▁However , ▁Lawrence ▁proposed ▁to ▁provide ▁relief ▁to ▁K ash mir ' s ▁cultiv ating ▁class ▁without ▁elimin ating ▁the ▁privileges ▁of ▁the ▁K ash mi ri ▁P and its . ▁ ▁G aw asha ▁N ath ▁Ka ul ▁described ▁the ▁poor ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁Valley ' s ▁Muslim ▁population ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁K ash mir ▁Then ▁And ▁Now ▁and ▁in ▁it ▁he ▁wrote ▁that ▁ 9 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁Muslim ▁households ▁were ▁mort g aged ▁to ▁H indu ▁m one yl enders . ▁Muslim s ▁were ▁non - ex istent ▁in ▁the ▁State ' s ▁civil ▁administration ▁and ▁were ▁bar red ▁from ▁officer ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁military . ▁ ▁Prem ▁N ath ▁B az az , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁K ash mi ri ▁P and its ▁who ▁joined ▁the ▁movement ▁for ▁change , ▁described ▁the ▁poor ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁Valley ' s ▁Muslim ▁population ▁as ▁such : The ▁pover ty ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁masses ▁is ▁app alling . ▁D ress ed ▁in ▁ra gs ▁and ▁bare foot , ▁a ▁Muslim ▁pe asant ▁presents ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁a ▁star ved ▁begg ar ... M ost ▁are ▁land less ▁labor ers , ▁working ▁as ▁ser fs ▁for ▁abs ente e ▁land l ords . There ▁was ▁a ▁fam ine ▁in ▁K ash mir ▁between ▁ 1 8 7 7 - 9 ▁and ▁the ▁death ▁to ll ▁from ▁this ▁fam ine ▁was ▁over wh el ming ▁by ▁any ▁standards . ▁Some ▁authorities ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁S rin agar ▁had ▁been ▁reduced ▁by