Tag: Srinagar

1990 Exile and Agitation: Have We Forgotten?

(Kashmir Rechords' Archival Report) The story of the Kashmiri Pandit exodus is usually told through the night of departure—the fear, the abandoned homes and the uncertain journey out of the Valley. But what happened after the migrants reached Jammu in 1990 is another story of suffering, struggle and survival that is slowly disappearing from collective memory. The newspaper clippings preserved by Kashmir Rechords offer a...

Dr. Kaul: Kashmir’s Forgotten Medical Pioneer in Lahore

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) More than a century ago, when modern medical education was still in its formative years in India, a young Kashmiri Pandit travelled to Lahore to enter a profession in which very few from his community had ventured. His name was Pandit Bal Kishen Kaul. He would go on to become a Surgeon, Medical teacher, author and senior academic at Lahore Medical College; publish a...
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Chander’s Chronicles: Capturing Kashmir’s Soul Through History’s Lens

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Meet Chander Mohan Bhat, a native of the picturesque village of Murran nestled within the Pulwama district of Kashmir....

Zadoo Brothers of Kashmir Who were Closely Associated With Subash Chandra Bose!

(Kashmir Rechords Desk) Two Zadoo Brothers from Anantnag district---Dina Nath and Kanti Chandra, who find their name  incorporated in the category of `` Unsung Heroes’’,  ...

1996: When Kashmiri Pandits `dissociated’ from Lok Sabha Polls!

( Kashmir Rechords Archives) It was during 1996 Lok Sabha elections when  over 2.25 Lakh  Kashmiri Hindu voters  had reportedly  resolved to "dissociate’’ themselves  from...

When Old Census Reports Saved Srinagar from Floods!

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Kashmir Valley is one of the most flood hazard-prone Himalayan regions. The valley has witnessed significant flooding during 879 AD, 1841, 1893,...

Lok Sabha Polls in Jammu and Kashmir at a Glance

( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive)  Like in other parts of the Country, it is the election time in Jammu and Kashmir also. Kashmir Rechords is  trying...

When Kashmiris Once Publically Renounced Politics!

( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Whatever may be the reason, Kashmiri politicians are presently showing other shades and hues of their true colour. In...

When Kashmiris wanted India to `break’ Pakistan, Liberate PoK

(Bhutto’s Execution April 4, 1979)  (Kashmir Rechords Excusive)  Forty-five years ago on April 4, 1979, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistan’s former President and deposed Prime Minister is...

When Jammu & Kashmir had Its Own Currency Notes!

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) The Erstwhile Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir had the unique distinction of having its...

The Unheard  Sati Namah  by Pt. Birbal Kachru

( By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo)* Continuing the tradition of according glory to Persian, the court language of the Mughals in the Indian subcontinent, Kashmiri Pandits...

When Another `Indian Agent’ Was Killed in Kashmir!

Kashmir Rechords Exclusive Thirty-four years ago, on March 25, 1990, another `` Indian Agent’’ was  killed! This time, the `Agent’...

Denial of Justice, Recognition to a Martyr!

( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) His family was denied pension for five years after terrorists shot him dead while on duty!  Over three and a...

When RSS Saved J&K in 1947!

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