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    Life at Dras, a town in Kargil District of Jammu and Kashmir

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    A stylish veteran at Dras. The inhabitants of Dras are believed to be Indo-Aryan or Indo-Iranian or Indo-European speaking, believed to have migrated to Ladakh from central Asia. They are called Dard people. They speak Shina a Dardic language. by: kulliprashant Views[1178] An infrangible bonding; Dras is known to be the second coldest inhabited place recording a temperature below -40 degrees. This small fragile town has fragile houses with population of around 1201. by: kulliprashant Views[546] Dras, often called as a Gateway to Ladakh came into prominence during 1999 summer's Kargil war where the town was being shelled by the infiltrators, and it was at this place where it all started. by: kulliprashant Views[293]
     

    Photos: Dras, Kargil District, Jammu & Kashmir, India

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    Hello there, I am Prashant from Silicon city Bangalore in India. I have been working as a software engineer from past 7 years. While I enjoy my work I still find myself incomplete if I don't travel and don't photograph while I explore the new places. ... Read more >
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