Chaunf Udhyar

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

The suspicious place name Chaunfoodhar (ARYA, T 1992: 104, 108) or Chaunfudhar (ARYA, T 1992: 106) is suspected to reflect something along the lines of a Chaunf Udhyar (note 1) in connection with the –>Namik Caves in the vicinity of the village of Namik in the upper reaches of the Gori Ganga and the south-eastern spurs of Nanda Devi. ETYMOLOGY: -Chaunf- is unidentified unless it is a version of the Hindi -saunf-, the fennel, Botanically: Umbelliferae: Foeniculum var.SITUATION: Principal Dr. Trilochan ARYAN (1992: 104) places Chaunfoodhar near Namik village (note 2) and at travelling distances of 14 km from a place called Queetee (note 3), which can be reached by bus from Haldwani (note 4) and Almora (note 5), and 13 km from one Udyar (Cave), which is the –>Heeramani Udhyar (Hiramani Udyar). ARYAN (1992: 106) gives a sketch map Namik Glacier Trekking Tracks Not To Scale and out of proportion, where Chaufudhar is shown at travelling distances of 14 km sort of north from Queeti (apparenty north-east of one Nachani), 5 km seemingly ENE from Namik, almost adjacent south of one Pankhu and 13 km or 15 km sort of south-east from Udyar (Heeramani Udhyar) on the way to C (Heeramani Glacier). CULTURAL HISTORY - Human use: Gogina [note 6) … a few houses and a primary school for the night rest and the rest points need tents but the trekkers may use the caves, huts of shepard as a resting place, besides the tent, a light raincoat is badly needed as it is observed during the trekking the weather becomes so rough and bad on the Chaunfoodhar (ARYAN, T 1992: 108).The suspicious place name Chaunfoodhar (ARYA, T 1992: 104, 108) or Chaunfudhar (ARYA, T 1992: 106) is suspected to reflect something along the lines of a Chaunf Udhyar (note 1) in connection with the –>Namik Caves in the vicinity of the village of Namik in the upper reaches of the Gori Ganga and the south-eastern spurs of Nanda Devi. ETYMOLOGY: -Chaunf- is unidentified unless it is a version of the Hindi -saunf-, the fennel, Botanically: Umbelliferae: Foeniculum var.SITUATION: Principal Dr. Trilochan ARYAN (1992: 104) places Chaunfoodhar near Namik village (note 2) and at travelling distances of 14 km from a place called Queetee (note 3), which can be reached by bus from Haldwani (note 4) and Almora (note 5), and 13 km from one Udyar (Cave), which is the –>Heeramani Udhyar (Hiramani Udyar). ARYAN (1992: 106) gives a sketch map Namik Glacier Trekking Tracks Not To Scale and out of proportion, where Chaufudhar is shown at travelling distances of 14 km sort of north from Queeti (apparentThe suspicious place name Chaunfoodhar (ARYA, T 1992: 104, 108) or Chaunfudhar (ARYA, T 1992: 106) is suspected to reflect something along the lines of a Chaunf Udhyar (note 1) in connection with the –>Namik Caves in the vicinity of the village of Namik in the upper reaches of the Gori Ganga and the south-eastern spurs of Nanda Devi. ETYMOLOGY: -Chaunf- is unidentified unless it is a version of the Hindi -saunf-, the fennel, Botanically: Umbelliferae: Foeniculum var.SITUATION: Principal Dr. Trilochan ARYAN (1992: 104) places Chaunfoodhar near Namik village (note 2) and at travelling distances of 14 km from a place called Queetee (note 3), which can be reached by bus from Haldwani (note 4) and Almora (note 5), and 13 km from one Udyar (Cave), which is the –>Heeramani Udhyar (Hiramani Udyar). ARYAN (1992: 106) gives a sketch map Namik Glacier Trekking Tracks Not To Scale and out of proportion, where Chaufudhar is shown at travelling distances of 14 km sort of north from Queeti (apparenty north-east of one Nachani), 5 km seemingly ENE from Namik, almost adjacent south of one Pankhu and 13 km or 15 km sort of south-east from Udyar (Heeramani Udhyar) on the way to C (Heeramani Glacier). CULTURAL HISTORY - Human use: Gogina [note 6) … a few houses and a primary school for the night rest and the rest points need tents but the trekkers may use the caves, huts of shepard as a resting place, besides the tent, a light raincoat is badly needed as it is observed during the trekking the weather becomes so rough and bad on the Chaunfoodhar (ARYAN, T 1992: 108).