Tag: Srinagar

The Manuscripts that survived Gilgit’s cold, Kashmir’s war

Kashmir Rechords Exclusive In the summer of 1931, two cattle-grazers near Naupur village, a few kilometres from Gilgit, stumbled upon something that had remained hidden for more than a millennium. A piece of wood was protruding from the earth. They began digging. Beneath the mound lay an ancient structure, and inside it, a collection of manuscripts written largely on the fragile bark of the birch tree. What...

The Myths Kashmiri Pandits once lived by—And History shattered them

A thought-provoking visual representing the Kashmiri Pandit exodus and the collapse of long-held assumptions about their place in Kashmir. The image evokes displacement, loss, changing social realities and the difficult reassessment of beliefs that followed the upheaval of the 1990s.
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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...