Kashmir Rechords

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.

Kashmiri Pandits’ Pledge to Celebrate Navreh in Kashmir

(Kashmir Rechords Report) In a stirring reaffirmation of identity, memory and belonging, Kashmiri Pandits across India and the global diaspora have renewed a collective pledge—to return to their roots and celebrate Navreh, the Kashmiri New Year, in Kashmir itself from the coming year onward. This is not merely a declaration. It is a civilisational assertion shaped by decades of displacement, a promise carried silently across years...
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The legacy of Ghulam Nabi Khayal

Kashmir Rechords Report The name Ghulam Nabi Khayal during the decades prior to 1990s was ingrained in the consciousness of Kashmiris as somebody who like...

Massive decline of Kashmiri Pandits during 100 years

(Records, Census figures speak everything) If the records are to be relied upon, there has been a massive decline of Kashmiri Pandits living in Kashmir...

All India Radio’s  Bokhari Brothers…  The Kashmir Connection

(By Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo) Who were the famous Bokhari brothers? And what was their connection to Kashmir? These questions can interest only those who have...

KPs and the Kashmiri language

By Makhan Lal Pandita A literate Kashmiri while conversing in Kashmiri makes in between use of English words. There can be two...

Literature in Exile

By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo Nissim Ezeikel had once said that the age of literature is dead. The statement must have been made in a vivid...

I Was a Kashmiri Pandit— A Mukhbir!

(By: B. Revti) Veer Munshi does not need any formal introduction. He is one such artist who is able to transform his experiences as an...

Kashmir, Gavaskar and Imran

  By Dr. Rajesh Bhat Legends like Sunil Gavaskar and Imran Khan are icons. It is entirely another matter while the former continues to hog limelight...

Matric was Basic Qualification to fly with IAF

During the past over nine decades, the Indian Air Force has proved its mettle in terms of necessary skills and abilities. When IAF...

Koshur—-Is it The End?

Parents in spite of the challenges they are facing should continue to strike a rapport with their children and converse in Kashmiri. This is the only way to preserve our identity as Kashmiris.

Ramanujacharya’s   deep spiritual connect with Kashmir

Ramanujacharya and his disciple Kooresha went on foot to Kashmir.  Upon receiving them ,the King of Kashmir and his court-scholars were astounded by Ramanuja’s profound knowledge but had expressed their reservations to even permit Ramanujacharya to make a copy of the text.

Metric System in Jammu Kashmir: Miles to Go!

Despite  adopting the Metric System of weights and measures, discarding Seer and Mann to measure mass, Gaz and Kos to measure distance; Anna or Chavani to count currency, some old habits die hard, as all these words have already become part of our lexicon.

Kashmir teachers’ lonely battle since 1990!

Two of their colleagues have passed away and the remaining three are now hoping that before it's Sunset for them, justice comes their way.