( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Thirty-four years ago, this day on March 19, 1990, Bal Krishan Ganjoo, an Engineer working with Indian Telecommunication Department, was shot dead by terrorists on the same day when “Multi- Party Political Leaders’’ of India were requesting terrorists in Kashmir to shun the path of violence. The appeal fell on deaf […]
(By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo)* The historical materials pertaining to Hindu religious thought in Kashmir consistently pique the interest of scholars and academics. It is this enduring relevance that prompts us to revisit these materials in search of solutions to our contemporary challenges. Such activities have been integral to Kashmir, fostering the development of its […]
(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Jammu and Kashmir have a unique bonding even before the Princely State had acceded to India. Even as certain agencies, for their vested interests, have painted Sangh black, the fact that most of the people are unaware of, is that RSS had played a major role in […]
( By: K R Ishan) At a time when migration from Kashmir was at its peak during the first week of March 1990, the then Government of India had turned a blind eye towards the plight of Kashmiri Pandits, leaving them high and dry and at the mercy of some Jammu based social organisations. Instead, […]
The genre of Leela poetry in Kashmiri literature is said to have evolved from “Vachun’’ and we notice a boost in this experimentation since late 1750s onwards. It, however, reached its zenith during Krishan Joo Razdan’s time though he explored the `Saguna’’ tradition of Bhakthi to its full potential. He essentially was a “Nirgunvadi’ in […]
(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive in Connection with International Women’s Day) Once again, we are celebrating International Women’s Day. The exclusivity of such celebrations associated with women unfortunately projects a compulsive need common to all societies of the world and it also reflects the fragile position women find themselves in, in the patriarchal nature of our world. […]
( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) As the people of Jammu and Kashmir continue to express faith in the democratic and developmental potential of India and when suddenly local politicians of Kashmir are extending goodwill messages for the return of displaced Kashmiri Pandits, it’s imperative to revisit the false narratives surrounding the late Governor Jagmohan, who was […]
( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) February 23, 1990 is the day that most of the Kashmiri Pandits would not forget! On this day, over 34 years ago, the community performed the last Maha Shivratri Puja before moving en-masse from their birth land. Even as a good number of Kashmiri Pandit families had already migrated to safer […]
The study of people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), the so-called `Azad Kashmir’ has of late taken off given the importance of the role of this group as part of the “Pakistani Diaspora’’, particularly throughout countries in North America and Western Europe, such as Great Britain. It is estimated that there are approximately one million […]
( By: K R Ishan) Kashmiri Pandits have suffered a lot at the hands of tyrants! Even Nature has been cruel towards them!. This is evident from that fact that over 9,000 Kashmiri Pandits, including children and women, had perished on their way to Harmukh Ganga pilgrimage, over 500 years ago in 1516 AD! Harmukh, […]
