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.
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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...
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In the long and often manipulated history of Kashmir, few dates are as politically charged and historically misunderstood as July 13, 1931....
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It seems the ghost of Governor Jagmohan continues to haunt some people's WhatsApp groups and social media timelines more persistently than facts...
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Amarnath Vaishnavi (August 24, 1925 – July 1, 2012), revered today as the “Father of the Kashmiri Pandit Community,” remains one of...
From Palatial Homes to Tent Numbers: The Unwritten Obituaries of Exile
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By the time Prem Nath Bhat, a prosperous landowner from Watarkhani...