(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Meet Chander Mohan Bhat, a native of the picturesque village of Murran nestled within the Pulwama district of Kashmir. For over three decades, Chander Mohan Bhat has served as a beacon of knowledge and insight, contributing extensively to local dailies with his writings that delve deep into the tapestry of Kashmir’s rich […]
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 […]
( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive in connection with International Mother Language Day) Even as Dogri was included in the Eighth Schedule on December 23, 2003 after a lot of struggle, the fact is that Dogri language and script had been in use as a literary vehicle since the later mediaeval centuries. The territories presently occupied […]
(Sair-e-Kashmir Concluding Part ) ( By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo**) Kashmir Rechords in its previous five blogs had mentioned Englishman Mr. Winter Bedim’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir in 1847 recorded in the form of daily entries called ‘Roznamcha’ by one Pandit Kanhaya Lal Aashiq Dehalvi and later published in the form of the book under the title Sair-e-Kashmir. In […]
(By: Dr. Rajesh Bhat) Dogra soldiers stand out among other infantrymen because of their kind, benevolent and rather introvert nature, which has rightfully given them the title of ‘Gentleman Soldiers’ within the Indian Army fold. The battalions of the Dogra regiment have always been instrumental in exemplary gallant acts. A reserved man with considerable […]
( By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo*) Kashmir Rechords in its previous three blogs dated 9th, 12th and 30th December 2023 had mentioned an Englishman’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir in 1847 recorded in the form of daily entries called ‘Roznamcha’ by one Pandit Kanhaya Lal Aashiq Dehalvi and later published under the title Sair-e-Kashmir and we had in three […]
( 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 […]
( 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 […]
( 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 […]
