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kashmiri pandits’s struggle

Kashmiri pandits are hindu minority population of Kashmir.Kashmiri Hindu community is a very peaceful community,crime free,with a literacy rate of 100% and are followers of peace and non-voilence.The origin and history of Kashmiri hindus traces back to thousands of years and are the original inhabitants of Kashmir and have lived in kashmir since thousands of years.However today this minority community is at the receiving end from both Terrorists backed by pakistan and Indian government who have constantly ignored them since the independance of India mainly because of vote bank politics…Kashmiri pundits were forced to migrate to different pats of India by terrorists backed by pakistan….thousands of kashmiri pandits were murdered by these terrorists on the name of freedom struggle, within a short span of 3-4 months in 1990, which triggered the infamous migration to different parts of globe…Kashmiri pandits have been struggling all these years(18+ years) for their basic fundamental rights…. their right to live and die in Kashmir as their ansestors used to live and die…..Kashmiri pandits though minority in population have contributed a lot in different feild such as education,commerce,Judiciary system,politics,Health sector,Engineering feild,humanitarian work..etc..
As followers of peace and non-voilence,Their struggle has often been misinterpreted by sections of people who advocate voilent ways for attaining objectives…. kashmiri pundits struggle for peace and justice is a struggle of good over evil..If you beleive in the philosophy of peace and non-voilence…. if you beleive in philosophy of freedom of expression….If you beleive in humanity and justice..then support kashmiri pundits…..in their struggle for justice..create awareness..

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“Better late than never”.
Like any other Kashmiri Hindu I have been a calm spectator of the sufferings of kashmiri Pandits .At the same time I was keen to keep my eyes and ears open to know what is happening in Valley Vs sufferings of the fast dying community (Kashmiri pandits).

I want to go back into history and see what is it that all of us are missing and reasons for sufferings of Kashmiri Hindus. History clearly indicates the decent of Kashmiri pandits had started form decades ago and that lack of Governments and even the pandit’s zeal to do any thing about it.

In my child hood I have witnessed antinationalism on its helm and the small example is the celebrations when ever India would loose to Pakistan in a game of cricket and morn when India would win.

This truth kept haunting us from last 45 years and our elders/Leaders could not get together and asked this question to concerned authorities that what is the price that Kashmiri Pandits as a community will have to pay for being nationalist and be proud of Tri-colour.

Ultimately not first time but for the third time all Kashmiri pandits had to pay through their nose to be recognized as Indians all over world. 1989 saw us anguished getting killed brutally and we had no choice but to run for our lives.
I don’t blame our community but it was a shame for the entire governance in India to see the pro Indians as refuges in their own country. The people who once owned the valley where forced to sleep on roadside and people who kept the Indian flag flying High in the valley were left into the hands of uncertainty and are forced to extinct.

Talk of today’s event where mainstream political parties are talking of dual control of valley and are advocating the duel currency this is clearly the failure on the New Delhi’s part who did not respond to the aptly and adequately. Weak governance leads to the week Nation.

The cultural fabric of Kashmir is lost the latest example is the revolt on the Amaranth Ji. land transfer. What massage does it carry one needs to be much thought full of the situation and decide?

Amongst all we as the descents of the valley need to ask.
1. It is not only the Kashmiri Muslims who aught to decide the future of the valley. Kashmiri Pandits have equal right to do so.

We need to go beyond creating websites/NGO and come on the fore front. I don’t desire to be a leader but my humble request to all the Kashmiri Pandits youth not to repeat the mistake that our elder did and ask the authorities and use legitimate media to ask the right question.

Why are we being deprived of the right to give our opinion and rights about future of valley.

“Otherwise many revolts like Amaranth Ji are waiting to happen. “

Comment by ranjeetkoul | July 15, 2008 | Reply
Dear Ranjeet Koul.

You are correct we have to do some thing beyond creating websites/NGO and come on the fore front. If the people like you will come forward definitively
some thing will happen if you think to do something seriously please mail at pkyf@rediffmail.com.

Comment by manishzijoo | November 15, 2008 | Reply
I am not a Kashmiri Pandit but I truely understand your problems. Also, I think its a more widespread problem. Islamic fundamentalism is like a virus. Why don’t they just ask themselves a question as to why they have problems with everyone, be it Hindu, Christian, Jew, Buddhists. Anyone intelligent would be able to conclude that they are the problem. India has tolerated them for centuries. The Indus river after which this great country is named after is in Pakistan now. That’s a shame.

Comment by Gary | November 28, 2008 | Reply
I am not a pandit and I cannot say that I can ever understand what has been your plight. But I am a concerned citizen of this country. I am writing here to tell you that Benazir Bhutto will be given the United Nations Human Rights Award posthumously on Dec 10. I have already written to the UN asking that why has she been chosen. I urge you all to send an email to them as well. It wont stop her from getting the award but at least we can make an effort in telling the world that she was not a champion of Human Rights as she is being portrayed.

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Comment by Mike | March 1, 2009 | Reply
Dear Pandits Brothers,
I don’t want to hurt your sentiments .But as Kashmiri Muslim who has being brought up in kashmir.Truth is truth making stories will not lead you any where to be quite honest you have made tremendous mistakes in the past .During the pa than , Sikh and Dogra rule you made life of the muslim so miserable that they have to leave the place permantely to settle elsewhere.To this accusation that your main profession which still exist is ‘Money lending”This way you looted thousands of property and land of muslims.Because the poor muslim could not repay your debt.You where hand in gloves with above tyrant rulers.During the Famines of 1831 and 1877 to 1879.You played on the helplessness of Kashmiri Muslims that they had no option but to leave their homes and villages permanently their property were seized by kashmiri pandits.I have my own story I got the job at than Grindlays bank srinagar.The majority of employee were kashmiri pandits .They treated me so badly that i had to apply for the job in middleeast.Particulerly Mehindernath Raina ,V N Gurtoo and their gang in the EMPLOYEES UNION.I know someting came from my heart and within few years their was annihilation of the Kashmiri pundits. If you ask anybody in the world even Indians they have got negative attitudes towards you.Even Indians have got sayings “If their is the snake and kashmiri pandits coming towards you first kill the Kashmiri Pandit and than the snake”Many Indian friends have told me like this.Case is that of the Neerja Matto.A student who was killed mercilessly.IN DELHI

Comment by IMTIAZ AHMAD | May 15, 2009 | Reply
Dear Imtiyaz,

I take strong objections to your comments made towards Kashmiri pandits. It may be true that you were treated badly by some Kashmiri pandits but that gives you no right to stereotype them or make perverted comments like to call or justify their annihilation, there will be plenty of people in your life like friends and family who might have given you a hard time, will you think about them in the same way….I am sure you will not!!!
I agree with you that Kashmiri pandits always collaborated with the occupiers, be it pathans, sikhs and dogras, infact in dogra regime no muslim could apply for a Govt job nor join the army, which explains why Kashmiri muslims had such a low literacy rate as there was no incentive to study.A Kashmir pandit having a middle school education was guaranteed a govt job during dogra rule.

The point I am trying to make is that there is plenty of blame to go around but will that end our problems. We should end blame game and respect each other and find ways to integrate again.It has happened in the past during the reign of Zain-ul-Abideen (Budshah) and I see no reason why it cannot happen again. The only thing is that we have to make it happen by finding common ground between the two communities and by injecting some optimism in our lives.

Regards,
Umar

Comment by Umar Sheikh | June 12, 2009 | Reply
good work, i really liked the blog

Comment by vinni | August 18, 2009 | Reply
Dear Umar Sheikh,
Really appreciate your comments, poeple like you will certainly unite us one day…..

Regadrs

Comment by Ajay | September 23, 2009 | Reply