The genre of Leela poetry in Kashmiri literature is said to have evolved from “Vachun’’ and we notice a boost in this experimentation since late 1750s onwards. It, however, reached its zenith during Krishan Joo Razdan’s time though he explored the `Saguna’’ tradition of Bhakthi to its full potential. He essentially was a “Nirgunvadi’ in […]
(By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo)* February 13, 1990: Director Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar, Lassa Kaul is shot dead by terrorists who considered him a stumbling block in meeting their nefarious designs. Rumours were then agog that some of his colleagues/insiders were involved in facilitating his murder by passing on the information to terrorists about his whereabouts and […]
J N Zutshi is credited to have set up two Radio Stations in Jammu and Kashmir—first at Jammu on December 1, 1947 and then at Srinagar on July 1, 1948 in order to counter the malicious Pakistani propaganda against India.
( By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday falls on November 14 and the day is every year celebrated as Children’s Day. As the first Prime Minister of the Independent India (1947–64), Nehru established the Parliamentary government and became noted for his nonaligned policies in foreign affairs. Nehru has been a multi-dimensional personality—a Prime […]
( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) Hari Krishna Kaul (1934-2009) has remained as one of the major Kashmiri playwrights of the modern era who started his literary career during his college days in early fifties, writing short stories in Hindi until mid-sixties. He then switched to Kashmiri, his mother tongue. His first collection of short stories in […]
(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 […]
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 […]
While a postal stamp, a feature film and a lot of other material exists on Mehjoor, very little is known about the woman behind the poet, in this case the revered Mehtab Begum!
Swaroop Kishan ,the first Kashmiri Umpire, is one such gentleman who had the honour of umpiring in that glorious period.
Doordarshan Day By: Dr. Rajesh Bhat Sixty-four years ago, on September 15, 1959, Television made its formal entry in India with the launch of the first TV channel ‘`Television India”, which started broadcasting from the studios of All India Radio, Delhi on experimental basis. This experiment was followed by inauguration of Television India Channel of […]
