( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) A British Missionary, James Hinton Knowles has done a Yeoman’s service to the people of Kashmir and its literature. Apart from looking after health and education of Kashmiris in 19th Century, he had added two valuable books to Kashmir’s vast library while bringing up a dictionary on Kashmiri proverbs and sayings […]
Kalhana’s Rajtarangini which has made Kashmir famous all over the world and accorded it unique credit in terms of being the only region where there was an established tradition of historiography unlike anywhere in the subcontinent.
Meet Dr. P N Kachroo– a staunch devotee of Science who ‘breathed and lived’ Science. A Science Editor, a Botanist, an environmentalist and an able Administrator, Dr. Kachroo represented the zenith of excellence in the world of science. A hard task-master, guide and a perfect human being, Dr Kachroo was a stunning combination of all […]
( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) When faced with a dire situation, Kashmiri Pandits prove their mettle or used to prove their mettle. The quality conscious stalwarts of this community would not rest until they molded their thought processes to achieve perfection. The benchmark was at least to try to follow the set standards of the interests […]
The name Ghulam Nabi Khayal during the decades prior to 1990s was ingrained in the consciousness of Kashmiris as somebody who like his contemporary, Ali Mohd Lone, frequently wrote class radio dramas with socio economic themes. Based on these dramas and his poetry broadcast over Radio Kashmir, one could arrive at a conclusion that Khayal’s […]
(Records, Census figures speak everything) By Dr.Rajesh Bhat If the records are to be relied upon, there has been a massive decline of Kashmiri Pandits living in Kashmir valley during the past 100 years! In 1921, the population of Kashmiri Pandits living in Kashmir, as per the 1921 Jammu and Kashmir State Census was 55,052. […]
(By Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo) Who were the famous Bokhari brothers? And what was their connection to Kashmir? These questions can interest only those who have a love for modern broadcasting which inter alia means a love of languages and content creation, an eye for detail and nuances of the human condition and an indomitable will […]
By Makhan Lal Pandita A literate Kashmiri while conversing in Kashmiri makes in between use of English words. There can be two reasons for it. Either he has no complete command over the language due to which he is not able to choose proper words in a jiffy (which is the position of several literate […]
(Nostalgic outpouring) By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo Nissim Ezeikel had once said that the age of literature is dead. The statement must have been made in a vivid context, which is definitely pessimistic. But little did Ezeikel know that he will be proved wrong by a community who has the innate peculiarity to bounce back at […]
(By: B. Revti) Veer Munshi does not need any formal introduction. He is one such artist who is able to transform his experiences as an exiled refugee into the language of painting. Munshi was born and brought up in the Kashmir, but like other fellow community members was forced to move out of Valley in […]
