Gushi
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (Retd.) |
Gushi (गोसी) is a village in Kupwara tahsil in Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Variants
Location
It is one of the main villages in the Lolab Valley.
Gushie is a Village in Kupwara Block in Kupwara District of Jammu & Kashmir State, India. It is located 4 KM towards North from District head quarters Kupwara. 87 KM from State capital Srinagar, Jammu. Gushie is surrounded by Trehgam Block towards west , Kalarooch Block towards East , Ramhal Block towards South , Rajwar Block towards South . Sopore , Bandipore , Baramula , Srinagar are the near by Cities to Gushie.[1]
History
Gushi:- This village is 3 kms in the west of Kupwara. Historians beleive that it might have been established by Kashi Shi who was son of Raja Lov (the settler of Lolab). Kashi Shi had close relations with this area. Some Pandits of Gushi were known as Akhoons who had taught Persian & Arabic to Muslims of the area. They were very learned people. They helped Sir Walter Lawerence to write the cultural history of Kashmir. [2]