Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage Archives - Kashmir Rechords-Striking a Chord with Kashmir

byKashmir Rechords
Mar 14,25
Cultural History, Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage, Jammu & Kashmir-Life Style, Kashmir

Avanti Foundation Brings Kashmiri Folklore to Life in California

(Kashmir Rechords Report) In a heartfelt endeavor to keep Kashmiri culture alive beyond its homeland, the Avanti Foundation, with the active support of organizations like Kashmir Overseas Association ( KOA), KHF, Online Kashmiri Classes, Aalath and Shaivite is set to stage the timeless Kashmiri folklore ‘Himal & Nagrai’ in an…

A Rare 1893 Book on Kashmiri Pandits!

(Kashmir Rechords Team) While numerous books have been written about Kashmir and its Pandit community, a rare and unique work from 1893 stands apart. Written in Urdu, this book offers a deep insight into the lives of Kashmiri Pandits who had settled outside Kashmir, capturing their cultural evolution and integration…

byKashmir Rechords
Jan 16,25
Cultural History, Historical, Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage, Jammu & Kashmir-Research

If Mahakumbh is to Prayagraj, `Dashaar’ is to Kashmir!

Unlike the regularly scheduled Kumbh Melas, the timing of Kashmir’s Dashaar depends on ten specific astronomical and astrological configurations, occurring roughly every 10, 12, 36 or 75 years. Due to these ten celestial combinations, the festival is named "Dashaar," meaning ten combinations on a single day.

byKashmir Rechords
Jan 13,25
Cultural History, Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage, Jammu & Kashmir-Research, Undivided India (Princely States)

Englishman’s 1847 Journey to Jammu & Kashmir

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) In the spring of 1847, an intriguing journey to Kashmir unfolded, vividly chronicled in a historical travelogue titled Sair-e-Kashmir (Travel to Kashmir). Penned by a Kashmiri Pandit Kanhaya Lal Aashiq Dehalvi, a resident of Akbarabad Sialkot (now in Pakistan), this diary recounts his travels alongside an Englishman,…

byKashmir Rechords
Jan 02,25
Cultural History, Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage, Jammu & Kashmir-Life Style, Kashmiri Pandits- Post Migration

Sacred Stone Idol Resurfaces from River Jhelum at Sopore!

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) In a remarkable travesty of fate, a stone idol of a deity, which was thrown into the River Jhelum nearly three decades ago by the forces inimical to the idea of India, has resurfaced near Sopore, Kashmir! The idol was originally discovered in the early 1950s from…