Kashmir Rechords Exclusive
In the summer of 1931, two cattle-grazers near Naupur village, a few kilometres from Gilgit, stumbled upon something that had remained hidden for more than a millennium.
A piece of wood was protruding from the earth. They began digging. Beneath the mound lay an ancient structure, and inside it, a collection of manuscripts written largely on the fragile bark of the birch tree.
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A thought-provoking visual representing the Kashmiri Pandit exodus and the collapse of long-held assumptions about their place in Kashmir. The image evokes displacement, loss, changing social realities and the difficult reassessment of beliefs that followed the upheaval of the 1990s.
This Gurudwara stands as a reminder not just of the partition but of the enduring human spirit in the face of overwhelming loss. For the descendants of these families, their ancestors' stories are not distant history but a living legacy, shaping their identity and sense of purpose.