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.
A rare newspaper report from May 1984 documents attacks on Kashmiri Pandit temples and communal violence in Kashmir, indicating that the minority community faced growing insecurity years before the disputed 1987 elections. The archival record places the 1986 Anantnag riots and the 1990 exodus within a longer, documented chronology of escalating events, offering an important historical perspective on the Kashmir conflict.
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In the forgotten corridors of memory, where melodies once soared and hearts swayed to the rhythm of soulful Ghazals, the name Kanwal...
Unlike the regularly scheduled Kumbh Melas, the timing of Kashmir’s Dashaar depends on ten specific astronomical and astrological configurations, occurring roughly every 10, 12, 36 or 75 years. Due to these ten celestial combinations, the festival is named "Dashaar," meaning ten combinations on a single day.
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In the spring of 1847, an intriguing journey to Kashmir unfolded, vividly chronicled in a historical travelogue titled Sair-e-Kashmir (Travel to Kashmir)....
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While post-1950 saw the establishment of organizations like the All India Kashmiri Samaj and the Kashmiri Samiti Delhi, records indicate that the...
Shankha Lipi inscriptions from Akhnoor and Bhaderwah in Jammu and Kashmir reinforce the notion that these towns were active pilgrimage centers between the 4th...
(By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo)*
Aagar Naeb (The Source), published in 1998, is a profound scholarly work by Moti Lal Saqi, one of Kashmir's most revered...
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The bustling streets of Srinagar in the early 20th century were a testament to the thriving trade that connected Kashmir to the...
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Urdu literature has long celebrated the spellbinding brilliance of its "Sahirs"—poets whose words cast a timeless enchantment. Among them, Sahir Ludhianvi...