By Rajesh Bhat For people of my age who left Kashmir in 1990, Atal Dulloo continued to be our star—– a feeling of enthusiasm—, for a reason that the Competition Success Review (CSR), the then famous magazine for competitive examinations, had carried his success story after he qualified the much coveted Indian Administrative Service (IAS) […]
Considering the current situation, it is unlikely that another Santosh may emerge from Kashmir, as the very soul of Kashmir stands brutalised as on date. But since strange are the ways of the Divine, the seed may lie embedded to sprout in the womb of future.
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.
The ruling party in Pakistan is always the ruling party in Pakistan Occupied 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 […]
Kashmir Rechords Exclusive A renovated old house at village Banga Khatkar Kalan some 40 kilometers from Jallandhar, Punjab has assumed the status of no less than that of a shrine. This building which has now been renovated and converted into a museum, has a unique feature, as it houses the items of daily use belonging […]
By: Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo A great civilization like Kashmir must claim and reflect a long tradition of humor in its literature, folk tales, writings and way of life. It definitely lives up to its reputation of that statement. However, the same is not to be equated with high decibel, vulgar and boisterous one that presently […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gwasha Lal Kaul was one of the most bold and prominent Journalist Kashmir has ever produced. Besides a historian, he used to publish “The Kashmir Chronicle’’ from Srinagar before 1947, which he had founded in 1939. Kaul, during the same period, was also the President of Kashmir Journalists Association and the founding Editor of “The […]
