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Kumaon is a
revenue and administrative division in the Indian state of
Uttarakhand. Historically known as Manaskhand and Kurmanchal, the Kumaon region has been ruled by several dynasties over the course of its history, most notably the
Katyuri and the
Chand. In 1790, the
Kingdom of Kumaon was invaded and annexed by the
Gorkhas, from whom it was conquered by the British
East India Company in 1815, following which it became part of the
Ceded and Conquered Provinces (which later became the
United Provinces). After Indian independence in 1947, it remained part of the state of
Uttar Pradesh until 2000, when the state of Uttarakhand was created as a result of the
Uttarakhand movement. The people of Kumaon are known as
Kumaonis and speak the
Kumaoni language. This picture shows a panoramic view of the Kumaon
Himalayas as seen from the
hill station and town of
Ranikhet, with mountains such as
Trisul (7,120 m, 23,360 ft),
Nanda Devi (7,817 m, 25,646 ft),
Nanda Kot (6,861 m, 22,510 ft),
Panchachuli (6,904 m, 22,651 ft), and other peaks prominently visible.
Photograph credit: Harshit Rautela; edited by UnpetitproleX
I'm a professional German-to-English science translator with 20 years of experience. I also studied history in NY and Germany, with foci on the history of women, economics and art. I'm still learning how Wikipedia works, so please accept my apologies for n00b errors and I'd welcome any constructive advice you'd like to add to my talk page.
Why am I on Wikipedia?
[edit]Wikipedia is one of the most wonderful human projects ever undertaken. I use it in almost every translation job now. Recently I was looking around for Ger>Eng history texts to translate pro bono and was delighted to find that was a way I could contribute to Wikipedia.
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