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Milestone Journey with Shehjar - IV

The world knows that there has been a low-grade military conflict ongoing in Kashmir. Pakistan?s national army and intelligence agencies operating covertly are spearheaded above ground by Pakistan trained and abetted Muslim fighters and they are pitted against a secular India. The stated goal of these military efforts is the establishment of Kashmir as a theocratic Islamic state, separate from secular India.

Author : Arun Koul More

On Icy Trail of the Lord of Immortality (with Amanath Yatra video)

Even as the country-wide protests against the revocation of the order of land allotment to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board are continuing, the religious and cultural importance of the most sacred of all the Hindu pilgrimages in the country is not lost on the devout and the millennia-old journey of faith to the holy cave of Amarnath is on.

Author : Gopinath Raina More

Kashmiri Pandits: A FORBIDDEN COMMUNITY Part-2

The mass massacres at Sangrampora (1997), Udhampore (1997), Prankot (1998), Wandhama (1998) and Nadimarg (2003) were the follow up operations. Pandits in Kashmir dwindled from 10% in 1947 to fewer than 5% in 1989 and to less than 1% today.

Author : Dr. Satish Ganjoo More

An Imperfect Storm: The Summer 2008 Uprising in Kashmir

Unlike the sustained uprising in Kashmir in 1990 which was mostly orchestrated by Pakistani trained operatives, the uprising in the summer of 2008 was mostly indigenous, spontaneous and massive. Yet it began and died after ten days of bloody upheaval under rather strange circumstances. What prevented the latest insurgency from becoming a ?perfect storm?? The author conducts a post-mortem of the uprising.

Author : Vijay K. Sazawal More

Taliban shadow over Kashmir

Kashmir separatists and their jihadi cohorts across the cease fire line in Kashmir look at Mr. Zardari?s u-turn with deep-seated suspicion. The ISI geared up to intensify jihadi activities on the ground in Kashmir in order to send a signal not only to the Indians but also to Pakistan?s domestic political managers that Kashmir question is not a cup of tea of wayward politicians.

Author : K. N. Pandita More

Faith versus Frenzy

One of them flicked open his knife and slashed him savagely, inflicting deep cuts in his limbs and his torso. He bled profusely and went into a swoon and lay in a pool of blood. They took him for dead and walked away.

Author : Dr. K L Chowdhury More

Kashmir Terrorism: Origin and Growth

Needless to mention here that acts of terror are carried out by people who are indoctrinated to the extent of following a strategy of dying to kill. They are the ones who have become pawns in the hands of their masters who direct their paths, sitting in the comforts of far off places with all the facilities available to them.

Author : Dr S. K. Raina More

Lalleshuri ----- a brief study

Lalleshuri (LAL DED) of Kashmir has invited attention of a number of scholars throughout the world. Her poetic compositions or VAAKHS as they are popularly called are the extempore outpourings of a highly awakened YOGINI and exhibit high quality poetry with a deep philosophical content. Here and there we find her personal spiritual experiences unfolded in a simple form besides terse principles of Yoga exemplified with easily graspable day to day activities.

Author : JAWAHAR LAL BHAT More

Kaah Nehth'uir

Literally, Kaah means eleven and Nethar means not only marriage, as it is understood but "New view"--- a new dimension of life. Nethar is the Apbramsha of the Sanskrit word -Netra. Here Kaah Nethar means a Sacrament performed on the eleventh day of the birth of male or female child, in a family. It should be done on the eleventh day after birth, within the religious norms and tradition.

Author : Dr, Chaman Lal Raina More

"Health Watch" What is Diabetes? Part-2

The early stages of diabetes do not have many overt symptoms, but it may already be causing damage to your kidneys, eyes, nerves and heart without you even realizing it. You are at a higher risk for having diabetes if you are older than 45 years of age and should be tested annually.

Author : Dr. Anu Munshi-Khandhar, MD More

TEMPLE LAMP

Darkness, now covers the lamp like a shroud. The smoke rises, like a silent memory of the dead past. The moths and flies fly away, with disgust.

Author : Nishkam Kumar Razdan More

Surreal Moments

Many books have been written on the exiled Pandit exodus, driven out by killing and burning their houses but this is the only book in which burning of their hearts has been depicted. The flames of his heart are rising from varied directions, and spread the effect in all directions.

Author : M.K.Raina Ratnakar More

UNENDING EXILE....time to introspect

Indian media is generally commended for upholding the freedom of speech, secular values & democracy. But it has failed to intervene & project the pathetic treatment meted out to the Kashmiri Hindus. Indian Media could actually take credit for having accorded political legitimacy to the perpetrators.

Author : Lalit Ambardar More

PRESERVING KASHMIRI MOTHER TONGUE

The purpose of this presentation is to draw the attention of our community members to this sad reality so that necessary measures are taken to preserve this identity of Kashmiri Pandits.

Author : Dr. B. K. Moza More

You Have to Go Through A Journey To Get to A Destination

It is true one has to go through a journey to get to a destination ? but when your destination is God; the journey is always fulfilling.

Author : Arti Nehru More

Zack, the Master Prankster

Zack started running and the Principal ran after him. Zack ran directly towards the string they had put across two pillars and made sure that he tripped it as he ran on. The Principal was right behind him and the movement of the string caused the color water filled balloons to fall on his head.

Author : Arman Koul More

My source of Dharma: Vasudaiva kutumbham

One tenet of my Dharma is coded in the words ?Vasudaiva kutumbham?-the universe is my family. This expression is in fact just an extension of the meaning expressed in the gesture of Namsaskaar explained in my previous letter. Thus Vasudev Kutambham explicitly describes the Hindu concept of our world and my place in it with the associated rights and responsibilities.

Author : Omanand Koul More

Is your ward studying in any professional college outside?

The aim of this story is to bring out some hard facts to fore for guidance of parents whose wards are studying outside the places of their residence. The points brought forth are compiled out of experience and constant interaction with the students.

Author : Dr. A.K. Raina More

Protesters defy curfew during Jammu Bandh

Protesters resorted to heavy stone pelting on JK Police defying curfew restrictions un the 5th day of Jammu Bandh in Jammu on Monday.

Author : Editor More

KOA's Silver Jubilee Camp held at Moodus, CT

Sunrise, Moodus has always been a location of choice for KOA Camps. This resort has everything for everybody and hence three cheers for Sunrise and Bob Johnson as well for being there for the KOA Community. There is also a poignant note on this because the future availability of this location for KOA camps is in doubt due to an expected change in ownership.

Author : Arun Koul More

K.P. National camp held at Big-Bear Lake, California

The First ever Annual Camp of Kashmiri Pandits was held from July 4-6, 2008 at the Big Bear Lake, in San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California. Kashmiri Pandits from all over came together to celebrate the July fourth weekend and connect with their compatriots.

Author : Amrit Nehru More

Shaheed Kuldeep Kumar Dogra sacrifices his life for Amarnath Issue

?I would show Mr Abdullah how the people of Jammu too can sacrifice their lives to get back the land? and he sacrificed his life after consuming poison."

Author : Editor More

Protest in Pictures mourning the death of Kuldeep Dogra

Hindu activists shout slogans against Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra during the bandh called to mourn the death of Kuldeep Kumar Dogra in Jammu

Author : Editor More

Avtar K Raina get Information Technology award

The award is presented to person(s) who make significant contributions to IT application in Mining and carries a Certificate of Merit and a 10g Gold Medal. Selection criteria is to have contributed immensely in the field of Information Technology applied to mineral based industries either in the development of software or hardware.

Author : Editor More

Guru Purnima celebrated

Guru Purnima is a day when we pay obeisance to the guru-shishya parampara or mentor-protege lineage Vedanta, the science of self-management, was kept alive by generations of great visionaries. The word 'guru' means 'dispeller of darkness'. The guru removes ignorance and gives us the light of knowledge.

Author : Kanayalal Raina More

PKM Sankalp Yatra reaches USA

Kashmir Sankalp Yatra which commenced at New Delhi on 30th June 2008 reached the city of Bowling Green in Kentucky State of USA this week.

Author : Editor More

Matrimonials - Share your dreams

Hundreds of marriages made in heaven have been facilitated by this free service. Find your matching bride or groom in the matrimonials section of www. Kashmirgroup.com.

Author : Editor More