Tag: Jammu

The Swami Who Promised Lahore: The Mystical Grip on Maharaja Hari Singh!

How Swami Sant Dev, once banished by Maharaja Hari Singh, returned to inspire dreams of ruling up to Lahore before Kashmir’s accession to India. (Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) History often remembers wars, treaties and signatures.But sometimes, history turns on whispers. In the turbulent years before Jammu and Kashmir acceded to India, a mysterious priest — Rajguru Swami Sant Dev — re-entered the life of Maharaja Hari Singh and...

The Spy Who Came Back Forgotten: Kashmir’s Real Dhurandhar

Roshan Lal Jalla, a Kashmiri intelligence operative, spent 15 years in Pakistani prisons after being captured in 1972. Tortured, disowned, and denied rehabilitation upon his return, his story was documented by The Illustrated Weekly of India and preserved by Kashmir Rechords. (Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Cinema loves its spies—silent men slipping across borders, bruised but unbroken, returning home to gratitude and glory. Films like Dhurrandhar remind audiences...
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 Century’s Wait… Indian Railways Finally Does It!

(By: Dr. Rajesh Bhat) Indian Railways with the completion of construction of all tunnels on Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla  (USB) Rail Link is finally going to fulfill the...

 ON Koul—a Journalist, Editor & Media Advisor 

Very few young journalists in Jammu and Kashmir know about Mr  O. N. Koul, one of the most respected journalists who had a mastery...

Englishman’s 1847 travel to Kashmir via Jammu

( By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo)* We are highly indebted to Rafi Ahmad Masoodi Sahab, Educationist, Writer, Historian and a distinguished Academician, originally from...

Maharaja Hari Singh’s First and Last Radio Speech

It was on December 1, 1947 at 6.30 pm that Radio in the erstwhile Princely State of J&K started functioning from Jammu. Maharaja Hari...

How India lost Gilgit!

(By: R C Ganjoo)* Whenever and wherever the future of Gilgit- Baltistan (now under the illegal occupation of Pakistan) region is discussed, naturally Jammu &...

Capt Diwan Singh—Maharaja Hari Singh’s ADC

Capt Diwan Singh, known as ADC to Maharaja Hari Singh, the last ruler of Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir shall always be remembered...

World Cup 2011: When Dhoni tonsured his head!

A day after India's historic World Cup triumph on April 2,  2011, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was spotted in a new look with his...

BP Sharma— J&K’s Walking Encyclopedia

( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Meet Baldev Prasad Sharma of Jammu and Kashmir who was listed in the Limca Book of Records for becoming the oldest...

Massive decline of Kashmiri Pandits during 100 years

(Records, Census figures speak everything) If the records are to be relied upon, there has been a massive decline of Kashmiri Pandits living in Kashmir...

Metric System in Jammu Kashmir: Miles to Go!

Despite  adopting the Metric System of weights and measures, discarding Seer and Mann to measure mass, Gaz and Kos to measure distance; Anna or Chavani to count currency, some old habits die hard, as all these words have already become part of our lexicon.

As against 372 in J&K, PoK has just four newspapers!

Tight controls on freedom of expression have been a hallmark of the Pakistani government’s policy in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). While militant organizations are...

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...