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byKashmir Rechords
May 04,24
Historical, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir-Research, Undivided India (Princely States)

Who Were Royal Elephants of Dogra Kings?

(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…

byKashmir Rechords
Apr 16,24
Historical, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir-Research, Kashmir, Undivided India (Princely States)

1947 Banking in Jammu, Kashmir

(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…

byKashmir Rechords
Mar 30,24
Historical, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir-Research, Kashmir, Research, Undivided India (Princely States)

When Jammu & Kashmir had Its Own Currency Notes!

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) The Erstwhile Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir had the unique distinction of having its own currency notes printed and circulated in 1877 AD during the reign of Maharaja Ranbir Singh. The State used to issue these notes through its Treasury in 1877 (Samvat 1934). These notes…

byKashmir Rechords
Feb 01,24
Books, Historical, Jammu & Kashmir-Research, Kashmir, Undivided India (Princely States)

Englishman’s 1847 visit to Baba Rishi, Bhadarkali Shrines

(Sair-e-Kashmir Concluding Part ) ( By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo**) Kashmir Rechords in its previous five blogs had mentioned Englishman Mr. Winter Bedim’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir in 1847 recorded in the form of daily entries called ‘Roznamcha’ by one Pandit Kanhaya Lal Aashiq Dehalvi and later published in the form of…

byKashmir Rechords
Jan 05,24
Historical, Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage, Kashmir, Literature, Research, Undivided India (Princely States)

Was Agha Hashar Kashmiri called `Indian Shakespeare’?

The Indian Shakespeare is often considered Kalidasa, a classical Sanskrit writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language. But Agha Hashar Kashmiri is one such poet, dramatist and an author who carries the epitaph of being the `Indian Shakespeare’ on his gravestone at Lahore where…