Tag: Kashmiri Pandits

Maqbool Sherwani: NC’s Forgotten Hero, Indian Army’s Icon

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) 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...
Jammu & Kashmir-Life Style

Jinnah’s ‘Castles in the Air’: Two Houseboat offers from Kashmir in 1947

Kashmir Rechords Exclusive 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...
Jammu & Kashmir-Research
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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...
Jammu & Kashmir-Life Style

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...
Jammu & Kashmir-Life Style

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...
Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage

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...
Kashmiri Pandits- Post Migration

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

When Two Raos  Had Planned the Return of Kashmiri Pandits!

A 1996 Plan by Prime Minister P.V....
Jammu & Kashmir-Politics

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...
Kashmiri Pandits- pre Migration

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...
Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage

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

(By: K R Ishan) As North India swelters under a relentless heat wave every summer, memories flood back for the Kashmiri Pandit community. This scorching...
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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...
Jammu & Kashmir-Politics

The unreported Anantnag riots of 1986!

(Kashmir Rechords Desk Several decades ago, on February, 20, Anantnag riots of 1986 had begun from Wanpoh village of the  South Kashmir...
Jammu & Kashmir-Politics

Maa Kali’s Abode at Srinagar Kashmir

Hindus, especially Kashmiri Pandits continued to perform puja at a spot well below the mosque after the desecration of what used to be a grand and magnificent Kali temple
Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage