From Bhutto's execution in 1979 to the Al-Aqsa protests, the US bombing of Libya and the Salman Rushdie controversy, rare newspaper archives reveal how international crises repeatedly triggered unrest in Kashmir, with local minorities often bearing the consequences of conflicts far beyond the Valley.
In May 1983, Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie visited Kashmir, gave a rare interview to Radio Kashmir Srinagar and interacted with students at SP College. Within six years, the publication of The Satanic Verses transformed him from a celebrated literary guest into the centre of protests across Kashmir. Based on rare photographs and newspaper archives preserved by Kashmir Rechords, this feature reconstructs one of the Valley's forgotten cultural stories.
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.
(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...
(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...
(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....
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 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 Rechords Exclusive)
Very few know that more than a century ago, in the bustling city of Allahabad, a remarkable cultural experiment was taking shape....
(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive)
Amarnath Vaishnavi (August 24, 1925 – July 1, 2012), revered today as the “Father of the Kashmiri Pandit Community,” remains one of...
From Palatial Homes to Tent Numbers: The Unwritten Obituaries of Exile
(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive)
By the time Prem Nath Bhat, a prosperous landowner from Watarkhani...