(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Meet Chander Mohan Bhat, a native of the picturesque village of Murran nestled within the Pulwama district of Kashmir. For over three decades, Chander Mohan Bhat has served as a beacon of knowledge and insight, contributing extensively to local dailies with his writings that delve deep into the tapestry of Kashmir’s rich […]
(Kashmir Rechords Desk) Two Zadoo Brothers from Anantnag district—Dina Nath and Kanti Chandra, who find their name incorporated in the category of “ Unsung Heroes’’, prepared by Government of India during “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’’, were closely associated with Netaji Subash Chandra Bose. Born in 1916 and 1918, respectively, to Prof. Jagaddhar Zadoo, the elder […]
(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Once a place for keeping Royal Elephants, it is now a famous Sabzi Mandi (Vegetable Market) of Jammu City! Situated in the heart of old Jammu city near Parade Chowk with Moti Bazar on the other side, a large open area was once called Hathithan, a stable or Camp for elephants, belonging to Dogra Maharajas […]
(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) A pre-partition era chequebook of Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Muzaffarabad, (Kashmir) Branch was recently making the rounds on social media! That prompted Kashmir Rechords to make an attempt on the status of banking in Jammu and Kashmir before 1947. The inputs gathered from different sources reveal that banking history of Jammu […]
( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) It sounds incredible but it is a fact that Lanka exists in Kashmir! Situated on the Eastern side of the sprawling Wular Lake, the major portion of this Lanka ( island) is presently submerged in water. A tip of this Lanka, which is presently seen above water, is now known by […]
( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) February 23, 1990 is the day that most of the Kashmiri Pandits would not forget! On this day, over 34 years ago, the community performed the last Maha Shivratri Puja before moving en-masse from their birth land. Even as a good number of Kashmiri Pandit families had already migrated to safer […]
( By: K R Ishan) Kashmiri Pandits have suffered a lot at the hands of tyrants! Even Nature has been cruel towards them!. This is evident from that fact that over 9,000 Kashmiri Pandits, including children and women, had perished on their way to Harmukh Ganga pilgrimage, over 500 years ago in 1516 AD! Harmukh, […]
Shankha Lipi, also known as “Conch Script” or “Shell Script”, is a term used by scholars to describe ornate spiral characters that are thought to be Brahmi derivatives. The characters resemble conch shells or Shankhas and are found in inscriptions across north-central India dating back to between the 4th and 8th centuries. Interestingly, Shankha Lipi […]
( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) People may be attributing Sheikh Mohd Abdullah, the founding leader of the National Conference as “Sher-e-Kashmir’’ or the Lion of Kashmir, but the fact unknown to most of us is that this title was initially bestowed upon by the people of Kashmir to a revolutionary Kashmiri Pandit, Hargopal Kaul ( Khasta) […]
Kashmir Rechords Exclusive A piece of tragic history lies buried under picturesque area of Kulgam, Kashmir district’s snow covered Houen Heng (Dog’s Horn) peak, 4200 meters above sea level. Fifty-eight years ago, this day on February 7, 1966, a Fokker F 27 Indian Airline aircraft veered 12 miles off its course, crashing straight into the […]
