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Galwan Valley
- The Galwan River Valley is situated in the Aksai Chin region of India.
- River Galwan originates from the eastern slopes of Karakoram range.
- It enters in the Indian territory and flows westward to join River Shyok.
- River Shyok is right bank tributary of Indus river.
Strategic Importance of Galwan Valley
- The Shyok-Daulat Beg oldie road, passes through Galwan valley and connects Leh to Karakoram region
- It is an important supply route which serves the Indian troops deployed in the Karakoram region
- Chinese presence in this region will be a threat to forward posts of Indian military in Karakoram region
Lack of Maps
- India and china have border dispute in Galwan valley region of Aksai Chin. Face-offs occurs in areas along LAC because the LAC has never been demarcated
- No maps have been exchanged in this area between India and China demarcating what is the LAC .
Even in 1962…
- In the summers of 1962 , a month before India and China fought a war, Chinese troops intruded the Galwan valley multiple times
Rassul Galwan; The Explorer
- River Galwan is named after a great Ladakhi explorer Ghulam Rassul Galwan.
- According to the book Forsaking Paradise: Stories from Ladakh, he came to Leh in 1885 after 15 months journey of central Asia and Tibet
- Ghulam Rasul Galwan was the guide and pony man of adventure traveller Francis Younghusband
Servant of Sahibs
- Servant of Sahibs is an autobiography and travelogue of Rassul Galwan
- This book presents picture of life and times of early twentieth century Ladakh and some part of Central Asia.
Servant of Sahibs
- Foreword of ‘Servant of Sahibs’ is written by Francis Younghusband.
- In his foreword, Younghusband writes: “Why Himalayan peoples should be ready as they are to undergo hardships, and run risks of the most serious nature, in the service of stray traveler who appears among them is not easy to understand.
The GALWANS
- In this book, Rassul Galwan mentioned that he was the son of Karra Galwan.
- According to the book, the literal meaning of Karra Galwan is “Black Robber”.
- Karra Galwan used to rob rich people in Kashmir Valley in Robin hood style. As per Rassul Galwan, Karra Galwan was the savior of Galwan Tribe.
- He was sentenced to death by Dogra Kings of Kashmir and his family got settled in Leh, after travelling the life taking journey of Himalayas.
The GALWANS
- According to another story, Galwan tribe was the horse keepers of Dogra kings of Kashmir. They used to work as pony men and guide for the European travellers who visited Central Asia and Tibet.
Border dispute and Servants of Sahibs
- The autobiography and travelogue of famous explorer of Ladakh region The Rassul Galwan presents a brief account of history and culture of Ladakh region.
- “Servants of the Sahibs” the autobiography of Rassul Galwan can be a milestone in demarcation of LAC .
- Gulam Rassul have explained the nature of boundary between British India and Chinese empire of early twentieth century in the chapter “The Fight of Chinese” of this book.
Comment Section
- Can accounts of this book be helpful in understanding the culture and history of Galwan valley in particular and Aksai Chin region in general?
- Will this help in solving the border dispute in the Galwan valley region between India and China?
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