Tag: Kashmir

1990 Kashmir Killings: Beyond Bollywood Narratives: What the Archives Reveal!

Moving beyond Bollywood dramatizations and historical denial, Dr. Rajesh Bhat uses archival records from 1990 to document a systematic pattern of targeting that reshaped Kashmir's history.

Kashmir 1990: When Militants Banned Family Planning at Gunpoint !

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) In the winter of 1990, as the world watched the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits and the collapse of civil administration, a darker, more intimate engineering was taking place behind closed doors. While cinema halls were being padlocked and beauty parlors shuttered, another target was marked by the militants: the Kashmir 1990 family Planning. This wasn't just ideological talk—it was a campaign...
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Shyama Zutshi—the first Kashmiri heroine who had joined Bollywood!

By: B Revti Shyama Zutshi (1910-1953) and Zaira Wasim (born 23 October 2000) have something in common to share. While Shyama Zutshi was the...

 When death had stalked Amarnath pilgrims in 1996!

By B Revti Death had stalked Swami Amarnath ji pilgrims in August 1996 as never before scores of people had perished due to the unseasonal...

A myth, lie that Maliks had found Amarnath Cave!

(Kashmir Rechords Desk) Eminent Kashmiri Pandit historian and scholar,  Prof ML Koul in his book ``The Amarnath pilgrimage- History and Facts’’ categorically  states that, “ it is...

1943 Swami Amarnath Yatra

Swami Amarnath Yatra, which culminates every year on Raksha Bandhan, has remained the most revered and popular pilgrimage particularly during Dogra kings, who would...

Shocking: killing of Hangul, Ibex was once permitted in Kashmir!

Killing of Hangul (Stag) and Ibex--- the rare and endangered species was once permitted in Kashmir! Sounds strange--- but that is the harsh reality....

Who was poet Tribhavan Nath Zutshi from Kashmir?

(Kashmir Rechords Team) Famous Persian and Urdu poet, Tribhavan Nath Zutshi, `Zar’, had his roots in Kashmir.  Born in 1871 at Meerut, his intellectual capabilities...

Bhagawan Gopi Nath Ji of Kashmir

The Saint of All Times By: B.Revti The Book ``Bhagawan Gopi Nath Ji of Kashmir---The Saint of All Times’’ (Vol II) is a wonderful book...

Constitutional Structure of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

By: teawithrev Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) has its own `constitution’, the so-called ``Azad Jammu and Kashmir Interim Constitution Act of 1974’’, and a locally chosen...

Hero of Jallianwala Bagh’s love for Kashmir

By: B Revti Do you  know  Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew----- one of the most influential leaders in pre-independence India who is known for leading a...

A Kashmiri Pandit who gave Mohd Rafi to the World of Music

  Singer Mohammed Rafi, (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) needs no introduction. His melodious songs speak about him and his personality! But how many of...

Kashmir, Bollywood posters & Chal Chal Re Naujawan

By: teawithrev Kashmir and Bollywood film posters have a unique connection!  Ever since the entry of Cinema into Kashmir, spotting of posters, pasted on walls,...

IB Director’s Book on Kashmir Conspiracy.

The Book—`My Years with Nehru- KASHMIR’ by B N Mullik makes an interesting reading! Mullik was an Indian Civil Servant, spymaster and the second...