Tag: Kashmiri Pandit

1990 Exile and Agitation: Have We Forgotten?

(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 uncertain journey out of the Valley. But what happened after the migrants reached Jammu in 1990 is another story of suffering, struggle and survival that is slowly disappearing from collective memory. The newspaper clippings preserved by Kashmir Rechords offer a...

Dr. Kaul: Kashmir’s Forgotten Medical Pioneer in Lahore

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) More than a century ago, when modern medical education was still in its formative years in India, a young Kashmiri Pandit travelled to Lahore to enter a profession in which very few from his community had ventured. His name was Pandit Bal Kishen Kaul. He would go on to become a Surgeon, Medical teacher, author and senior academic at Lahore Medical College; publish a...
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I Am Samay. And I Have to Rehna

What does survival mean when your inheritance is memory? A Gen Z Kashmiri Pandit reflects on migrations, Shaivaite thought, identity and the instinct to remain.

Panun Kashmir Crisis: Homeland Idea Betrayed from Within!

What began as a collective cry for dignity has been reduced to factional infighting and public mudslinging. Explore the internal decay of the Panun Kashmir movement and why the "Homeland" idea is being betrayed from within.

Prem Nath Bhat: A Torchbearer of Unity and Service

(Kashmir Rechords Desk) Late Shri Prem Nath Bhat, the first journalist martyred during the Kashmir turmoil, has become an enduring symbol of resistance against religious...

Dr J. N. Bhan: The Mind That Built Jammu University

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) In an age when institutions were shaped not by committees but by conviction, Dr J N Bhan stood tall as a rare,...

Shocking! Vivekananda was denied land in Kashmir

(Kashmir Rechords News Desk) Very few people must be knowing that  Swami Vivekananda, one of the most popular monks and spiritual leaders of India...

Kashmir Rechords remembers Nehru through rare pictures

(Kashmir Rechords Desk) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday falls on November 14 and the day is every year celebrated as Children’s Day.  As the first Prime...

Kashmir’s forgotten Sanskrit Doyen

(By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo)* There are lives that glow quietly, far away from the glare of recognition, yet leave behind a light that guides generations....

 Catastrophe: When over 9,000 Kashmiri Pandits died at Harmukh Ganga!

(By: K R Ishan) Kashmiri Pandits have suffered a lot at the hands of tyrants! Even Nature has been cruel towards them!. This is...

Dr. Vijay Sazawal’s Poser for Kashmiri Pandits: “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Places the community at the centre of the challenge — makes it clear who the question is directed to. (Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Dr. Vijay K. Sazawal,...

Kashmir’s Katyayani Temple: Where Faith Rises from the Ashes

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) In the quiet village of Kakran in Kulgam district of Kashmir, surrounded by fields and orchards, stands the ancient Katyayani Temple. For...

Kashmir Darpan: The Forgotten Magazine That Kept Kashmiri Pandits Connected Across British India

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Very few know that more than a century ago, in the bustling city of Allahabad, a remarkable cultural experiment was taking shape....

Amarnath Vaishnavi: From Opposing Homeland to Championing It

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Amarnath Vaishnavi (August 24, 1925 – July 1, 2012), revered today as the “Father of the Kashmiri Pandit Community,” remains one of...