The Charm of Kashmir (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Charm of KashmirForeword: In this book an attempt is made to capture the charm of one of the acknowledged beauty-spots of the world, but charm is essentially an elusive quality, not easily trapped in a net of words. Pictures have therefore been added, and a brief introduction to those which embellish this volume may not be deemed out of place.The place of honour will be rightly assigned to the paintings of Abanindro Nath Tagore, whose work as the founder and inspirer of the modern school of Indian Art at Calcutta, has attracted wide attention, not only in India, but in Paris, in London, and in New York. The grace, softness, and beauty of line which characterise his work speak for themselves, and the qualities of Vision and of Poetic insight which are displayed in the examples before us, require that they shall be considered as something more than mere Illustrations.They are interpretations in colour of the soul of Kashmir in so far as it finds expression in these pages, and they depict something more than the external beauty that is acknowledged by the eye of every traveller in that exquisite country.Next after these come the paintings of Mrs. Sultan Ahmad, Miss Hadenfeldt, and the late Colonel Strahan.Colonel Strahan's work is well known in India. He was a great traveller, and his countrymen in India, many of whom treasure specimens of his skill with the brush, will be glad to see some of them included in this volume.Miss Hadenfeldt has spent the last five years in the Happy Valley, and she is intimately familiar with its scenery and characteristics. The decorative beauty of her pictures, made specially to illustrate the text, will appeal to all who know the country and take pleasure in originality and freshness of outlook.Mrs. Sultan Ahmad's pictures fall into another category.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.