(www.kashmir-rechords.com Exclusive) Pandit Mohan Lal Kashmiri alias Mirza Quli Kashmiri alias Agha Hassan Jan Kashmiri—– sounds interesting! But that is how this polyonymous from Zutshi clan had lavishly lived and typified himself in first half of 19th century as a traveller, a spy, a writer, a diplomat, a polymath, a polyglot and a scholar but […]
( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Following the tribal raid of October 1947, Pakistani hordes were in Kashmir Valley for 13 days to cause large-scale mayhem, arson death and destruction. But to the people of Baramulla, these 13 days were like 13 years. Baramulla town had to withstand the worst of the ruthless ways of the tribal […]
(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) During the short span of Sikh Rule, 10 Governors had administered Kashmir on behalf of the Lahore Darbar. Among these Governors, Col Mehan (or Mihan) Singh was considered the best Sikh Governor of Kashmir. Known for his loyalty, efficiency and capacity, Col Mihan Singh had served as Governor of Kashmir from 1834 […]
( By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo) The Literature in Exile is a term that has a global dimension. Works of great literary merit have been produced by the authors who chose or were forced to live in places other than their own. The life in exile is like living in a cauldron. It boils everything and […]
The publication carries rare photographs of Bhagwan Gopi Nath Ji, facsimile of two Omkar symbols in Sharda, in Bhagwan Gopi Nath Ji’s own handwriting, besides life and history of some other Hindu and Muslim saints of Kashmir.
( By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo) It is always a matter of immense joy when upon revisiting the history of an ethnic group that presently assembles everything in its power to somehow assert its identity and lays its hands on the invaluable gems passed as timeless inheritance by its elder members to be cherished and feel […]
( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Hari Krishna Kaul (1934-2009) has remained as one of the major Kashmiri playwrights of the modern era who started his literary career during his college days in early fifties, writing short stories in Hindi until mid-sixties. He then switched to Kashmiri, his mother tongue. His first collection of short stories in […]
(By: Dr. Rajesh Bhat) Signing of the Instrument of Accession by Maharaja Hari Singh of the then Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir on October 26, 1947 was the worst shock for Pakistan and that country is still not able to reconcile to this fact! Even on the day of accession, huge displeasure was witnessed […]
(By: K K Lidhoo) Roman kings in order to divert attention from pressing problems faced by the public and the likely unrest these would cause would organize the fatal and mortal combat of the Gladiators who were essentially slaves with good physique. Roman kings and aristocrats of the ruling hierarchy would invest in them; possess […]
(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Following the October 1947 tribal raid on the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh acceded to the Indian Union after signing the Instrument of Accession with India. Along with the accession documents, Maharaja Hari Singh had also written a letter to Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India. The […]