Sang, Uttarakhand

Sang Jadhang
village
Sang Location in Uttarakhand, India Show map of Uttarakhand Sang Sang (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 31°09′31″N79°03′38″E / 31.15861°N 79.06056°E / 31.15861; 79.06056
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Elevation	3,727 m (12,228 ft)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Native	Bhotia [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UK
Website	uk.gov.in

Jadh Ganga

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. ^[2]

To boost the astrotourism in India, the government is setting up an observatory here under the Vibrant Villages programme. ^[3]

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]." ^[4]

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). ^[4]

Since 1962: Territorial dispute

The India-held valley of the Jadh Ganga river is also claimed by China. ^[5]

Culture

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

See also

• India-China Border Roads
• Line of Actual Control
• List of disputed territories of India

References

1. "Languages of Uttarakhand".
2. "India's border dispute with neighbors". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
3. India’s new tourism boom is in the sky. Uttarakhand to Andamans, stargazing on the rise, The Print, 5 June 2023.
4. Mystery solved: Gartang Gully was made by 'Pahadi' Wilson for secretly venturing Tibet, First Post, June 2023.
5. 采编 (26 November 2005). "中印边境自卫反击作战史". 中国国防资讯网. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2005.