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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.

1990: When Cinema Fell Silent in Kashmir!

Kashmir Records Special Feature There was a time—not too long ago—when Kashmir queued up for dreams. Long before the crackle of gunfire replaced laughter, cinema halls across Srinagar pulsed with life. From Lal Chowk to Down Town or to  Residency Road; to towns like Anantnag to Sopore or Baramulla, over 20 theatres screened Bollywood blockbusters and Hollywood hits. Tickets were sold in black. Beauty parlours thrived....
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When Kashmiris Once Publically Renounced Politics!

( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Whatever may be the reason, Kashmiri politicians are presently showing other shades and hues of their true colour. In...
Jammu & Kashmir-Politics

When Kashmiris wanted India to `break’ Pakistan, Liberate PoK

(Bhutto’s Execution April 4, 1979)  (Kashmir Rechords Excusive)  Forty-five years ago on April 4, 1979, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistan’s former President and deposed Prime Minister is...
POK

When Jammu & Kashmir had Its Own Currency Notes!

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) The Erstwhile Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir had the unique distinction of having its...
Jammu & Kashmir-Research

The Unheard  Sati Namah  by Pt. Birbal Kachru

( By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo)* Continuing the tradition of according glory to Persian, the court language of the Mughals in the Indian subcontinent, Kashmiri Pandits...
Jammu & Kashmir-Life Style

When Another `Indian Agent’ Was Killed in Kashmir!

Kashmir Rechords Exclusive Thirty-four years ago, on March 25, 1990, another `` Indian Agent’’ was  killed! This time, the `Agent’...
Jammu & Kashmir-Politics

Lest We Forget—Nadimarg Massacre

This newspaper cutting of Dateline March 25, 2003 is sufficient to recall what had happened that fateful day in Nadimarg village of Pulwama, Kashmir....
Kashmiri Pandits- Post Migration

Remembering Abdul Sattar Ranjoor

( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Circa March 1990: Kashmir Rechords in its  recent blogs  reported about the killing   of a   Telecom Engineer B K Ganjoo...
Jammu & Kashmir-Life Style

Denial of Justice, Recognition to a Martyr!

( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) His family was denied pension for five years after terrorists shot him dead while on duty!  Over three and a...
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  When Politicians  Failed to Highlight B K Ganjoo’s Killing!

( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) On March 19, 1990, Bal Krishan Ganjoo,  an Engineer working with Indian Telecommunication Department, was shot dead by terrorists on the...
Jammu & Kashmir-Politics

Dr R L Bhat’s `Core of Kashmir Shaivism’

              (By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo)* The historical materials pertaining to Hindu religious thought in Kashmir consistently pique the interest of scholars and academics. It is...
Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage

When RSS Saved J&K in 1947!

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Jammu and Kashmir have a...
Jammu & Kashmir-Research

1990: When Bangladeshis were priority, not Kashmiri Pandits!

(By: K R Ishan) At a time when migration from Kashmir...
Kashmiri Pandits- Post Migration