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Death of a gentleman : A tribute to J.N. Raina

Death of a gentleman : A tribute to J.N. Raina

November 2011 Kashmir Sentinel Editorial and Staff mourns the death of Sh. J.N. Raina, Sh. Raina contributed regularly to Kashmir Sentinel right from its inception. As a tribute to this professional journalist of unsullied integrity, we are publishing an article written by Sh. Sham Kaul (eminent

Mohan Raina

Mohan Raina

Mohan Raina - designer of the State Emblem By Mohan Kishen Tiku November 2010 Mohan Raina was born in Srinagar in the year 1928 in the house of Pandit Shiv Raina. Shiv had a good reputation as a drawing-teacher. His son Mohan Raina learned A.B.C. of art and drawing from his father. He wor

A homage ...

A homage …

A homage on the Martyrdom Day 23rd June 1953 The Sacrifice Supreme Prof. Chaman Lal Sapru July 2010 He was 'Shyama' (Divine Mother's) 'Prasad' born). So he remembered three times the Mother, before he left this mortal frame. First he remembered the mother who gave him birth and next he r

Remembering Padmashri Jagan Nath Kaul

Remembering Padmashri Jagan Nath Kaul

By Gopal Krishna Gurtu February 2010   How swiftly the time flies.  Padmashri Pt,  Jagan Nath Kaul,  affectionately addressed as Papaji by all,  has faded away from the world’s stage after a long and successful innings on 16-12-2008 at Faridabad. My thoughts go out to this towering perso

Nilkanth Gurtu: The Last Kashmiri Pundit

Nilkanth Gurtu: The Last Kashmiri Pundit

'Although we wear this sheet with ever so much care, it has to be given up even as it’--Kabir By Prof. M.L. Koul To the utter shock and grief of scholarly circles, Prof. Nila Kanth Gurtu left this mortal world on 18th Dec., 2008, after having suffered the blisters and bruises caused by the A

Tej Narayan Kak – An Appraisal

Translated by M.L. Koul TEJ NARAYAN KAK who was a writer, poet and deft story writer practically died unwept, unsung and unhonoured. His death on 14th December, 1998 at the ripe age of 84 in the city of Jodhpur failed to earn media attention. Even the literary circles perhaps not acquainted with hi

Pt. Hargopal Koul – The Lion Of Kashmir

By Prof. M.L. Koul The multi-faceted personality, Pandit Hargopal Koul Khasta, popularly known as the lion of Kashmir, was an ardent patriot and a dominating intellectual of his times. The ancestors of his illustrious family had migrated to the Punjab, probably in search of livelihood, in the Sik