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No India or Hindustan—Bharat only !

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s recent suggestion asking people not to use the word "India" and instead use "Bharat", has already generated heat and dust  in both India and I.N.D.I.A.  While some...

Drinking of wine was quite popular in ancient Kashmir!

Kashmir Rechords Desk Dr. Sunil Chandra Ray's ``Early History and Culture of Kashmir’’ gives an interesting account of Kashmir history, society and the life of the people, besides their food and drinking habits. According to...

40 years ago, Opposition conclave was held in Kashmir.

By B. Revti Like 2023 Opposition parties’ Conclaves being held at  places like Patna,  Bengaluru or Mumbai, forty years ago one such , similar Opposition `Unity’ Conclave was organised  at Srinagar, in October 1983 by...

As against 372 in J&K, PoK has just four newspapers!

Tight controls on freedom of expression have been a hallmark of the Pakistani government’s policy in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). While militant organizations are being given full coverage to propagate their views and disseminate literature,...

Malika Pukhraj—-Jammu Wali!

The gifted singer whose musical voice echoed the earthly sounds of melody and became synonym with Dogra ethos, Malika Pukhraj (Jammu Wali), will always remain inextricable part of modern Dogra lore as well as...

Shyama Zutshi—the first Kashmiri heroine who had joined Bollywood!

By: B Revti Shyama Zutshi (1910-1953) and Zaira Wasim (born 23 October 2000) have something in common to share. While Shyama Zutshi was the first Kashmiri girl who joined Hindi films in 1934, Zaira...

 When death had stalked Amarnath pilgrims in 1996!

By B Revti Death had stalked Swami Amarnath ji pilgrims in August 1996 as never before scores of people had perished due to the unseasonal snowfall and the torrential rains that had begun with the...

A myth, lie that Maliks had found Amarnath Cave!

(Kashmir Rechords Desk) Eminent Kashmiri Pandit historian and scholar,  Prof ML Koul in his book ``The Amarnath pilgrimage- History and Facts’’ categorically  states that, “ it is a mere myth, a fib, lie and fabrication that the holy...