(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive)
In the dusty archives of old newspapers lies the story of a soldier whose courage once made Jammu proud and whose name deserves remembrance even today — Jemadar Prakash Singh, a decorated warrior of the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces who earned one of the British Empire’s highest gallantry honours, the Victoria Cross.
A rare feature published in Kashmir Times on February 17,...
Despite adopting the Metric System of weights and measures, discarding Seer and Mann to measure mass, Gaz and Kos to measure distance; Anna or Chavani to count currency, some old habits die hard, as all these words have already become part of our lexicon.