Tag: Srinagar

Kashmiri Pandits 1990 UN Appeal | Untold Exodus Story!

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) The early 1990s marked one of the most painful chapters in the history of Kashmir. As violence escalated across the Valley, the mass migration of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990 left an entire community uprooted, disoriented and largely unsupported by the administration of the time. Amid fear, uncertainty, and displacement, a remarkable yet often overlooked episode unfolded—an appeal to the global conscience. In the...

Hizbul Posters and a Pandit’s Plea: Untold Stories from Kashmir’s Dark Decade

(Kashmir Records Exclusive) “In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful…”The words appeared at the top of a poster—formal, almost pious. But what followed was not a prayer. It was an order. In the early 1990s, Kashmir was not merely passing through unrest—it was living under a parallel authority. Militants, particularly the Hizbul Mujahideen, had begun to dictate not just politics or ideology,...
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Shocking! Vivekananda was denied land in Kashmir

(Kashmir Rechords News Desk) Very few people must be knowing that  Swami Vivekananda, one of the most popular monks and spiritual leaders of India...

1990: When Intelligence agencies were targeted in Kashmir

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) The Intelligence Bureau (IB), India's internal intelligence agency, reputed to be the oldest such organization had suffered major causalities in Kashmir Valley...

Oct 2001 J&K Assembly attack—lest we forget!

While Parliament attack anniversary is being held every year to remember all those who lost their lives in guarding the Temple of Democracy, people in Jammu and Kashmir seem to have forgotten the lethal attack on the Legislative Assembly Complex by anti-national elements who used a four-wheeler loaded with explosives, rammed it into the main gate with three ``fidayeen’’ suicide bombers,

Bansi Parimu: The Forgotten Flame of Kashmiri Modernism

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Has the visionary artist, activist and cultural conscience-keeper faded from the memory of his own people? By all accounts, Bansi Parimu ( Parimoo),...

Renu Bhatia’s Kashmiri Roots Echo in Campus Controversy

(Kashmir Rechords Report) From fleeing militancy in Srinagar to triggering a national debate on free speech, the Haryana Women’s Commission chief draws strength—and scrutiny—from her...

Swami Ram Ji: The Revivalist of Kashmir Shaivism and His Disciples

(By: K R Ishan) Kashmir, often referred to as the cradle of Shaivism, has been home to many pious souls who mastered the spiritual and...

Revisiting February 1986 Anantnag Riots!

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) The plight of Kashmiri Pandits has once again resurfaced in Jammu and Kashmir’s political discourse. This time, the infamous Anantnag riots of...

Kashmir: A Land That Foreigners Never Left

Kashmir’s allure has ensnared countless foreigners—some captivated by its beauty, others trapped by circumstances. From the elusive Wilson of 1936 to the foreign spouses...

The Judge Who Stood for Justice, Now Awaits His Own!

on November 4, 1989, Judge  Neelkanth Ganjoo’s body lay unattended—an unsettling reminder of the fear that gripped the valley Kashmir Rechords' Tributes On a...

Vandalism,Insurgency and 1983 Kashmir Cricket

The disturbances during 13th October 1983 One Day Cricket Match played at Srinagar, had taken place soon after India had won the World-Cup played in England and Wales (June 25, 1993). Some secessionists back-home must have not digested that. That is why they tried to avenge the West Indian defeat at Lords by digging the pitch at Srinagar the same year on October 13!

When Election was `Jehad’ in Kashmir!

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive)    In the wake of the Anantnag riots of 1986, the Muslim United Front (MUF)  had emerged as a coalition of...

A Fallen Star: The Tragic Story of Dr. Deepak Mathu, IPS

What makes this story even more heartbreaking is that it wasn’t terrorists from across the border who claimed Dr. Mathu’s life, but some of...