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When Salman Rushdie Visited Kashmir
In May 1983, Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie visited Kashmir, gave a rare interview to Radio Kashmir Srinagar and interacted with students at SP College. Within six years, the publication of The Satanic Verses transformed him from a celebrated literary guest into the centre of protests across Kashmir. Based on rare photographs and newspaper archives preserved by Kashmir Rechords, this feature reconstructs one of the Valley's forgotten cultural stories.
The Forgotten Royal Elephants of Jammu
The Forgotten Royal Elephants of Jammu: When Hathithan Became Sabzi Mandi
When Diabetes Claimed Maharaja Ranbir Singh
A rare October 1885 issue of Mir'at-ul-Hind preserved by Kashmir Rechords records Maharaja Ranbir Singh's death due to ذیابیطس (diabetes), while newspaper advertisements from 1930–1945 reveal that diabetes was already a recognised and widely treated disease across pre-Independence India—challenging the popular belief that it is purely a modern lifestyle disorder.
THE ‘JKLF’ FILES: 1984
One of the most debated political controversies in Jammu & Kashmir's history in 1984 is revisited through rare archival evidence. Drawing on contemporaneous Kashmir Times reports, published photographs, parliamentary proceedings and other historical records, this Kashmir Rechords Archival Dossier reconstructs the events that unfolded in 1984 surrounding the alleged Farooq Abdullah–JKLF connection. By presenting the documentary record alongside official responses and denials, the investigation invites readers to examine a forgotten chapter of Kashmir's political history through the lens of original archival sources.
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