Tag: Anantnag

Justice for Sarla Bhat and Many Others Who Never got it

The Unfinished stories of other Kashmiri Pandits who refused to leave Kashmir in 1990! (Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) It has taken more than three decades, but a flicker of hope has returned to a family that has lived with grief, questions and silence. The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) recently carried out raids at eight locations in Srinagar, probing the brutal killing...

The Sikh Governor Who Revived Kashmir’s Fortunes

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) During the brief but eventful Sikh rule over Kashmir, the Valley saw ten governors appointed by the Lahore Darbar. Among them, one name still stands tall in the memory of the land — Colonel Mihan Singh (also recorded as Mehan Singh), widely regarded as the finest of them all. Serving from 1834 to 1841, his tenure was marked by integrity, efficiency and...
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When Election was `Jehad’ in Kashmir!

(Kashmir Rechords Exclusive)    In the wake of the Anantnag riots of 1986, the Muslim United Front (MUF)  had emerged as a coalition of...

Zadoo Brothers of Kashmir Who were Closely Associated With Subash Chandra Bose!

(Kashmir Rechords Desk) Two Zadoo Brothers from Anantnag district---Dina Nath and Kanti Chandra, who find their name  incorporated in the category of `` Unsung...

When Kashmiris wanted India to `break’ Pakistan, Liberate PoK

(Bhutto’s Execution April 4, 1979)  (Kashmir Rechords Excusive)  Forty-five years ago on April 4, 1979, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistan’s former President and deposed Prime Minister is...

Englishman’s 1847 visit to Mattan, Anantnag, Srinagar

(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...

Nonagenarian’s spiritual pursuit at Kashmir village

(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...

Englishman’s 1847 travel to Kashmir (Part 4)

( 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...

1990: When Intelligence agencies were targeted in Kashmir

(By: R. C. Ganjoo)* The Intelligence Bureau (IB), India's internal...

P N Bhat—first journalist killed in Kashmir

(By: Dr. Rajesh Bhat) Late Shri Prem Nath Bhat, the first journalist killed during Kashmir turmoil, has become the icon of Political Groups as well...

Massive decline of Kashmiri Pandits during 100 years

(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...