Tag: Pakistan

From Padma Shri to a Militant’s Bullet: The Forgotten Mohammad Din

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) There are stories history records. There are others history owes itself the duty to recover. The story of Din Mohammad Jagir belongs to the second category. In official records of the Government of India, he is simply “Shri Mohammad Din Jagir, Jammu and Kashmir — Padma Shri, 1966, Social Work.” Behind those few words, however, lies an extraordinary and almost forgotten episode...
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A Community without an address: The Kashmiri Pandit story

By R. K. Tickoo* “Where do you live?”“What is your address?”“Where is your hometown?” Almost every Kashmiri Pandit who has lived outside Kashmir over the past 36 years has faced these seemingly simple questions. And each time, they carry a deeper meaning. I may be living in, or even owning, a house, flat or property anywhere in India or elsewhere in the world. But the real predicament...
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1947: All Eyes on Dalda

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) In the chaotic and tumultuous days of 1947, as the subcontinent was torn apart by the partition, the fate of countless lives...
Undivided India ( Media)

The Failed Agra Summit: How a Kashmiri-Origin Bureaucrat Thwarted Musharraf’s Plans

(Kashmir Rechords Desk) Twenty-three years ago, on July 16, 2001, as Pakistan and India neared the signing of...
Political

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

When RSS Saved J&K in 1947!

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Jammu and Kashmir have a...
Jammu & Kashmir-Research

The Untold Story of the People of `Azaab’ Kashmir

The study of people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), the so-called `Azad Kashmir’ has of late taken off given the importance of the role...
Pok & Pakistan

Sharda Peetha—The Resurgence

(By:Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo)*  In response to   Kashmir Rechords’ Blog dated December 20, 2023 under the title ``Sharda Peetha- Victim of Willful Apathy’’, (to be accessed...
Jammu & Kashmir- Heritage

All India Radio’s  Bokhari Brothers…  The Kashmir Connection

(By Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo) Who were the famous Bokhari brothers? And what was their connection to Kashmir? These questions can interest only those who have...
Media

Kashmir, Gavaskar and Imran

  By Dr. Rajesh Bhat Legends like Sunil Gavaskar and Imran Khan are icons. It is entirely another matter while the former continues to hog limelight...
Jammu & Kashmir-Life Style

 The Indomitable Lal Bahadur Shastri

  (Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) While the Indian Nation and international peace loving organisations will be celebrating Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday on October 2 to once...
Political

Politics of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

The ruling party in Pakistan is always the ruling party in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir!
POK

As against 372 in J&K, PoK has just four newspapers!

Tight controls on freedom of expression have been a hallmark of the Pakistani government’s policy in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). While militant organizations are...
POK

Constitutional Structure of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

By: teawithrev Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) has its own `constitution’, the so-called ``Azad Jammu and Kashmir Interim Constitution Act of 1974’’, and a locally chosen...
POK