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byKashmir Rechords
Oct 08,23
Kashmir, Research, Socio-cultural, Undivided India (Princely States)

Matric was Basic Qualification to fly with IAF

( From Kashmir Rechords’ Archives on IAF Day) Indian Air Force (IAF) turns 91! During the past nine decades, the Indian Air Force has proved its mettle in terms of necessary skills and abilities. When IAF was officially established on October 8, 1932, it had just six Royal Air Force…

byKashmir Rechords
Sep 01,23
Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage, Research, Socio-cultural, Undivided India (Princely States)

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 the shared legacy of the sub-continent. Born in 1912, in village Mirpur near Akhnoor, Jammu,…

byKashmir Rechords
Aug 18,23
Bollywood, Jammu & Kashmir-Research, Migration, Research, Undivided India ( Media), Undivided India (Princely States)

A Kashmiri Pandit who gave Mohd Rafi to the World of Music

By: B Revti Singer Mohammed Rafi, (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) needs no introduction. His melodious songs speak about him and his personality! But how many of you know that Rafi, nicknamed as Pheeku, was introduced and groomed to world of music by a Kashmiri Pandit? Yes,….that is indelible part…

byKashmir Rechords
Jul 12,23
Kashmir, Undivided India (Princely States)

Purchasing an American gun in Kanpur !

Imagine purchasing an `American’ Pistol in Kanpur and that too without a licence! Hold on, this used to be a practice prior to 1947 and even advertisements for the same were being prominently displayed in newspapers and magazines! Kashmir Rechords is in possession of one such advertisement, published in a…