Why kashmir has two capitals?

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Dinesh

Initially Srinagar was planned as capital of Kashmir... but due to weather conditions in winter Srinagar always cuts from rest part of country..... that is the main reason to make second capital.... (this is also a extra burdun on our govt.)

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Jammu and Kashmir is the only federal State in India that has two capitals, two seats of powers and eventually two schools of thoughts. It was somewhere in 1880s when the Dogra ruler Maharaja Ranbhir Singh following a suggestion of British India formally put in place a system of two capitals -Jammu for winters and Srinagar for summers. Historical documents suggest that the British were concerned over the Russian presence in the regions close to what is now known as Northern Areas.

They had the fears of either the Russian forces or the thoughts travelling down to Kashmir valley, where Maharaja had his territorial rule but no sentimental presence -what can be described as people to people contacts. Historical documents say that Jammu sentiment -the seat of Maharaja's power, had nothing in common with the Kashmir sentiment. Therefore, the British India wanted Maharaja to biennially shuttle between Jammu and Srinagar for making an emotional integration between these two culturally district regions making parts of a single geo-political entity called Jammu and Kashmir. Millions of rupees are every year spent on the move of government from one capital to the other twice a year, but ironically a century and a quarter down the line, that emotional integration is nowhere in sight.

http://www.kashmiraffairs.org/zafar%20chudhary%20hang%20guru%20if%20that%20helps.html

S . Sushmita

well the two capitals r jammu and srinagar. during the winter jammu gets covered with snow , so it loses contact with the outside world. hence srinagar becomes the winter capital!!

Jeevan Kumar Mittal, 1956

Due to climate.
Srinagar is in summer
Jammu is in winter

helpaneed

On the lighter side, J & K is a rich state and can afford two capitals.

And because of its richness, our dear neighbour has its bad eyes on it.

vaibhav n

because in winters it is very difficult to go to srinagar
then jammu becomes the capital, it is called the winter capital of kashmir.

yvkumar2u

kashmir is having two capitals jammu and kashmir it is mainly becoz of weather condition

jayaraman

JAMMU AND KASHMIR - has SUMMER capital at SRINAGAR for the period - May to October and WINTER capital at JAMMU for the period November-April, since the winter months at Srinagar will be very cold and have snow falling.

Aroon

Kashmir is not only Kashmir, it is called Jammu and Kashmir. Since Jammu's 'J' and Kashmir's 'K' starts with capital letters, it has, as such two CAPITALS.

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