( 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 […]
(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. […]
(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 […]
Two of their colleagues have passed away and the remaining three are now hoping that before it’s Sunset for them, justice comes their way.
If Kashmiri continues to be the language of Kashmiri Pandits only then is a possibility of survival. A sham ritual may continue to be the odd activity here and there like burning of ‘Isband’ in the ‘Kangri’ against the loud pounding of DJs but no Rav (Roff) and Vanvun will ring in the ear. Thus, Kashmiri Pandits will cease to exist and consequently will have no claim over Kashmir.
A Book Review By: B. Revti The story of Kashmiri Pandits and the most unfortunate exodus that this community had to undergo in Independent India and who are facing extinction and acknowledged ethnic cleansing has been narrated, commented and counter- debated by a plethora of writers, commentators, journalists, film producers and what not. To this long […]
Killing of Tika Lal Taploo Former Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, Sh Lal Krishan Advani’s last visit to historic Sheetal Nath Temple of Srinagar, Kashmir was on September 15, 1989. He had to rush to Srinagar in order to pay tributes to his party colleague, Sh Tika Lal Taploo, who was killed by […]
By: B Revti Do you know Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew—– one of the most influential leaders in pre-independence India who is known for leading a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre? Incidentally, Kitchlew, whose ancestors were from Kashmir, had an immense love for Kashmir. A legendary freedom fighter who is often hailed as a hero […]
Rasool DC has finally been arrested after dodging the authorities for the last eight years. This absconder was notorious for facilitating transfer of Kashmiri Pandit migrant property in Srinagar City, valuing crores of rupees by forging a fake power of Attorney. There, are, however, so many more such Rasool DCs within and outside the Government […]
