Nehru park area is the busiest location on the Boulevard . Ghats with shikaras waiting for you to enjoy the lake , rows of house Boats just 50 Yards away , Hotels , Tourists , Speed boats , Floating Markets ( commodities sold by Boats in lake ), Bathing Boats , Surf riders , Water skiers , Flower laden Boats ,GagriBal Swimming Ghats, Boats unloading vegetables for city traders on Dal Banks and Tourists relaxing on House boat Decks and many more scenes confront you when you move in this area .
This is Nehru Park of kashmir . It is not a Mughal Garden . This garden was laid out in middle of the 20th centuary.It is about 6 Kms from main city ( Lal Chowk ) and just 50 yards away from the main Boulevard. located just below the Zabarwan mountain range ,the Shiva temple on the Top of the shankaracharya hill can also be seen from this park . So can on have a commanding view of the Hari Parbat ( Fort ) or Pari Mahal built by Mughal prince Dara Shikoh. You have to cross the lake to go to this park . The Park has ideal location and one can have a splendid view of the lake from this park. A restaurant within this park serves tea , coffee and light snacks. The park finds repeated mention in the book Area of Darkness written by V S naipaul. Enjoy some summer and late Autumn views of this park and its surrounding area .
Apne Inaame husn ke badle ,
Hum Tahey Daamanon se Kya lenaa .
Aaj Furqat Zadon pe Lutf karo
Phir kabhi sabr Azmaa lenaa
( Faiz Ahmed Faiz )
In Return for thy Beauty's largesse,
what can the the empty handed like us offer ?
Just be kind to those touched by thy separation?
Test their patience some other time.
( Translation A k Mota )
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