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.
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When the tragic mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990 is recalled, it is often framed as the first great rupture in the community’s modern history. Some narratives go further back, listing seven migrations across centuries. Yet, buried deep in archives and largely absent from public discourse, lies a crucial, well-documented migration that took place soon after Independence, between 1947 and 1954,...
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Ever heard of snakes or stones snowing from the sky?No fairy tale, no folklore spun by firesides—this is a story buried deep...
What adds to the weight of these photographs is their provenance.
They were originally carried by the most widely read and trusted local newspaper of the time—a paper regarded as the voice of the people, read passionately by common Kashmiris and the intelligentsia alike. The photographer and reporter behind these images were darlings of Kashmiri society, not outsiders, not propagandists.
This was Kashmir documenting itself.
Scores of Kashmiri Pandit women—first-time mothers and otherwise—were pregnant when they fled. Some delivered in tents. Some in overcrowded camps. Some in one-room rented accommodations shared by joint families. Some on the floors of overburdened hospital wards. Children were born in Jammu, Kathua, Udhampur’s Batal-Balian, and other makeshift shelters—places never meant to cradle new life.
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There was a time when a single voice travelling across the airwaves could unsettle hostile propaganda, reassure divided families and speak directly...
A Passionate Appeal to Philanthropists and Friends of Heritage
At a time when memory is fragile and history is increasingly reduced to fleeting headlines, Kashmir...
(Kashmir Rechords News Desk)
The demand for a separate Jammu state has been raised intermittently over the years. It notably resurfaced during the 2019...
(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive)
In the autumn of 1942, amidst the sweeping changes of colonial India, a curious proposal made its way through the corridors of...
(Kashmir Rechords Desk)
Late Shri Prem Nath Bhat, the first journalist martyred during the Kashmir turmoil, has become an enduring symbol of resistance against religious...
(Kashmir Rechords Desk)
In Jammu and Kashmir, official websites seem to be no longer instruments of governance. They are props. Launched with ceremony,...
