Tag: Kashmir

When Jinnah Ordered Silver from Kashmir

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 commercial transactions. Occasionally, such documents illuminate a lesser-known dimension of well-known personalities and reveal connections that conventional political narratives rarely mention. A set of archival documents from 1945, (facsimile copies of which are available with Kashmir Rechords), brings to light one...
Articles

R.C. Kak on Trial: The Forgotten Kashmir case that drew Patel, Nehru, Sheikh Into same file

(By: Dr Rajesh Bhat*) In the turbulent months after Independence, while Jammu & Kashmir was being transformed by war, accession and political upheaval, another drama was unfolding in Srinagar: the prosecution of Rai Bahadur Pandit Ram Chandra Kak, who had served as Prime Minister of Jammu & Kashmir from June 1945 until August 1947. A 160-page file of the Ministry of States, Kashmir Branch, preserved in...
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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...
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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...
POK

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...
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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...
Jammu & Kashmir-Research

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,...
Media

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...
Books

Search for Judge Neelkath Ganjoo’s murderers

Years after his brutal killing at the hands of the terrorists in a broad day light in Srinagar Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State...
Media

1965 War:When Pakistani troops had ‘entered’ Jammu City, ‘bombarded’ South Delhi!

          It was an early and breezy morning of September 7, 1965 when Pakistani troops had ‘entered’ Jammu city!                Sounds unbelievable, especially to...
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People of PoK are culturally closer to Dogras, Punjabis

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), which is a part of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, is 13,297 square kilometers in area and is...
POK

J&K Archival records speak high of  Tribune, Statesman

For its unique geo-political importance, Kashmir has always remained   in the news for all reasons and seasons. Even during the British regime, the media...
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Kashmir and Jalodbhava

Kashmir's geography has been quaked and moved by the will of Gods – so says the Nilmata Purana. A darkening lake spread around the...
Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage

Did Jesus Christ ever visit Kashmir?

Was Jesus Christ in Kashmir during the “lost” years? Some scholars believe so. Did Jesus visit Kashmir as some books claim? Does a tomb...
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