Kashmiri Pandits- pre Migration Archives - Page 2 of 3

byKashmir Rechords
May 07,24
Jammu, Kashmir, Kashmiri Pandits- pre Migration, Life Style

Hakhu’s Hockey Haven

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) If Jammu City presently boasts of a high quality Astroturf laden Hockey Stadium, the credit for that definitely goes to the relentless efforts of Krishan Kumar Hakhu, the man who was wedded to the cause of Sports in Jammu and Kashmir for decades together. Popularly known as…

byKashmir Rechords
Apr 26,24
Jammu & Kashmir-Politics, Kashmiri Pandits- pre Migration, Socio-cultural

When Kashmiri Pandits were at Crossroads during 1971 Election !

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) It was March 1971 Parliamentary elections for the Fifth Lok Sabha when Kashmiri Pandits were finding themselves at the crossroads……..Their indecisiveness had pushed them in a struggle between “reactionary and communal forces’’ on one hand and “Progressive and Democratic Elements’’ on the other hand. This awkward situation…

byKashmir Rechords
Mar 04,24
Historical, Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage, Kashmir, Kashmiri Pandits- pre Migration, Religion, Socio-cultural

The last Shivratri Puja Kashmiri Pandits Performed in Kashmir!

( 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…

byKashmir Rechords
Feb 20,24
Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir-Politics, Kashmir, Kashmiri Pandits- pre Migration, Terrorism

38 years’ of Anantnag riots!

By: K R Ishan Thirty-eight years ago, this day, on February, 20, Anantnag riots of 1986 had begun from Wanpoh village of the South Kashmir district, sowing the seeds for the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley, which ultimately started germinating in 1990. On the fateful day…

byKashmir Rechords
Oct 15,23
Jammu & Kashmir-Research, Kashmir, Kashmiri Pandits- pre Migration, Migration, Research, Socio-cultural

Massive decline of Kashmiri Pandits during 100 years

(Records, Census figures speak everything) By Dr.Rajesh Bhat If the records are to be relied upon, there has been a massive decline of Kashmiri Pandits living in Kashmir valley during the past 100 years! In 1921, the population of Kashmiri Pandits living in Kashmir, as per the 1921 Jammu and…