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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...
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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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Kanwal Kishore Jalla: A Voice That Once Enchanted

(Kashmir Rechords Desk) In the forgotten corridors of memory, where melodies once soared and hearts swayed to the rhythm of soulful Ghazals, the name Kanwal...
Jammu & Kashmir-Life Style

Dateline Srinagar: The Night of January 19,1990

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) The night of January 19, 1990, was one of the darkest in the history of India. In Srinagar, the atmosphere was charged...
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If Mahakumbh is to Prayagraj, `Dashaar’ is to Kashmir!

Unlike the regularly scheduled Kumbh Melas, the timing of Kashmir’s Dashaar depends on ten specific astronomical and astrological configurations, occurring roughly every 10, 12, 36 or 75 years. Due to these ten celestial combinations, the festival is named "Dashaar," meaning ten combinations on a single day.
Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage

Sacred Stone Idol Resurfaces from River Jhelum at Sopore!

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) In a remarkable travesty of fate, a stone idol of a deity, which was thrown into the River Jhelum nearly three decades...
Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage

1935: Kashmiri Pandits’ Association of  New Delhi

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) While post-1950 saw the establishment of organizations like the All India Kashmiri Samaj and the Kashmiri Samiti Delhi, records indicate that the...
Jammu & Kashmir-Research

The Kashmiri Pandit ‘Sirs’

(By: B.Revti) The Kashmiri Pandit community, though a small minority, has produced individuals of exceptional calibre who were recognized with the esteemed 'Sir' title for...
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Kashmiri Pandits’ Unique Directory of 1936

The document poignantly captures the experiences of Kashmiri Pandits who were compelled to leave their homeland under oppressive regimes. These rulers, driven by religious fanaticism, sought to enforce conversions, leaving the Pandits with a stark choice: abandon their faith or flee their beloved valley.
Jammu & Kashmir-Life Style

Prem Nath Kaul: The Unsung Hero of India’s Frontiers

(Kashmir Re'Chords Exclusive) Born in 1916 in Baramulla, Kashmir, Prem Nath Kaul’s life has been a saga of remarkable service that spanned military, administrative and...
Jammu & Kashmir-Life Style

Kashmir: A Land That Foreigners Never Left

Kashmir’s allure has ensnared countless foreigners—some captivated by its beauty, others trapped by circumstances. From the elusive Wilson of 1936 to the foreign spouses...
Jammu & Kashmir-Life Style

The Judge Who Stood for Justice, Now Awaits His Own!

on November 4, 1989, Judge  Neelkanth Ganjoo’s body lay unattended—an unsettling reminder of the fear that gripped the valley Kashmir Rechords' Tributes On a...
Jammu Kashmir-Terrorism

Zoji La Day: Honoring Courage and Sacrifice

The Battle of Zoji La, fought on the snow-clad heights of the Himalayas, remains one of the most awe-inspiring episodes of valour and strategy in the annals of Indian military history. This battle not only marked a turning point in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948 but also redefined the boundaries of warfare by employing tanks at an altitude previously unimaginable for armoured combat.
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Meet The Youngest Voice from 1947  Muzaffarabad Massacre!

(By: Dr. Rajesh Bhat)* In October 1947, as three-year-old Jaswant Singh lay in his grandmother’s arms, he had little idea of the...
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