Kashmir Rechords is an independent digital archive chronicling the history, culture and socio-political journey of Jammu & Kashmir, with a focus on original research, rare records and forgotten legacies.
While All India Radio celebrates “90 years of broadcasting,” the institution’s forgotten martyrs remain absent from official memory. From M. L. Manchanda’s brutal killing during Punjab militancy to the assassination of Lassa Kaul in Kashmir, this article revisits the sacrifices made by broadcasters who kept India’s airwaves alive during some of the nation’s darkest decades.
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Long before luxury malls, branded jewellery chains and digital payment counters transformed India’s retail culture, the bazaars of Delhi carried a charm...
Kashmir Rechords | Special Archival Feature
On his death anniversary, Jagmohan remains one of the most contested—and perhaps most misunderstood—figures in Kashmir’s modern history.
What if...
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In April 2026, thousands of miles away from Kashmir, a quiet yet deeply symbolic act unfolded in Livermore, California. The Kashmiri Pandit...
(Kashmir Rechords Tribute)
On a modest printed page, slightly worn by time, a grainy photograph stares back—young, composed and unaware of the destiny that would...
(Kashmir Rechords' Response)
There is something uneasy about history being compressed into a punchline—especially when that history involves the Kashmiri Pandit resistance, a story of...
(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive)
The early 1990s marked one of the most painful chapters in the history of Kashmir. As violence escalated across the Valley, the...