Redefining Bhalessa

Period of early Educational and Political Uprising Fifty years ago, we were just toddlers…. Fifty years ago, we were just playing with stones, trucks and dolls…. Fifty years ago, we just tried to learn our ABCs….. Fifty years ago, we were just wondering for our bread and butter……. Before a recent decade, during the darkest nights, our parents had to hide us in their chests in order to escape the claws of fissiparous tendencies of nefarious designs looming over our heads….. Now, Bhalessa has grown up and the only passion in lives of the masses is to look for a sea change in their lifestyle in hitherto heritage. Before I apt to go for a brief discussion on the life and achievements of the people who keep Bhalessa on   Driver’s seat. I mention here that Bhalessa before 50 years of slavery was ruled by people of outside regions thereby we remained under agony, we remained ignorant of the rights and duties. No education, no leadership was the order of the day. Interestingly, so...

Bhalessa Religious Canvas Sadaket Malik MARKAZI JAMIA MASJID AND KALGONI TEMPLE THE   area has several temples in the vernacular style in Bhalessa area. Some of them are in Bheja and Gandoh. The main temple Kalgoni may be a typical example such temples and is located at an idyllic location on the top of a ridge, providing a magnificent panoramic view on all sides. Most of the temples are surrounded with thick deodar trees, away from habitation. It is named after the major stream of Bhalessa "Kalgoni' which stretches from "Kansozoo" and merges into the Chenab thereafter. The Kalgoni Temple has all along remained a source of Hindu Muslim amity. The surroundings of this temple are virtually barren. In front of the temple, at a distance, is a raised platform (Chabutra). On it, stylish iron tridents and other votive objects are piled. The temple is placed on a raised square plinth. The roughly wrought square wooden pillars support the steeply pyramidal stru...

Geography Lies 32° 57' 50.50" N 75° 58' 48.88" E. There are most famous mountain peaks/Dhars in Bhalessa like  Mehlwar Pass , which rise to a height of 7705 ft.above sea level. The area is endowed with vast wealth of natural beauty and resources. Full with natural endownments, scenic splendour, places of tourist interest, Worship, round the year snow claded mountain peaks and challenging tracks allure the adventurers and trekkers.The area has good potential for tourism including pilgrim and adventure tourism, The Kalgoni Temple, Durga Maa shrine at Tipri khaljugasar deserve special mention here. owing to its captivating scenic splendour, pilgrim centres and lofty mountain peaks. Unfortunately, there area is in shambles due to unexploration. The area need to be explored.              In  these areas there is lot of snow fall during the winter season and the summer is as pleasant as Kashmir . These places are worth visitin...

About Sadaket Malik Sadaket Malik is the founder, crusader and benefactor of   NSWA NGO). Born in a small village in Jammu and Kashmir called Bhalessa, Sadaket Malik originally hails from a town called Bhalessa. His vision to mainkind is clear’. He has always performed his roles of an informed and responsible citizen. Be it the social work in college days, It is evident from his appreciation letters, palethora of articles published internationally. Remained associated with Nehru Yuva Kendra Doda in 2003 and got District Youth Award-2003-2005 from Dy. Commissioner Doda. He joined Peoples Union for Civil Liberty (PUCL) in 2007. Worked as Coordinator IGNOU Bhalessa centre in 2006 and was elected   as a Visiting Research Fellow of Third World   Centre Philippine in 2009 to study the Peace keeping Operations and human conflicts in J&K. His articles seemed published in leading papers like   Employment News New Delhi, Daily Excelsior Jammu, Kashmir Times...

Mithun Manhas MITHUN MANHAS Mithun Manhas is a cricket player from Bhalessa Village of Jammu in India . An experienced player at India ’s domestic level, has put his village on drivers seat as the local youth got inspired owing to his presence in national repute.              Manhas has been part of the Delhi Ranji team since the 1997-98 season. He was also part of the Delhi Daredevils Twenty20 team during the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League.              A wicketkeeper-batsman, Manhas has a brilliant batting average of 51.6 in the List A level and 43.3 in the First-Class level. He also holds the distinction of having scored a First-Class double-century – an unbeaten 205. With over 8,000 runs under his belt, including 19 tons and 47 half-centuries, Mithun Manhas has been one of Delhi ’s prolific run-getters. Manhas has also performed admirably behind the wickets,...

Mithun Manhas Mithun Manhas is a cricket player from Bhalessa Village of Jammu in India . An experienced player at India ’s domestic level, has put his village on drivers seat as the local youth got inspired owing to his presence in national repute.             Manhas has been part of the Delhi Ranji team since the 1997-98 season. He was also part of the Delhi Daredevils Twenty20 team during the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League.             A wicketkeeper-batsman, Manhas has a brilliant batting average of 51.6 in the List A level and 43.3 in the First-Class level. He also holds the distinction of having scored a First-Class double-century – an unbeaten 205. With over 8,000 runs under his belt, including 19 tons and 47 half-centuries, Mithun Manhas has been one of Delhi ’s prolific run-getters. Manhas has also performed admirably behind the wickets, with a total of ...

Mohammed Sharief Niaz   A man who awakened Bhalessa  MOHAMMAD SHARIEF Niaz , rated high in the realm of politics, was the only torch bearer to provide solace to the people during the turmoils in   Bhalessa . Niaz was born on April 24, 1944, in the village of Changa ,   Bhalessa , and is a law graduate. Being a legal luminary, he was entrusted the responsibility of being the Law Minister of the state in 1989. Having many outstanding achievements in the democratic arena, Niaz joined the student unions, trade unions, and teachers’ unions. He joined the   Congress   party in 1976, worked as a trade union leader, and pleaded the cause of the working class. He was nominated District President of the   Congress   Committee, Doda, in 1979. He unsuccessfully contested the 1983 assembly elections on a   Congress   ticket from Inderwal constituency, but was finally elected in 1987. From 1992 to 1996, he remained a member of USERS consultati...