Tag: Kashmiri Pandits

1990: When Intelligence agencies were targeted in Kashmir

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) The Intelligence Bureau (IB), India's internal intelligence agency, reputed to be the oldest such organization had suffered major causalities in Kashmir Valley in 1990, beginning from January 2.  On January 27, when the world observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day, it is an opportunity to reassert Nation’s commitment to human rights and to commemorate the sacrifices of its intelligence officials that are...

When Baramulla bore the brunt of tribal raid

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) When the tribal raiders from Pakistan entered Kashmir in October 1947, the Valley was plunged into chaos. But nowhere was the suffering more concentrated, more haunting, than in Baramulla. For thirteen harrowing days, this serene town at the gateway to the Valley lived through what survivors would later call “thirteen years of hell.” The invaders—armed tribesmen backed by Pakistan—descended upon Baramulla with a...
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July 13, 1931: Kashmir’s Day of Communal Reckoning

How a cook’s fiery speech, outside propaganda, and political provocation led to one of the darkest, most distorted chapters in Kashmir’s history (Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) In...

The Jagmohan Hangover

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive)   It seems the ghost of Governor Jagmohan continues to haunt some people's WhatsApp groups and social media timelines more persistently than facts...

Dr. Sandeep Mawa: Disrupting the Silence of Exile

By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo * His name is now synonymous with an unsettling question — what if one refuses to stay exiled? A Presence that Challenges...

Kheer Bhawani Mela: 35 Yrs in Exile, Countless Yrs of Faith

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) And as long as even one devotee whispers a prayer under its Chinar canopy, the soul of the Kheer Bhawani Mela remains...

Nadimarg Massacre: The Unanswered Questions

(Kashmir Rechords Team) It was a night that would haunt Kashmir’s conscience forever. March 23, 2003—a date etched in blood, sorrow and unanswered questions. The...

The Vanishing Pandits from Kashmir!

Over a century, the population of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley has plummeted from 55,052 in 1921 to a mere 6,514 in 2022, which...

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...

When Two Raos  Had Planned the Return of Kashmiri Pandits!

A 1996 Plan by Prime Minister P.V....

Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru: The Forgotten Advocate of Kashmiri Heritage

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive Research) Sir  Pandit Tej Bahadur Sapru (8 December 1875 – 20 January 1949) is widely recognized as an Indian freedom fighter, eminent...

Dashaar: Kashmir’s Rare but Forgotten Maha Kumbh!

(By: Dr. Rajesh Bhat*) Shadipur Kashmir Dashaar, often likened to the revered Purna Kumbh Mela, used to be a unique and ancient festival celebrated by...

Sunstroke and Strife: Kashmiri Pandits’ Struggle in the 1990 Heatwave

(By: K R Ishan)As North India swelters under a relentless heat wave, memories flood back for the Kashmiri Pandit community. This scorching heat evokes...

The Sin Jagmohan Never Committed!

( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) As the people of Jammu and Kashmir continue to express faith in the democratic and developmental potential...