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When Jinnah Ordered Silver from Kashmir

By: Dr Rajesh Bhat History often survives not only in official proclamations, political speeches and government files, but also in invoices, private letters and everyday commercial transactions. Occasionally, such documents illuminate a lesser-known dimension of well-known personalities and reveal connections that conventional political narratives rarely mention. A set of archival documents from 1945, (facsimile copies of which are available with Kashmir Rechords), brings to light one...
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R.C. Kak on Trial: The Forgotten Kashmir case that drew Patel, Nehru, Sheikh Into same file

(By: Dr Rajesh Bhat*) In the turbulent months after Independence, while Jammu & Kashmir was being transformed by war, accession and political upheaval, another drama was unfolding in Srinagar: the prosecution of Rai Bahadur Pandit Ram Chandra Kak, who had served as Prime Minister of Jammu & Kashmir from June 1945 until August 1947. A 160-page file of the Ministry of States, Kashmir Branch, preserved in...
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Hero of Jallianwala Bagh’s love for Kashmir

By: B Revti Do you  know  Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew----- one of the most influential leaders in pre-independence India who is known for leading a...
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A Kashmiri Pandit who gave Mohd Rafi to the World of Music

  Singer Mohammed Rafi, (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) needs no introduction. His melodious songs speak about him and his personality! But how many of...
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IB Director’s Book on Kashmir Conspiracy.

The Book—`My Years with Nehru- KASHMIR’ by B N Mullik makes an interesting reading! Mullik was an Indian Civil Servant, spymaster and the second...
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1965 War:When Pakistani troops had ‘entered’ Jammu City, ‘bombarded’ South Delhi!

          It was an early and breezy morning of September 7, 1965 when Pakistani troops had ‘entered’ Jammu city!                Sounds unbelievable, especially to...
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