(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 […]
( 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 […]
By: K R Ishan Thirty-eight years ago, this day, on February, 20, Anantnag riots of 1986 had begun from Wanpoh village of the South Kashmir district, sowing the seeds for the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley, which ultimately started germinating in 1990. On the fateful day of February 20, 1986, several […]
Shankha Lipi, also known as “Conch Script” or “Shell Script”, is a term used by scholars to describe ornate spiral characters that are thought to be Brahmi derivatives. The characters resemble conch shells or Shankhas and are found in inscriptions across north-central India dating back to between the 4th and 8th centuries. Interestingly, Shankha Lipi […]
February 6, 2024 marks the second death anniversary of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who had a musical connection with the erstwhile State of Jammu-Kashmir, for having rendered her melodious voice to several immortal Dogri songs. Her one of the eternal Dogri songs “Bhalla Sipahiya Dograiya…Rasliyan Rasliyan Dhara…Tera Bada Manda Lagda” dedicated to the Sipahis (soldiers) […]
