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When Diabetes Claimed Maharaja Ranbir Singh
A rare October 1885 issue of Mir'at-ul-Hind preserved by Kashmir Rechords records Maharaja Ranbir Singh's death due to ذیابیطس (diabetes), while newspaper advertisements from 1930–1945 reveal that diabetes was already a recognised and widely treated disease across pre-Independence India—challenging the popular belief that it is purely a modern lifestyle disorder.
THE ‘JKLF’ FILES: 1984
One of the most debated political controversies in Jammu & Kashmir's history in 1984 is revisited through rare archival evidence. Drawing on contemporaneous Kashmir Times reports, published photographs, parliamentary proceedings and other historical records, this Kashmir Rechords Archival Dossier reconstructs the events that unfolded in 1984 surrounding the alleged Farooq Abdullah–JKLF connection. By presenting the documentary record alongside official responses and denials, the investigation invites readers to examine a forgotten chapter of Kashmir's political history through the lens of original archival sources.
‘Batta Loot’: When Kashmir’s Hindus became hidden victims on July 13, 1931
The forgotten story of Batta Loot—how the July 13, 1931 disturbances in Kashmir led to widespread loot, arson and attacks on Kashmiri Pandits, as documented in G.S. Raghavan's rare book Warning of Kashmir and official government records.
‘Please Come at Once’: Rare 1946 letters reveal Kashmiri Hindus’ urgent appeals to Sardar Patel
Two rare handwritten letters preserved in the National Archives of India reveal how Kashmiri Hindu organisations appealed to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel during the Quit Kashmir Movement of May 1946, expressing fears over the Valley's political future and requesting his immediate intervention.
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