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.
How Swami Sant Dev, once banished by Maharaja Hari Singh, returned to inspire dreams of ruling up to Lahore before Kashmir’s accession to India.
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History often remembers wars, treaties and signatures.But sometimes, history turns on whispers.
In the turbulent years before Jammu and Kashmir acceded to India, a mysterious priest — Rajguru Swami Sant Dev — re-entered the life of Maharaja Hari Singh and...
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In Jammu and Kashmir, official websites seem to be no longer instruments of governance. They are props. Launched with ceremony,...
In April 1990, Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed issued a little-known directive to halt the migration of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley, a decision that remains largely forgotten today.
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It was on December 16, 1971... The Parliament was in session... Around 5.30 pm, Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi, while walking briskly...
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It was December 1989 when Pakistan launched its biggest-ever military exercise, Zarb-e-Momin, creating an imaginary war-like situation under a carefully crafted...
(Kashmir Rechords Archival Desk)
Thirty-six years have passed, yet the kidnapping of Dr. Rubaiya Sayeed—daughter of then Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed—continues to cast...
(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive)
Maharaja Hari Singh’s 1928 tour of Europe remains one of the most organised temporary transfers of power in Jammu and Kashmir’s princely...
A stunning political U-turn buried in old newspaper archives reveals how the National Conference almost abandoned mainstream politics at the peak of militancy.
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A 40-year-old newspaper clipping reveals an astonishing claim: an infant Indira Gandhi was once spared by a mysterious, multi-headed snake in...
WHEN THE WHITE COAT TURNS GREY
(Kashmir Rechords Archival Desk)
The recent arrests of Kashmiri-origin doctors in the Red Fort blast conspiracy—stretching from Faridabad and...
