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1982. 1984. 1986. 1987. Before Anantnag’s 1990 Exodus
The story of Kashmir's turmoil did not begin with the 1987 elections......
When the 1981 Srinagar Income Tax Raids Shook Kashmir
In April 1981, a secret Income-Tax operation in Srinagar targeting several business establishments quickly spiralled into a major controversy. Contemporary newspaper reports recorded the seizure of gold, foreign currency, cash, goods and documents, while also reporting clashes in which members of the raiding party were assaulted.
The archival photograph of the injured Income-Tax officers, including two officials shown in wheelchairs, provides a rare human dimension to the episode. Subsequent reports alleged foreign links, concealed income and tax evasion running into crores of rupees. Within weeks, the legality of the raids was challenged before the Jammu & Kashmir High Court, and the dispute eventually reached the Supreme Court.
This Kashmir Rechords feature reconstructs the episode exclusively through seven contemporary newspaper clippings preserved in its archive, offering a remarkable day-by-day glimpse of a dramatic and largely forgotten episode in Srinagar's history.
‘Radioactive’ Gulmarg: Kashmir’s long romance with rumours
In January 1979, a frightening rumour about radioactive snow sent a wave of anxiety through Kashmir. The authorities denied it, but the episode revealed something much older—the Valley’s enduring fascination with whispers, exaggeration and manufactured news.
Threat to Kashmiri Pandits was there long before 1990
From threatening posters in 1965 to a chilling letter sent to a Kashmiri Pandit businessman in 1984, the record shows that intimidation of Kashmir’s minorities predates the violence of 1989-90. As fresh threats surface in 2026, the old pattern—identify, intimidate and force submission—appears disturbingly familiar.
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