( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) People may be attributing Sheikh Mohd Abdullah, the founding leader of the National Conference as “Sher-e-Kashmir’’ or the Lion of Kashmir, but the fact unknown to most of us is that this title was initially bestowed upon by the people of Kashmir to a revolutionary Kashmiri Pandit, Hargopal Kaul ( Khasta) […]
Kashmir Rechords Exclusive A piece of tragic history lies buried under picturesque area of Kulgam, Kashmir district’s snow covered Houen Heng (Dog’s Horn) peak, 4200 meters above sea level. Fifty-eight years ago, this day on February 7, 1966, a Fokker F 27 Indian Airline aircraft veered 12 miles off its course, crashing straight into the […]
Kashmir Rechords Exclusive Are laureates cultivated or do they appear on their own? Both statements can be true or false at the same time. But there appears to be a strong relationship between the environment and a tradition in the family that cultivates quality literature. One’s inclination and the output combined with prevailing creative atmosphere […]
(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 […]
Known to Kashmiris and the world for his classic translation of the twelfth-century Chronicle of Sanskrit poet, Pandit Kalhana’s Rajatarangini, Sir Marc Aurel Stein has contributed to Kashmir what no one could even imagine. Unfortunately, he has been treated shabbily by certain disgruntled elements, under some sinister plan, who have not even spared an engraved memorial […]
(By: R. C Ganjoo)* Ever since I took up journalism as my profession in 1982, I had been keenly desirous of paying a visit to Mohand Marg. It did not happen for many years. Eventually, a time came when my dream was realized and on July 2, 2022, I found myself at Wanghat in […]
(Sair-e-Kashmir Part V) ( By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo) Kashmir Rechords in its previous four 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: R C Ganjoo)* Pulwama and Anantnag, the two terror-affected districts in South Kashmir for the past many years, also have some inspiring stories about spirituality to tell. Murran is one such village in Pulwama district where Pandit Badrinath Bhat, a nonagenarian still lives with his family. Despite several threats and upheavals, Pt. Badrinath never […]
( 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 […]
As National Youth Day is celebrated every year on January 12 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, one of the most popular monks and spiritual leaders of India, very few people must be knowing that the Swami was denied a piece of land for establishing a Monastery and a Sanskrit College in Kashmir! […]