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.
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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...
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.
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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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While the Indian Nation and international peace loving organisations will be celebrating Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday on October 2 to once...
Hindus, especially Kashmiri Pandits continued to perform puja at a spot well below the mosque after the desecration of what used to be a grand and magnificent Kali temple
Considering the current situation, it is unlikely that another Santosh may emerge from Kashmir, as the very soul of Kashmir stands brutalised as on date. But since strange are the ways of the Divine, the seed may lie embedded to sprout in the womb of future.
If Kashmiri continues to be the language of Kashmiri Pandits only then is a possibility of survival. A sham ritual may continue to be the odd activity here and there like burning of ‘Isband’ in the ‘Kangri’ against the loud pounding of DJs but no Rav (Roff) and Vanvun will ring in the ear. Thus, Kashmiri Pandits will cease to exist and consequently will have no claim over Kashmir.
A Book Review
By: B. Revti
The story of Kashmiri Pandits and the most unfortunate exodus that this community had to undergo in Independent India and...
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A renovated old house at village Banga Khatkar Kalan some 40 kilometers from Jallandhar, Punjab has assumed the status of no...
By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo
A great civilization like Kashmir must claim and reflect a long tradition of humor in its literature, folk tales, writings and...
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, Sh Lal Krishan Advani’s last visit to historic Sheetal Nath Temple of Srinagar, Kashmir, was on September...
