“For the illustrious Kashmiri Pandit community, which has contributed a great deal in shaping the nation, building a democratic, progressive and secular India, if the coffers of the country are to be emptied for them, it would still be a small price to pay.”
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The Kashmir Files It would be remiss to begin with anything but the film that shed light on the plight of Kashmiri Pandits and reignited the need for justice – The Kashmir Files. Taking India by storm after a 32-year long, deafening silence, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri and lead actor Anupam Kher announced yesterday the Oscar-bound film’s re-release, to run it...
• First Genocide (1389–1413)
• Second Genocide (1506-1585)
• Third Genocide (1585-1753)
• Fourth Genocide (1753)
• Fifth Genocide (1948)
• Six Genocide (1986)
• Seventh Genocide (1989)
Jan 19, 1990 – This day is observed to keep alive the memory of the genocide of Kashmiri Hindus (Pandits). In fact, the memory and attitude of us Hindus are very seasonal, so it is necessary that the stories of their escape, destruction, defeat, cowardice and stupidity should be reminded again and again to the Hindus. There have been 7 exodus till date in Kashmir. Read on to know more.
This is the day from which Kashmiri Muslims, following the Islamic teachings and character sincerely, started the orgy of killing, raping, looting, arson of Kashmiri Hindus. As a culmination of this horror, the process of exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from the Valley of Kashmir over the centuries was completed. In this bloody genocide with the silence of the central government and the implicit support of the government of Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmiri Hindus who could not leave the valley were killed by Kashmiri Muslims.
Kashmiri Pandit community has suffered enough wrath of being minority in a Muslim Majority state. Kashmir used to be fully Hindu state, no Muslim. When Islam grew in Africa and eventually Islamic preachers came to Kashmir too. Kashmiri Pandit community being a Hindu community respects every religions and akin to this, they welcomed Muslims with open arms and called them brothers. But with the rising influence of Islam, Kashmir witnessed a demographic change in it. And, large groups of Muslims started Ransacking local communities and during the Afghan and then the Mughal rulers in India gave long rope to Muslims to get Pandits converted forcefully. Pandit community suffered exodus 7 times during these history unfolding. There have been seven exoduses of Kashmiri Pandits throughout history about which many people are still unaware.
