Doru shahabad

Doru Shahabad (also written as Dooru Shahabad or only Doru) is a historical township in South Kashmir's Anantnag district with postal code of 192211.

This small township has been home to several notable personalities of Kashmir history. Famous Kashmiri poets, such as Rasool Mir (known as the John Keats of Kashmir), Mehmood Gami (Jaami of Kmr), Asad Mir, Mushkoor, thoker and many others originated in Doru Shahabad. The famous historian of Zainul Aabideen's court, Mullah Mohmad, who has translated Rajatarangini from Sanskrit into Persian, was also from Doru Shahabad. Another great historian of Kashmir, Mir Saidullah, the author of Bagh-i-sulaiman, was from Doru Shahabad as well, as was Syed Mir Qasim, who served as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister from 1971-1975.^[1] Syed Hussain, the brother of syed Mir Qasim who served the state of j&k in different capacities is stil living at Dooru. He has been M.L.A, M. L. C, chairman legislative counsil nd executive member of several commities. He has also been member of indian rajya sabha. A theater, Kalakaar Repertory Circle, Dooru-Shahabad Anantang was established in 1987 by Bhawani Bashir Yasir.^[2] In 2010, a local resident, Mushtaq Ahmad Dar, has invented a walnut cracking machine which has won a prize from the Indian government.^[3] In 2011 KAS selection list, the state's 2nd topper, mr. SHAFIQ AHMAD WANI, also belong to Doru. The well-known Mughal garden Verinag is located nearby at a distance of 4 km from Doru Shahabad.

References

1. ^ Mir Qasim’s burial today, Tribune News Service, Srinagar, December 13
2. ^ Contemporary Theatre of Kashmir, Its evolution
3. ^ No need to crack walnuts manually, use Mushtaq´s walnut cracker, by Tawqeer Hussain Sheikh. American Chronicle, Oct. 21, 2010

External links

• Senior Hurriyat Leader and Acting Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza today visited Dooru Shahabad, Kashmir Watch
• Kashmiri Song (Brem Dith Wajnas Naway), YouTube video of song from Doru Shahabad