(Kashmir Rechords' Archival Report)
The story of the Kashmiri Pandit exodus is usually told through the night of departure—the fear, the abandoned homes and the uncertain journey out of the Valley. But what happened after the migrants reached Jammu in 1990 is another story of suffering, struggle and survival that is slowly disappearing from collective memory.
The newspaper clippings preserved by Kashmir Rechords offer a...
(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive)
More than a century ago, when modern medical education was still in its formative years in India, a young Kashmiri Pandit travelled to Lahore to enter a profession in which very few from his community had ventured.
His name was Pandit Bal Kishen Kaul.
He would go on to become a Surgeon, Medical teacher, author and senior academic at Lahore Medical College; publish a...
The document poignantly captures the experiences of Kashmiri Pandits who were compelled to leave their homeland under oppressive regimes. These rulers, driven by religious fanaticism, sought to enforce conversions, leaving the Pandits with a stark choice: abandon their faith or flee their beloved valley.
Besant’s letter warned that without swift action, missionaries could seize the opportunity to establish their own college, steering Kashmiri youth away from their cultural...