Mountain Passes in Ladakh Passes  Description  Umling La The world’s highest motorable road. It connects the Chisumle village and Demchok village in Ladakh. Khardung La It connects the Leh and Siachen glaciers. Aghil Pass It is situated to the North … Continue reading →

Western Himalayas Eastern Himalayas  Broader in nature (400 – 500 km) Narrower in nature (<100 – 150 km) Not so high Higher in nature Not as steep, rise through a series of steps Steeper and rise abruptly from Bengal and … Continue reading →

Kashmir /Punjab/ Himachal Himalayas Located between the Indus gorge and the Satluj gorge They are 560 km long and 320 km wide. The Zaskar range forms the northern boundary and the Shiwaliks, the Southern boundary. The region has a ridge … Continue reading →

Eastern Hills or The Purvanchals are the southward extensions of the Himalayas running along the north-eastern edge of India. At the Dihang Gorge, the Himalayas take a sudden southward bend (syntax bend) and form a series of comparatively low hills … Continue reading →

Basics What is it?: Series of several parallel ranges. Topography Ranges are separated by deep valleys that create a dissected topography. The southern slope has a steep gradient and the northern slope is gentler. Syntaxial Bends of Himalayas  Himalayas extend … Continue reading →

Basics Location: Himalayan ranges immediately north of the Great Himalayan range. Other Name: Also called the Tibetan Himalayas because most of it lies in Tibet. Length and Direction: 1,000 km in the east-west direction Average Elevation: 5000 m above mean … Continue reading →

On the Eve of Independence There were around 552 princely states, and among them, 549 immediately joined the Indian Union, while three refused to join initially but  were later forced to joined; they are Hyderabad: Using police action (Operation Polo) … Continue reading →

Dhar Commission Appointed: June 1948 Chairman: S.K Dhar Other Members: Jagat Narain Lal, Panna Lall Report Submission: December 1948 Recommendation: Recommended the reorganisation of states on the basis of administrative convenience rather than linguistic factors. Result: General disappointment JVP Committee … Continue reading →

Article 4 – Laws made under Articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the first and fourth schedule and supplemental, incidental, and consequential matters. The Constitution (Article 4) itself declares that laws made under Article 2 and … Continue reading →

Article 3 – Formation of New States and Alteration of Areas, Boundaries or Names of Existing States. Article 3 authorises the Parliament to Form a new state by the separation of territory from any state or by uniting two or … Continue reading →