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Some stories in Kashmir's modern history refuse to disappear, even when political circumstances make their remembrance uncomfortable. Maqbool Sherwani, a National Conference activist from Baramulla who was executed by tribal raiders on November 7, 1947, is one such figure.
The young man who misguided raiders
According to historical accounts, Maqbool Sherwani deliberately misdirected the advancing raiders, sending groups along wrong routes and creating...
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Perhaps Muhammad Ali Jinnah was trying to build castles in the air—or, more literally, acquire one of Kashmir’s famous floating residences.
In June 1947, barely two months before the end of British rule in India, Jinnah was receiving correspondence concerning the possible purchase of houseboats in Srinagar. One offer came from Brenda Blencowe, the owner of a furnished houseboat named Mayflower. Another came...
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It was March 1971 Parliamentary elections for the Fifth Lok Sabha when Kashmiri Pandits were finding themselves at the crossroads……..Their indecisiveness had...
( By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo)*
Continuing the tradition of according glory to Persian, the court language of the Mughals in the Indian subcontinent, Kashmiri Pandits...
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On March 19, 1990, Bal Krishan Ganjoo, an Engineer working with Indian Telecommunication Department, was shot dead by terrorists on the...
(By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo)*
The historical materials pertaining to Hindu religious thought in Kashmir consistently pique the interest of scholars and academics. It is...
(By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo)*
February 13, 1990: Director Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar, Lassa Kaul is shot dead by terrorists who considered him a stumbling block in...
(By: R C Ganjoo)*
Pulwama and Anantnag, the two terror-affected districts in South Kashmir for the past many years, also have some inspiring stories about...
(From the Feudal Dogra State through Independent India to the Present-day Naya Bharat)
(By: Dr. S.N. Pandita*)
Introduction
From a State Subject to Permanent Resident and now...