Tag: Kargil

When Jammu & Kashmir had its own Postal Stamps

(Kashmir Rechords Archival Exclusive) Most of us know that the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir had its own currency. But how many know that it also had its own postage stamps and postal system? The Dogra state began issuing its own postal stamps in 1866, during the reign of Maharaja Ranbir Singh — part of a wider tradition among several princely states of maintaining their...
Jammu & Kashmir-Research

Sheikh Abdullah and Kashmiri Pandits: When Merit Lost to Community Arithmetic

( Kashmir Rechords Archives) There are moments in history when a political leader says something in the heat of a legislative debate that reveals more than years of political speeches. For Kashmiri Pandits, one such moment came on  September 26, 1981, when Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, then Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, spoke in the Legislative Assembly about their representation in government services and professional institutions....
Jammu & Kashmir-Politics
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Kargil Conflict and the Birth of PDP !

(Kashmir Rechords Desk) The last week of July 1999 is etched in the annals of Jammu and Kashmir’s history as a period of intense military...
Jammu & Kashmir-Politics

Kashmir’s silk route

Kashmir with great geo-strategic significance, connecting Indian sub-continent with Central Asia and rest of the world, since ancient times, has   served as an economic...
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