Batamaloo Explained

Batamaloo
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:Union territory
Subdivision Name1:Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Srinagar
Government Type:Democracy
Governing Body:Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:1585
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1] [2]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:190009
Registration Plate:JK01
Native Name:Batamalyun
Native Name Lang:ks

Batamaloo or Batmaloo (in Urdu pronounced as /bəʈɑːmɑːluː/), known as Batamalyun[3] (in Kashmiri pronounced as /baʈɨmaːljun/) in kashmiri, is a locality in the Srinagar district,[4] of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated just about from Lal Chowk, Srinagar. Batamaloo is derived from Batmoul, which is composed of the two words "batte", signifying cooked rice, and "moul", signifying father, in Kashmiri.[5] Batmaloo was also famous for its Main Bus Stop, where every bus from every district would halt but later this bus stop was moved to Qamarwari and this caused major loss of business in the Batamaloo area. Shopkeepers, daily wagers, mechanics and others lost their livelihoods and the market now looks like a haunted place where no one comes. https://www.risingkashmir.com/3-years-on--Batamaloo-shopkeepers-decry-govts-------rehabilitation-plan-89314

Annual events

Batamaloo is known for the annual Urs[6] Mubarak of Sufi saint Sheikh Dawood Sahib popularly known as Batmol Sahib.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 . The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020 . 27 September 2020.
  2. News: Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 . Rising Kashmir . 23 September 2020 . 23 September 2020 . 24 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141909/http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 . dead .
  3. Book: Kashir Encyclopedia. Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts Culture and Languages. 1989. 2. 110–111. ks.
  4. Web site: District Srinagar, Government of Jammu and Kashmir Summer Capital of J&K India. 2021-02-16. en-US.
  5. Web site: Batamaloo Pin Code Postal Code (Zip Code) of Batamaloo, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India. 2021-02-16. www.indiatvnews.com.
  6. News: Urs of famous Sufi saint celebrated in Srinagar . 2017-08-23 . 2021-02-16 . ANI News.
  7. News: Thousands attend Urs of Hazrat Sheikh Dawood in Srinagar . 2019-04-30 . 2021-02-16. UNI India.
  8. News: Urs Sheikh Dawood (RA) of Batmaloo . 2016-04-30 . 2021-02-16 . Greater Kashmir.