Tag: Kashmir Rechords

(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...

By: Dr Rajesh Bhat History often survives not only in official proclamations, political speeches and government files, but also in invoices, private letters and everyday...

A thought-provoking visual representing the Kashmiri Pandit exodus and the collapse of long-held assumptions about their place in Kashmir. The image evokes displacement, loss, changing social realities and the difficult reassessment of beliefs that followed the upheaval of the 1990s.

From Pamposh and Shyama Zutshi to Shammi Kapoor’s romantic Kashmir, the Valley has shared a remarkable century-long relationship with Indian cinema. Then the cameras and cinema halls disappeared amid turmoil. Now, with Bollywood returning, theatres reopening and the International Film Festival of Jammu & Kashmir bringing world cinema to the Valley, Kashmir’s cinematic journey has entered a new chapter.

In April 1981, a secret Income-Tax operation in Srinagar targeting several business establishments quickly spiralled into a major controversy. Contemporary newspaper reports recorded the seizure of gold, foreign currency, cash, goods and documents, while also reporting clashes in which members of the raiding party were assaulted. The archival photograph of the injured Income-Tax officers, including two officials shown in wheelchairs, provides a rare human dimension to the episode. Subsequent reports alleged foreign links, concealed income and tax evasion running into crores of rupees. Within weeks, the legality of the raids was challenged before the Jammu & Kashmir High Court, and the dispute eventually reached the Supreme Court. This Kashmir Rechords feature reconstructs the episode exclusively through seven contemporary newspaper clippings preserved in its archive, offering a remarkable day-by-day glimpse of a dramatic and largely forgotten episode in Srinagar's history.

From threatening posters in 1965 to a chilling letter sent to a Kashmiri Pandit businessman in 1984, the record shows that intimidation of Kashmir’s minorities predates the violence of 1989-90. As fresh threats surface in 2026, the old pattern—identify, intimidate and force submission—appears disturbingly familiar.

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) On September 23, 1988, a year and more than a month before Judge Neelkanth Ganjoo was assassinated in Srinagar, terrorists came to...

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.

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive Report) Whenever the subject of women who fell victim to militancy in Kashmir is discussed, two names invariably dominate the public discourse—Girija...

Discover the inspiring three-year journey of Kashmir Rechords Foundation in preserving the forgotten history, culture and heritage of Jammu & Kashmir through archival research and documentation.

How Veer Savarkar's visit inspired a generation of Kashmiri Hindu students and helped shape organised student activism under Lachmi Narayan Dhar.

A Passionate Appeal to Philanthropists and Friends of Heritage At a time when memory is fragile and history is increasingly reduced to fleeting headlines, Kashmir...