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Ever heard of snakes or stones snowing from the sky?No fairy tale, no folklore spun by firesides—this is a story buried deep in official archives, stamped, signed and preserved as part of Kashmir’s recent past.
More than a century ago, during the reign of Maharaja Pratap Singh, Kashmir witnessed two extraordinary and deeply unsettling phenomena: stones and snakes reportedly descending from the heavens...
What adds to the weight of these photographs is their provenance.
They were originally carried by the most widely read and trusted local newspaper of the time—a paper regarded as the voice of the people, read passionately by common Kashmiris and the intelligentsia alike. The photographer and reporter behind these images were darlings of Kashmiri society, not outsiders, not propagandists.
This was Kashmir documenting itself.
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Ever heard of a Kashmiri Pandit family residing in Rangoon—now known as Yangon, the largest city and former capital of Burma (Myanmar)?...
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While post-1950 saw the establishment of organizations like the All India Kashmiri Samaj and the Kashmiri Samiti Delhi, records indicate that the...
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In the rich tapestry of Kashmir’s medical history, few names shine as brightly as that of Dr. Ali Mohammad Jan (1914-1988). Known...
(Kashmir Rechords Independence Day Special)
"Saare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara" is a foundational patriotic poem, penned by Muhammad Iqbal in 1904. Originally written for...
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In the early 19th century, the picturesque valleys of Kashmir were devastated by a series of merciless famines. Among the many who...
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In the annals of pre-independence India, the name Rai Bahadur Dewan Manmohan Kaul stands out, not just for his administrative prowess...
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A pre-partition era chequebook of Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Muzaffarabad, (Kashmir) Branch was recently making the rounds on social...
(By: Dr. Rajesh Bhat)
Indian Railways with the completion of construction of all tunnels on Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla (USB) Rail Link is finally going to fulfill the...
The gifted singer whose musical voice echoed the earthly sounds of melody and became synonym with Dogra ethos, Malika Pukhraj (Jammu Wali), will always...
(Kashmir Rechords Team)
Famous Persian and Urdu poet, Tribhavan Nath Zutshi, `Zar’, had his roots in Kashmir. Born in 1871 at Meerut, his intellectual capabilities...
