtomar9044]

@@basharatmir4025 mulla pandat ku juth bole h

[@pasqualeabarno]

👍👍👍

[@FakeNews_Ignored]

Gabe, visiting so many remote areas, do you feel any safety concerns? Thanks for all these far away videos.

[@Dr.Mzungu]

Safety is a false illusion, anything can happen at anytime, anywhere. He lives his life without such fear. That's called LIVING! Most of us are just passing time.

[@dee74raz]

@@Dr.Mzungu I like that philosophy 😊

[@adityajoies]

Not if you use common sense and knowledge of the conflicts. Kashmir is safe for Indians, Americans and tourists in general because it helps their economy. If you are Indian and go to Afghanistan you will be welcomed with open arms, even get invited by Taliban for a Chai. But if you roam as an American there are chances you might get your head chopped off and they'll blame ISIS or some sh!t.

[@stop_and_smell_the_roses]

​@adityajoies Tourist cities and areas of the world mostly know that they have to behave a certain way if they want to keep the income from tourist money. Everybody depending on tourist money have to deal with the tourist game. But Afghan is wrong to blame an American tourist for that countries governmental choices. Ask what their alignment is before decapitation. I despise Trudeau Canada government. Many people know what scams the governments are doing. As a person living in Canada I apologize on behalf of Canada idiots and politicians. 😂 Our world is a strange place. May we not lose our heads for insane world leader corruption.

[@saraberisha6773]

​@@Dr.Mzunguits not a false illusion. Do you think the same work place accidents happen in Norway as frequently as they do in China? Sure, anything can happen anywhere, but dont be naive and ignorant to facts, please.

[@dalebuckley6073]

The street isn't full of garbage , nice to see

[@drb434]

This is not the case there is renovation going on around here. Construction of smart city

[@debabanerjee9131]

WOW very interesting information about the relationship between Islam and Christianity....of course subject to debate and controversy...

[@peteck007]

13:08 hahah quite a story and encounter

[@cameronriddle2807]

I am from kashmir. I hope u like it. I hope u will come again☺

[@t.i.m.e2994]

There are minimum 30 hydro electric power projects in Jammu and Kashmir (kashmir) but all are under centre or India Kashmir face Curtailment approximately 14 Hours out of 24 Hours per day and night. Moreover Fees or Bill hike every year Unemployment Inflation Crime Rate Frustration Depression Food stores.... Water Bills Taxes And much More Increasing day by day

[@charlottethien3749]

Gabriel, Kind of tough to navigate with no internet service on your phone ! Kind of interesting how the man was so quick to tell you the information was wrong about the shrine you were search for . Kind of thought provoking why the Koran mentions it , but that man was declaring it bad information . For sure the synoptic gospels don’t mention any of this . I have not heard of the 18 missing years either . See you on the next of the series .

[@anirbanchatterjee2682]

Internet is available but you will have to take a separate SIM card in kashmir. It seems Gabriel is not aware of it.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes, a separate sim card would be required, but no big deal for just a few days. The eighteen lost years of Jesus refers to the time from his childhood, which is documented up to the age of twelve, until he was thirty when he begins his teachings around Israel. There's no record of where he was during those eighteen years from twelve to thirty.

[@ItsSurfingTime]

I noticed a lot of the signs are in English.

[@licuta7376]

❤👍❤️

[@andrewpetrie5395]

hi gabe.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Hey there. ✌️

[@gk9257]

According to the scrolls, Jesus abandoned Jerusalem at the age of 13 and set out towards Sindh, “intending to improve and perfect himself in the divine understanding and to studying the laws of the great Buddha”. He crossed Punjab and reached Puri Jagannath where he studied the Vedas under Brahmin priests.

[@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763]

Nonsense

[@kk7420]

leave your christianity in europe. we kashmiris dont want more problems

[@helican970]

​@@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763jesus was a jatt.

[@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763]

@@helican970 👎

[@arifganai25]

Jesus phb was a Muslim brother..

[@trevorleat8906]

Gabe, the streets, the shops and restaurants of Srinagar and the clothing people are wearing, particularly the women, seem to lack the colour and vibrancy found in other parts of India. From your experiences there so far, have you found this to be the case?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes, it's because it's a Muslim region instead of Hindu. The Hindu Indians, especially the women wear very colorful clothing. That isn't the case to the same extent in Muslim cultures, although it depends on a lot of factors such as the country, region and particular local culture.

[@trevorleat8906]

Ah yes, thanks Gabe, .that was my thinking, along with it being chilly and folk are wrapped up in coats. Not many westerners about as you say. Ive noticed this in most of your vlogs of this Indian visit....maybe early in the season or just harder times 🤔

[@parulsinha3092]

Muslim women also wear very colourful clothes, makeup, accessories, etc under their burka 😂 Sometimes it's so bright, you need sunglasses to look at them. 😂 In India that is, I don't know about other places.

[@Kashmirimuslimakhi]

kashmir is different from india, we dont belong to india neither wanted it ever

[@zuthmani9955]

Kashmir is culturally very different from the North Indian plains. The geography , the climate and culture is not suited to what you will experience in other parts of India. Moreover, kashmir is much colder than the rest of India so people usually wear a lot of clothing layers and most of them wear a traditional cloth called 'Pheran' in winters to cover ourselves which are usually darker in color.

[@mihir1405]

king of Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh joined India in 1947 without any condition. but suddenly in 1949 India supreme leader Nehru created article 370 which gave Jammu and Kashmir its autonomy. it meant Jammu and Kashmir had its own flag, own national anthem, own constitution completely different from India. basically Nehru made Kashmiris feel separated from India. so it was easy for Pakistani terrorists to enter Jammu and Kashmir catch the poor youth and brainwash them into terrorism. in 2019 Indian government abolished article 370 and integrated into India. not long after that Covid19 lockdown happened. but in 2022 and 2023 on Independence Day India's flag in every house and Indian national anthem while played at every corner in Jammu and Kashmir. now Kashmir is going at Rapid rate. some big developments are coming up.

[@Yanuaradil]

much cleaner than most places in india

[@knowledgedesk1653]

Lol my town has much better living condition than Srinagar. Looks very unorganized

[@janeldunn65]

What a world ❤

[@dee74raz]

What a wonderful world as Louis Armstrong used to sing about 😉

[@ageoflove1980]

Its funny that even from watching this after all the other India content, you can immediatly sense something is up. Just how drab everything looks, not the people's fault but the place obviously lacks investment. Plus how the people themselves behave, much more introvert, much more aware, or should I say suspicious of their surroundings. When you have lived in cities all your life you develop this sort of 6th sense and that telling me here this is the first place from these series I probably want to avoid walking alone at night in. Not blaming anyone, the political situation makes things very complicated, and as always, the regular people in the area end up holding the bag, so to speak. So I hope any conflict that still is there will resolve itself and that some outside investment will come in and give the place a bit of a boost.

[@Dr.Mzungu]

Only positive energy from the people will attract investments. UAE had pledged to develop Srinagar, let's see. Lots of promises are also broken.

[@dee74raz]

@@Dr.Mzungu We will have to see. Don’t forget Kashmir is a bit more stable than before. There are no stone throwers or strikes that cripple the local economy nowadays.

[@devurandom2019]

I would have more fear walking in poverty locations of the USA like Los Angeles, or Chicago, than walking in Srinagar.

[@ageoflove1980]

@@devurandom2019 Absolutely. One of the scariest things ive ever done in my life was buying a bottle of wine in a liquor store somewhere in the Bronx. From the dodgy guys hanging around outside, to the whole store walled off by bullitproof glass. It was just unreal. However, what I tried to explain in my original post is that the "vibe" in this area seems completely different from any of the other places so far in Gabriels India trip. You just hardly see any happy people, people enjoying themselves or whatever. That sort of typical happy chaotic bustle that India is known for is just missing and the images are just a bit... eerie I guess? And havent looked into it but you can just sense that this is probably not the wealthiest part of the country, besides politically complicated I mean.

[@Tourrorist]

Imagine they spent time cleaning up the city instead of praying all day long

[@joydeeproy1580]

Hey Gabe, J and K are now two different union territories not a single one. For example Washington DC is not a state.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Correct, I explained that at the beginning of the video.

[@xyz344]

J and K is one union territory. Not two . 8 UTs of India 1.J and K 2. Ladakh 3.Delhi 4.chandigarh 5.andaman and nicobar 6.lakshadweep 7.puduchhery 8.diu, Daman, dadra nagar haveli.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

@@xyz344 Thanks for the info. I think he meant that the previous state of Jammu and Kashmir, which used to include Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh is now two separate union territories: Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

[@joydeeproy1580]

thanks for the correction. it is indeed one union territory not two and Gabe was correct. Google sometimes gives wrong information

[@DaltonMirklestein]

Washington DC is a bad example

[@monKeman495]

i insist you to head towards ladakh much too see nothing like this

[@JaKi052]

Interestingly countries have banned call to prayer on loud speakers. Noise pollution, inconvenience and the fact that others who do not particpate shouldnt have to be disturbed. Those who are interested in attending can do so as they please. Not very inclusive when the call to prayer includes that there is only one god and he has only one messenger...

[@Dr.Mzungu]

Imposing

[@dee74raz]

@@Dr.Mzungu That is true

[@basharatmir4025]

Watching it from indian occupied Kashmir

[@spitfirered]

❤❤💯💯👍👍

[@goku9401]

Historically speaking Jammu and Kashmir has always been a part of land called "BHARAT" that is India. The name Kashnir itself comes from a saint named Kashyap. In 16th and 17th century there was a wave of islamisation in Kashmir both through Sufi saints and swords. During the partition the king of Kashmir was a Hindu while the population was largely muslim while still having a large Hindu population. During partition the king decided to stay neutral and didnt join any sides. In 1947 Pakistan army attacked Indian borders forcing Kashmir to join them since it was majority muslim dominated, but Maharaja of Kashmir hesitated and asked Indian side for help, Indian side agreed to help on an agreement that Kashmir will join Indian side. That time Kashmir was formally a part of India. India didnt mind if the majority was Hindu or muslim because it didnt matter to us since we werent formed on religious basis but pakistan was, so we werent entitled to listen to pakistans plea.

[@amreshyadav2758]

Thats your version...

[@peteck007]

Aram se bhai itna bada kaun padhega

[@goku9401]

@@peteck007 koi ek point of view maane ya na maane lekin dusronka pov padhna to chahiye, agar agree nahi karte to debate karo, lekin ek dusre ko disrespect karke bhagne me koi coolness nahi hai.

[@goku9401]

@@amreshyadav2758 the only version I believe to be true, along with 1.4b people. Except very few.

[@amreshyadav2758]

@@goku9401 1.4 billion mei kitne zero hote hai?

[@mirzagoralija4492]

😊😊😊❤🇧🇦🇧🇦🇧🇦

[@Truefact11198]

This is not polution this is fogg dur to winter

[@idarudar]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@alok87]

I used to watch his videos when he used to cover food, prices which is important for budgeting and actually seemed to get a sensory overload when he traveled to new places...now he seems burnt out, a bit disengaged, scatterbrained and just walks around without truly immersing us in the food and culture of the places...I think Kurt Caz is the best right now

[@ivysprieto6058]

What a crazy world 🌎 all made up of beliefs and perceptions 😁

[@vividvoid.]

Just like you have!

[@eigenaltan826]

Kashmir@"Paradise on earth❤

[@UVF79]

😃✌🏻❤

[@sayanchx]

When you mention history please do you research properly, even the UN recognized that Pakistan invaded the kingdom of J&K even before the then ruler decided to join India...

[@JAPAN4K]

Wonderful video my friend. I'm your fan＋👍🔔

[@manishjaiswal12344]

You should talk to local and they are verybfriendly

[@peteck007]

Looks like a lot there don't speak English unlike other parts of India where you'd find people who speaks English, or maybe they are just wary of people in general

[@timechanges4976]

What is roza bal i don't know I live in srinagar.. But what is roza bal

[@ali-ld4xj]

near habakadal bridge

[@moonshine5576]

India's economy has crossed 4 trillion US dollars on the way to become 4th biggest economy in near future.

[@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763]

Yes, most of us also watch the news too. Do you have other revelations for us?

[@dee74raz]

They call Kashmir the land of sufis because there are so many Sufi muslim shrines there. One of them called the Hazratbal shrine which is in Srinagar contains the Islamic prophet Muhammad’s hair. It’s usually displayed to the worshippers on certain religious days. It’s not like the hair is kept in a museum or something like that.

[@dee74raz]

From Wikipedia: The shrine contains strands of what is believed by many Muslims to be the hair of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The relic was first brought to Kashmir by Syed Abdullah Madani, a purported descendant of Muhammad who left Medina (in present-day Saudi Arabia) and settled in the South Indian city of Bijapur in 1635, at a time when the Islamic Mughal Empire was rapidly expanding across India. Following Abdullah's death, his son Syed Hameed inherited the relic. The region was conquered by the Mughals shortly afterwards, and Hameed was stripped of his family estates. Finding himself unable to care for the relic, he passed it to Khwaja Nur-ud-Din Eshai, a wealthy Kashmiri businessman. However, when the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was informed of the holy relic's existence and transfer, he had it seized and sent to the shrine of Sufi mystic Mu'in al-Din Chishti in Ajmer, and imprisoned Eshai in Delhi. After nine days Aurangzeb had a dream of Muhammad with four caliphs: Abu Bakr, Umar, Usman and Ali. In the dream, Muhammad ordered him to send the hair to Kashmir from Ajmer. Then Aurangzeb returned the holy relic to Eshai and allow him to take it to Kashmir. However, Eshai had already died while imprisoned. By 1700, the relic had been transported to Kashmir, along with the body of Eshai. There, Inayat Begum, the daughter of Eshai, became the custodian of the relic and established the Hazratbal Shrine. Since then, her male descendants have been caretakers of the relic at the mosque. Begum's male descendants belong to what is known as the Banday family. As of 2019, three main members care for the holy relic: Manzoor Ahmad Banday, Ishaq Banday and Mohiuddin Banday. The relic is displayed for public view only on special Islamic occasions, such as the birthdays of Muhammad and his four main companions.

[@ashudhar]

It was a former pleasure house i.e. randi khana, which was later turned into this mosque 😊

[@dee74raz]

@@ashudhar No world wars please 🙏🏽

[@dee74raz]

@@vsr3777 Blame Pakistan, after all they train Islamic terrorists

[@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763]

​@@dee74razIndian terrorists in Canada

[@JaKi052]

There were far more than 2.5% Hindu population here, can you share what happened to them?

[@dee74raz]

Largely ethnic cleansed by Islamic terrorist groups

[@waseemrizvi8531]

Sirinager is so dirty road are broken rain water still mudda Iam sorry to ignorance😢😢😮

[@galacticconqueror926]

👏👏 Gab have you travelled to Indian islands? Andman Nicobar

[@dee74raz]

He hasn’t been there

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes, I visited the Andaman islands in 2006, before I was making videos.

[@galacticconqueror926]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Would be interesting to go back there after Leh as Andman best time to visit is this nov-march period, maybe you’ll get some memories back of 2006 🙌

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I agree, I've wanted to go back and make videos there.

[@dee74raz]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Hopefully you won’t visit North Sentinel Island 🏝 😋

[@chamilravindatennekoon8]

If they start making cars without horns the Indians would stop buying them I guess.

[@marlenemcmillan8891]

I've had enough lol😅

[@bhyomkeshbakshika5938]

This is such a small area , a few kilometres atmost and the local people have nothing to do with the tension between the countries yet have suffered immense hardship which the seems unending so hopefully things will look up and violence will stop in that area so that noone suffers and people can get on with their daily lives peacefully because maybe irs noone' s fault but the person who suffers the most on the street feels the pain ......

[@digustrail]

I am confused: Geographically Pakistan and former East Pakistan or, Bangladesh are located in different regions but how come Bangladesh was East Pakistan 🤔

[@dee74raz]

Bangladesh 🇧🇩 before 1971 was part of Pakistan 🇵🇰 and before 1947 was part of India 🇮🇳. Pakistan and Bangladesh were all parts of India before 1947 when the British ruled the land.

[@asimsarkar9007]

You are a real Gandoo

[@DeputyDog-mh1yo]

​@@dee74razyou drink too much daru. Crazy man

[@Dr.Mzungu]

Muslim dominated so it aligned with Pakistan.

[@techs1211]

partition was done by the British strategically. West Pakistan was the route through which India did trade with Arab countries for thousands of years, East Pakistan was the route through which India did trade with South East Asian countries for thousands of years. by cutting of both the places from India they cut off India ancient trade routes. because of that for 30 years after independence India hardly did trade with rest of the world.

[@user-mx1gh3mn3w]

It is not a mystery to Christians. Why no pavements, people and animals in road! Awful no stop horns/ beeping?

[@DaltonMirklestein]

No one is asking you to go. Stay away!

[@junefirst500]

Maybe the Story of Jesus Burial is, Jesus Disciple Thomas was in India. 2000 years ago St. Thomas Student may have been taught & Buried in Srinagar, Kashmir!

[@dee74raz]

All this story about Jesus buried in Kashmir doesn’t make sense. First 2000 years ago, Kashmir Valley was a Hindu majority region where the religions of Islam and Christianity did not exist in that region and also Kashmir did not bury people when they were dead 2000 years ago. They cremated dead people according to Hindu customs. Islam only came to Kashmir in the 14th century. Jesus coming to Kashmir is equivalent to an Eskimo arriving in New Zealand before the Europeans.

[@DeputyDog-mh1yo]

​@@dee74raznonsense

[@peteck007]

​@@dee74raz maybe some of the disciples closest to him been there. Also India was amongst the old world they probably sent some people to spread the message

[@ArtofPapierMachie]

Kashmir 🍁 my mother land

[@ali-ld4xj]

about 80 percent kashmiris are dark 15 percent are mixed 5 percent are white

[@ArtofPapierMachie]

@@ali-ld4xj hahaha are you joking 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

[@ali-ld4xj]

@@ArtofPapierMachie so please tell correct numbers

[@ali-ld4xj]

@@ArtofPapierMachie 80 percent of kashmiris are dark

[@ArtofPapierMachie]

@@ali-ld4xj Google it or come and visit Kashmir then you will see at your own

[@nasalam189]

#FREE KASHMIR

[@Peggy-Kay]

This was such a dismal place. No one looked happy. Very sad.

[@ErvuJukl]

Peg, ru happy?

[@ahvidaneidavirgilluminous8754]

Indian girl went there didn’t look so grand, maybe she didn’t cherry pick the marketable stuff

[@digustrail]

Bro only Missionaries came to India to convert in Christianity in India. Jeasus did not.

[@kroychoudhury]

@sarmasaalia you have limited knowledge. Thomas the Apostle introduced Christianity in India in 52 AD much before Europe.😂

[@peteck007]

The one you are talking about had been recent practices, but India had been quite a known country a lot back then as well so it's not a new thing

[@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763]

​@@kroychoudhuryand how exactly did it help?

[@ajayn7544]

This city looks so underdeveloped compared to many other cities of india especially from south India.i guess years of unrest made it so backward

[@happy13singh93]

Dude, you should go through the real story before commenting on such topics. The Indian subcontinent was 100 % Hindu population before the Islamic invasion started in the inland of the Indian subcontinent in the 7th century when the Arabs conquered Sindh and later arrived in Punjab and North India in the 12th century via the Ghaznavids and Ghurids conquest and has since become a part of India's religious and cultural heritage. During the 8th century, the Kingdom of Kashmir was subjected to several attacks aimed at its conquest. Several attempts to conquer Kashmir were made by the Arabs who had established themselves in Sindh (711-13 C.E), under the leadership of Muhammad bin Qasim. But Muhammad bin Qasim was recalled by the Umayyad Caliph to Damascus, thus averting the possible invasion. In the reign of Caliph Hisham (724-43 C.E), the Arabs again marched towards Kashmir under the leadership of the ambitious and energetic leadership of Governor Junaid. Lalitaditya Muktapida (724-60 CE), the Raja (ruler) of Kashmir, defeated Junaid and overran his kingdom. However, this victory was not decisive as further attempts to invade were made by the Arabs, but Lalitaditya was able to stem the tide of these advances. A last attempt at the invasion of the Kashmir Kingdom was made by Hisham ibn 'Amr al-Taghlibi, the Governor of Sindh, appointed by Caliph Mansur (754-75 C.E). Though he reached as far as the southern slopes of the Himalayas, which were a part of the Kashmir Kingdom, he failed to enter and occupy the valley. After the Arabs, it was the Ghaznavids who attempted to conquer Kashmir. Mahmud of Ghazni, defeated Raja Jaipal (1002 C.E), the ruler of Waihand (near Peshawar, in modern-day Pakistan). Anandpal, the son and successor of Jaipal, also suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Mahmud in 1009 C.E. and died a few years later. Anandpal's son Trilochanpala, whose power of influence was now confined only to the Salt Range, appealed to Samgrāmarāja (1003-28 C.E), the king of Kashmir, for help against Mahmud. A large army contingent was sent by Samgramaraja, who joined Trilochanpala's forces, however their combined forces were defeated by Mahmud in 1014 C.E. Mahmud advanced towards Kashmir and tried entering the kingdom via the Toshamaidan Pass. His progress was checked by the strong Loharkot Fort, which he besieged for a month. Owing to the heavy snowfall, which cut off Mahmud's communications, he was compelled to retreat. However, the Sultan again set out to invade Kashmir in September-October 1021 C.E., but was again compelled to retreat due to bad weather conditions. So, the British artificially created Pakistan to break India further after 200+ years of colonization because they knew that someday these people would rise up and give tough time to the British for the atrocities they did in 200+ of their rule. So, they created a religious fanatic country on the basis of religion called Pakistan. Since 1947, it has attacked India numerous times which ended in 4 major wars and numerous terrorist attacks. First Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948 The war, also called the First Kashmir War, started in October 1947 when Pakistan feared that the Maharaja of the princely state of Kashmir and Jammu would accede to India. Following partition, princely states were left to choose whether to join India or Pakistan or to remain independent. Jammu and Kashmir, the largest of the princely states, had a majority Muslim population and a significant fraction of the Hindu population, all ruled by the Hindu Maharaja Hari Singh. Tribal Islamic forces and the army of Pakistan attacked and occupied parts of the princely state forcing the Maharaja to sign the Instrument of Accession of the princely state to the Dominion of India to receive Indian military aid. The UN Security Council passed Resolution 47 on 22 April 1948. The fronts solidified gradually along what came to be known as the Line of Control. A formal cease-fire was declared at 23:59 on the night of 1 January 1949. India gained control of about two-thirds of the state (Kashmir Valley, Jammu, and Ladakh) whereas Pakistan gained roughly a third of Kashmir (Azad Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan). The Pakistan-controlled areas are collectively referred to as Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. I recommend you to read the book "THE RAIDERS OF KASMIR" by Maj. Gen Akbar Khan of the Pakistan Army. How Pakistan attacked Jammu and Kashmir merely a few months after its creation by the British.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I can't explain the entire long and complicated history of every place I visit. There are history channels that can go much more in-depth. I generally try to provide basic historical info so that people have some context of the cultural influences and important events. In the next video I visit a Hindu temple and mention that the region was Hindu until the Muslim invasions.

[@DaltonMirklestein]

Propaganda nonsense. Wise up fella

[@parulsinha3092]

He's a traveller not a history professor, and his videos will become boring if he rants too much about history. It's okay for people to mention the facts of history in the comments and anyone interested can read them. Mostly, he presents a balanced picture and does good research on his destinations.

[@DaltonMirklestein]

@@parulsinha3092 and you felt the need to explain these things to us? Who are you exactly?

[@pissupehelwan]

@@DaltonMirklestein Your daddy.

[@pissupehelwan]

When you talked about the history of the region, you said that ruler of Kashmir (it was a monarchy, therefore a King), acceded to India as he was under threat of invasion from both India and Pakistan. This is factually incorrect. The reality is that Kashmir was not just under threat but was actually invaded by Pakistani soldiers and tribesmen who had almost reached the city limits of Srinagar. It was at that eleventh hour that the king acceded to India and India sent soldiers to push back the invaders.

[@t.i.m.e2994]

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[@DaltonMirklestein]

Why are so many of the comments obsessed with religious differences? Who cares?

[@parulsinha3092]

Those who have to see death and destruction coz of it.

[@DaltonMirklestein]

@@parulsinha3092 Those people should remember that this is a travel channel, not a political or religious channel.

[@adityajoies]

I don't think military would get mad at you filming them. Infact, so many Indian travelers now travel to Kashmir because it gets them views. One of the military personal was saying they want more and more tourists to come and film it. That way it will be harder to spread false propoganda. There are many people who believe Kashmir situation is same as Gaza thanks to western media like BBC and Al Jazeera, which is not true at all.

[@user-sp3dy3mn2e]

Video is showing brute underdevelopment, military and policemen on roads, pathetic roads! The video speaks for itself. Srinagar is a silent city.

[@TheSubham8995]

Hope you are visiting atleast pahalgam and gulmarg!

[@dee74raz]

Well recommended

[@Dr.Mzungu]

Having seen so much of the Swiss Alphs and Himalayas. Places you have mentioned are ok for someone who's. seen so much. Most Indians haven't explored to his level so they are overly excited.

[@user-mx1gh3mn3w]

Beloved Jesus only resurrected, and then Ascended in Jerusalem.

[@DeputyDog-mh1yo]

Nice fairy tale for the kids

[@Maikashmiri]

lol dreams

[@user-cf9yz3qz2t]

Now in summer streets in Kasmir are dirty,people house electricity are nturning off, at shops you can mostly buy not healthy snacks,people have health issues... I am europian in here and i can feel goverment dont care about kashmiries.

[@martinhollings]

Instead of trying to work out the right local/religious greetings I'm sure "hello" and "thank you" will be accepted from the mouth of an American tourist over there, perhaps even expected more than anything that locals say.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

True, but I prefer to use a more local greeting.

[@parulsinha3092]

Hello is a perfectly acceptable greeting everywhere in India.

[@stop_and_smell_the_roses]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos I agree Gabe.✅️ Especially if one goes to a lot of places, it's just good manners. Have you ever had a moment where you forgot what language you were in today? Umm, bonjour, ummm, Ola, ummm deciding to nod the head and smile, putting the right hand to the chest as a universal greeting. (That is a universal greeting isn't it?) 🫠

[@keithhayworth]

Jesus is alive! He's not in any tomb anywhere!

[@ashudhar]

I have been through this area many times. The main shrine you went into first is of someone commonly known as Dastgeer sahib. He was a iraqi mystic who founded hanfia school of thought within Islam in Iraq about 1000 years ago. Few hundred years ago, a afghani muslim/sufi traveller brought his hair and gifted to then afghan king of Kashmir. Hence a shrine was built at this place in remembrance of Dastgeer sahib. The tomb of jesus is known to be few feet below the one you saw on top , with his burial direction being in opposite direction of muslims i.e. exactly like jews. Also few nail marks were found in a relic kept along side it which showed that nails were passed through them as when a body is kept like that on a cross like jesus is claimed to have been killed. Its believed that jesus came to kashmir as young man and learn meditation from buddhists which were in majority then in kashmir. Hence at the wnd of his life, jesus again came back to kashmir and died here. Also a tourist place in kashmir is called yusmarg, which means the meadow of jesus in local language.

[@dee74raz]

All this story about Jesus buried in Kashmir doesn’t make sense. First 2000 years ago, Kashmir Valley was a Hindu majority region where the religions of Islam and Christianity did not exist in that region and also Kashmir did not bury people when they were dead 2000 years ago. They cremated dead people according to Hindu customs. Islam only came to Kashmir in the 14th century. Jesus coming to Kashmir is equivalent to an Eskimo arriving in New Zealand before the Europeans.

[@asimsarkar9007]

@@dee74raz Fake History

[@dee74raz]

@@asimsarkar9007 All this story about Jesus buried in Kashmir doesn’t make sense. First 2000 years ago, Kashmir Valley was a Hindu majority region where the religions of Islam and Christianity did not exist in that region and also Kashmir did not bury people when they were dead 2000 years ago. They cremated dead people according to Hindu customs. Islam only came to Kashmir in the 14th century. Jesus coming to Kashmir is equivalent to an Eskimo arriving in New Zealand before the Europeans.

[@ashudhar]

@@dee74raz Kashmir was centre of shaivism and Buddhism 2000 years ago. Jesus was a jew and hence was buried like Jews in different direction from muslims.

[@dee74raz]

@@ashudhar Definitely not in Kashmir. There was no culture of burial during Hindu and Buddhist rule in Kashmir. Everyone was cremated when they were passed away. The concept of burial was alien until Muslim rule came to Kashmir in the 14th century.

[@avi2125]

Play Kashmir as background music Gabe 😅

[@dee74raz]

He would be demonitised 😮

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

One of the best songs ever. But yeah it would get flagged.

[@peppermint54]

what is the name of song ​@@dee74raz

[@DaltonMirklestein]

Didn't Cat Stevens return to Christianity so that he could sing and dance without constraints? 😲

[@humnnn]

When Jesus was born, this and all the surrounding region was under total Buddhism influence. Slavic pagan symbol and early Christian symbol (IXOYE or fish) both are same as eight spoke wheel symbol Buddhism. There is definitely some connection even if many religiously blind historians won't accept it.

[@DaltonMirklestein]

There is no connection with Slavic people and Buddhism

[@humnnn]

@@DaltonMirklestein Zbruch Idol is most significant pre-Christian Slavic monument and only symbol carved on it is a eight spoke wheel.

[@DaltonMirklestein]

@@humnnn perhaps you can give specific details on when Slavic people interacted within Buddhism?

[@humnnn]

@@DaltonMirklestein Afghanistan was completely under Greco-Buddhist rule for nearly 1000 years. They were spreading Buddhism to central Asia and east Asia.

[@humnnn]

@@DaltonMirklestein And I don't think you want to know this but Slavic pagan artworks from 9th century were too primitive. They never mastered anything and never had a decent settlement or civilization.

[@digustrail]

Visit NE India.

[@adamk9561]

In the Qur’an, God mentions Jesus 34 times; 26 times as ‘Jesus’ and 8 times as ‘the Messiah’. [2:253] Those messengers - some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allah spoke, and He raised some of them in degree. And We gave Jesus, the Son of Mary, clear proofs, and We supported him with the Pure Spirit. If Allah had willed, those [generations] succeeding them would not have fought each other after the clear proofs had come to them. But they differed, and some of them believed and some of them disbelieved. And if Allah had willed, they would not have fought each other, but Allah does what He intends.

[@motionislife4879]

Anglo-saxons love to divide and conquer others, so they like to find differences, and utilize those. Kashmir is a special place in Indian history, both for Hindus and Muslims. Many Kashmiri Hindus had to leave the valley and move to Delhi and other cities, they were persecuted. Kashmir Shaivism is from Kasmir, many non-islamic ancient texts were written by Kashmiri scholars( e.g. Rajtarangini by Kalhana)...Kashmir didn't move from Arab or Iran, it's an Indian land. Yes due to the geographic position there has been more mixing and cultural influence from Central Asia and elsewhere.

[@DaltonMirklestein]

You need to fix your own problems, it's been almost 80 years. Stop blaming your terrible behavior on others.

[@peteck007]

If you compare China which I guess had equally disastrous outcome through colonisation but they quickly learned and made their country a global power just behind US. Something that another country should think about too

[@motionislife4879]

@@DaltonMirklestein You look at the world at superficial level.

[@motionislife4879]

@@peteck007 China is a threat, India is a friend, for a reason. China is neither a commonwealth nation nor in awe of Anglo language, culture etc. Try to ponder upon this to understand this deeply.

[@DaltonMirklestein]

@@motionislife4879 not being superficial, just being a realist. Fix your problems and stop pointing fingers elsewhere.

[@rajeshmondal3274]

Vally of black tent and Taj Mahal workers.

[@unknown-ch9tb]

You can say "Hello" don't have to give salaam, you can be neutral. Bless you bro.

[@amitkriit]

India is not Kuwait. There is no military on the streets, only the local police (khaki uniform) or the federal reserved police (CRPF, military-like camo). Unless you act like a real threat, they will treat you very well, you can film them. You need a Jammu and Kashmir issued postpaid SIM for your phone to work in the UT. Go to your nearest Airtel or Jio retail shop.

[@sajadganai4185]

😂

[@pepper2240]

As a kashmiri who lives here. These are indeed military and you will find them everywhere.Kashmir is on one the most militarized zones in the world.These are not just police wearing "uniforms". Kindly get educated before speaking. 🙂

[@amitkriit]

@@pepper2240 my family is in military, I know better. Don't spread propaganda. The military stays in cantonments and barracks. The ones you see on the streets are central or state Police personnel.

[@Islamicwarrior756]

​@@amitkriitilltrate it doesnt matter which color uniform they wear they do the same work it matters 😂

[@amitkriit]

@@Islamicwarrior756 you are the illiterate guy if you think that Police and Military do the same job. Most probably, an ISIS/Terror sympathizer.