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.
While Bollywood celebrates fiction, have we forgotten Amar Nath of Jammu & Roshan Lal Jalla of Kashmir?
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Cinema loves its spies—men of steel who slip across borders, endure torture and return to a grateful nation. Films like Dhurrandhar romanticize the world of espionage as a theatre of courage, sacrifice and silent victories.
As Dhurrandhar Part 2 stands released on March 19, 2026, with...
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It sounds incredible but it is a fact that Lanka exists in Kashmir! Situated on the Eastern side of the sprawling Wular...
Places the community at the centre of the challenge — makes it clear who the question is directed to.
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Dr. Vijay K. Sazawal,...
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In the quiet village of Kakran in Kulgam district of Kashmir, surrounded by fields and orchards, stands the ancient Katyayani Temple. For...
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Remembering September 14
Every September 14, Kashmiri Pandits bow their heads in silence, observing Martyrdom Day—a day heavy with grief and memory. It...
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Very few know that more than a century ago, in the bustling city of Allahabad, a remarkable cultural experiment was taking shape....
The Unfinished stories of other Kashmiri Pandits who refused to leave Kashmir in 1990!
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It has taken more than three decades,...
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During the brief but eventful Sikh rule over Kashmir, the Valley saw ten governors appointed by the Lahore Darbar. Among them, one...
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In the late 19th century, far from his home in England, a young British missionary named James Hinton Knowles arrived in the...
Banning 25 Books in J&K: Shielding Minds or Selling Narratives?
The government’s recent ban on “secessionist” literature may have done the opposite of its intent...
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Has the visionary artist, activist and cultural conscience-keeper faded from the memory of his own people?
By all accounts, Bansi Parimu ( Parimoo),...
🎼 A Ban Too Bizarre to Believe
(By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo*)
Why would a musical instrument—beloved, popular and proudly Indian-made—be suddenly declared unfit, unholy and ultimately...