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.

‘Batta Loot’: When Kashmir’s Hindus became hidden victims on July 13, 1931

The forgotten story of Batta Loot—how the July 13, 1931 disturbances in Kashmir led to widespread loot, arson and attacks on Kashmiri Pandits, as documented in G.S. Raghavan's rare book Warning of Kashmir and official government records.
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1943 Swami Amarnath Yatra

Swami Amarnath Yatra, which culminates every year on Raksha Bandhan, has remained the most revered and popular pilgrimage particularly during Dogra kings, who would...

Shocking: killing of Hangul, Ibex was once permitted in Kashmir!

Killing of Hangul (Stag) and Ibex--- the rare and endangered species was once permitted in Kashmir! Sounds strange--- but that is the harsh reality....

Who was poet Tribhavan Nath Zutshi from Kashmir?

(Kashmir Rechords Team) Famous Persian and Urdu poet, Tribhavan Nath Zutshi, `Zar’, had his roots in Kashmir.  Born in 1871 at Meerut, his intellectual capabilities...

Bhagawan Gopi Nath Ji of Kashmir

The Saint of All Times By: B.Revti The Book ``Bhagawan Gopi Nath Ji of Kashmir---The Saint of All Times’’ (Vol II) is a wonderful book...

Constitutional Structure of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

By: teawithrev Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) has its own `constitution’, the so-called ``Azad Jammu and Kashmir Interim Constitution Act of 1974’’, and a locally chosen...

Hero of Jallianwala Bagh’s love for Kashmir

By: B Revti Do you  know  Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew----- one of the most influential leaders in pre-independence India who is known for leading a...

A Kashmiri Pandit who gave Mohd Rafi to the World of Music

  Singer Mohammed Rafi, (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) needs no introduction. His melodious songs speak about him and his personality! But how many of...

Kashmir, Bollywood posters & Chal Chal Re Naujawan

By: teawithrev Kashmir and Bollywood film posters have a unique connection!  Ever since the entry of Cinema into Kashmir, spotting of posters, pasted on walls,...

IB Director’s Book on Kashmir Conspiracy.

The Book—`My Years with Nehru- KASHMIR’ by B N Mullik makes an interesting reading! Mullik was an Indian Civil Servant, spymaster and the second...

Search for Judge Neelkath Ganjoo’s murderers

Years after his brutal killing at the hands of the terrorists in a broad day light in Srinagar Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State...

1965 War:When Pakistani troops had ‘entered’ Jammu City, ‘bombarded’ South Delhi!

          It was an early and breezy morning of September 7, 1965 when Pakistani troops had ‘entered’ Jammu city!                Sounds unbelievable, especially to...

People of PoK are culturally closer to Dogras, Punjabis

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), which is a part of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, is 13,297 square kilometers in area and is...