Sheikh bagh cemetery explained

Sheikh Bagh Cemetery
Country:India
Location:Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Type:Public
Owner:Catholic Church and CNI

Sheikh bagh cemetery is the one and only Christian cemetery in the Srinagar city of Jammu and Kashmir.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It is a British era cemetery and hence is also claimed as the heritage.[6] The cemetery is accessed by the Roman Catholic church, CNI and other Christian denominations in Srinagar, Kashmir.[7] Many gravestones bear the year 1700. Cemetery contains remains of many famous people like Robert Thorpe[8] [9] and Jim Borst. In 2014, the repair work of the graveyard funded by the British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia was organised, after a flood destroyed it.

List of burials

  1. Arthur Neve
  2. Ernest Frederic Neve
  3. Robert Thorpe
  4. Jim Borst
  5. Fanny Jane Butler
  6. Nora Neve

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Projects - The Kabristan Archives. 2021-12-14. www.kabristan.org.uk.
  2. Web site: Projects. 2021-12-14. Himalayan Miscellany. en-GB.
  3. News: 2014-10-20. What the floods did to Kashmir's grand heritage. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-12-14.
  4. Web site: Inspirational people and care for the deprived: medical missionaries in Kashmir.
  5. Web site: Embattled Kashmir Is Getting Back On Tourists' Radars. 2021-12-16. www.jammu-kashmir.com.
  6. Web site: Flood ravages Srinagar's British-era buildings. 2021-12-14. www.sunday-guardian.com.
  7. Web site: A week in Kashmir: the church. 2021-12-14. ANDREW WHITEHEAD. en.
  8. Web site: 2012-11-22. Separatist leader mops Thorpe's grave on 144th death anniversary. 2021-12-14. Hindustan Times. en.
  9. Web site: Don't Dislodge the Heritage. 2021-12-14. Greater Kashmir. en.

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