Blogs

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 a love for modern broadcasting which inter alia means a...

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 reasons for it. Either he has no complete command over...

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 context, which is definitely pessimistic.  But little did Ezeikel know...

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 exiled refugee into the language of painting. Munshi was born and...

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 and is deftly active on the field in his new...

Matric was Basic Qualification to fly with IAF

( From Kashmir Rechords' Archives on IAF Day) Indian Air Force (IAF) turns 91!  During the past nine decades, the Indian Air Force has proved its mettle in terms of necessary skills and abilities. When...

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.