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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.

Mehtab Begum: The Forgotten Force Behind Mehjoor

While Mehjoor became the 'Poet of Revolution,' his wife Mehtab Begum remained the unheard heartbeat of his legacy. It is time to reclaim her story from the shadows of history.
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Kashmir Rechords remembers Nehru through rare pictures

(Kashmir Rechords Desk) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday falls on November 14 and the day is every year celebrated as Children’s Day.  As the first Prime...
Life Style

When a Kashmiri Pandit Youth was Murdered in 1987!

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) The year was 1987. Kashmir was simmering. The scars of the Anantnag riots of 1986 — when shrines and temples of Kashmiri...

A Fierce Battle That Saved Srinagar in Nov 1947!

By: Kashmir Rechords Archival Desk Few people remember that November 7, 1947 marks one of the most decisive days in India’s post-Independence history —...
Strategic Affairs

The 1987 Darbar Move Fault Line

Kashmir Rechords Editorial Desk Even as the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir was still recovering from the communal unrest of February 1986 — when...
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The Vanishing Pandits from Kashmir!

(Kashmir Rechords Analysis) If the records  and Census Reports are to be relied upon, over the past century, the Kashmiri Pandit community has witnessed a...
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Maharaja Hari Singh’s letter to Lord Mountbatten `In Haste’

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Following the October 1947 tribal raid on the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh acceded to the Indian Union...
Jammu & Kashmir-Research

Restoring Roots: Domicile Certificates to Muzaffarabad Massacre Survivors

(By: Dr Rajesh Bhat)* In a historic and emotional move, Jammu and Kashmir  Government has begun issuing Domicile Certificates to the survivors of the 1947...
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Digital Betrayal: How J&K Government’s `Grievance Portal’ Cheats Kashmiri Pandits!

By KR Ishan | Kashmir Rechords When governments talk about Digital Governance and Citizen Service, citizens expect results — not deceit. But in Jammu and...

Forgotten Kashmiri Pandit Shrines of North Kashmir!

The northern part of Kashmir is rich in shrines and temples historically significant to the Kashmiri Pandits. These sacred structures, once documented by Kashmiri...
Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage

Peep inside Pakistan on J&K’s Accession with India

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Signing of the Instrument of Accession by Maharaja Hari Singh of the then Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir on October 26,...
Pok & Pakistan

Grave Debates: The Mystery of Habba Khatoon’s Final Resting Place Rekindles a Cultural Storm

By: Kashmir Rechords Editorial Desk A new storm is sweeping through Jammu and Kashmir’s literary and cultural circles. The spark? A centuries-old question: Where lies...
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J N Zutshi—the first Director General of Radio Kashmir

J N Zutshi is credited to have set up two Radio Stations in Jammu and Kashmir---first at Jammu on December 1, 1947 and then at Srinagar on July 1, 1948 in order to counter the malicious Pakistani propaganda against India.