Sang, Uttarakhand Explained

Sang
Other Name:Jadhang
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Uttarakhand#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates:31.1586°N 79.0606°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttarakhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Uttarkashi
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:3727
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:UK

Sang (Jadhang) is a small hilly village in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India, and claimed by Zanda County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet, China. A tributary of the Jadh Ganga, itself an important tributary of the Bhagirathi River, flows through this place.

Mana Pass and some of the nearby villages are Tirpani, Nelang and Pulam Sumda, which all lie in the valley of the Jadh Ganga.[1]

To boost the astrotourism in India, the government is setting up an observatory here under the Vibrant Villages programme.[2]

Geography

See geography of Dhumku, Nelang, Pulam Sumda, Sumla and Mana Pass area and geography of Mana.

History

Etymology

Jadhang village itself and Jad people living in Jadhang and Nelang valley are named after a man "Jadha" who was resettled here by British adventurer Frederick Wilson. The settlement document of Garhwal Kingdom, which administered this area, from that era reads, "Wilson invited certain Jadha from the upper Pargana of Kunawar in Bashahr state (now in Himachal Pradesh) to settle at Nilang, re-establish the hamlet of Jadhang and administered the area on behalf of Maharaja Bhavani Shah [r. 1859-71 CE]."[3]

1849 CE: Resettlement

On 23 May 1849 CE, the king of Garhwal Kingdom, Sudarshan Shah gave british adventurer Fredrik Wilson a forest in Taknore (Tak Naurarh) pargana for an annual lease of Rs 400 for logging the timber for supplying to railways. On the same day he was appointed as Garhwal king's representative for rehabilitating this area and it has become desolated during the 12 year Gorkha occupation (1803-15 CE).[3]

Since 1962: Territorial dispute

The India-held valley of the Jadh Ganga river is also claimed by China.[4]

Culture

This area is are inhabited by the Char Bhutia tribe who practice Tibetan Buddhism.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: India's border dispute with neighbors . aa.com.tr . 2020-07-18 .
  2. https://theprint.in/the-fineprint/indias-new-tourism-boom-is-in-the-sky-uttarakhand-to-andamans-stargazing-on-the-rise/1611317/ India’s new tourism boom is in the sky. Uttarakhand to Andamans, stargazing on the rise
  3. https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/mystery-solved-gartang-gully-was-made-by-pahadi-wilson-for-secretly-venturing-tibet-12754272.html Mystery solved: Gartang Gully was made by 'Pahadi' Wilson for secretly venturing Tibet
  4. News: 采编. 中印边境自卫反击作战史. 2005-11-26. 中国国防资讯网. 2005-11-26. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090626012530/http://info.cndsi.com/html/20051126/1747142842.html. 26 June 2009. dmy-all.