Dynamics of leisure and life through the ages: A glimpse of Kashmir

Tourism and leisure in current era has emerged as one of the vital phenomenon which has assumed considerable facets in the given social configuration across the world. Therefore, it needs to be scrutinized in the developmental and literary context. Kashmir with the passage of time developed in terms of both number and infrastructure of tourism and leisure spots and remained a world famous destination from ancient to the present times. As a contribution to this argument, the social history of leisure is offered in an endeavor to set the record straight. It endeavors to present a plausibly tangible portrayal of how leisure has changed since 1600 A.D, arguing that most renovations have taken place since the 16th century. There is a significant trend in the measure and nature of leisure in the post modern societies because of the increasing level of competitive social life. The emergence of leisure as a value is universal from times immemorial and continues to be ideal value despite a numerous transformation in the form and content of avenues of leisure in the face of rapid modernization and technological changes. Leisure and tourism are a part of cultural universals. This paper provides a useful framework for academic research in unraveling the historical account of leisure and tourism in the valley of Kashmir and may be helpful for numerous community development curricula across a range of institutions. It provides a brief historical mapping of leisure and tourism landscape of the valley.