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The Kashmiri Pandits (also known as Kashmiri Brahmins) are a group of Kashmiri Hindus and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community of India. They belong to the Pancha Gauda Brahmin group [8] from the Kashmir Valley , [9] [10] located within the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir .
The Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus, [note 2] or Pandits, is their early-1990 [1] [2] migration, [19] or flight, [20] from the Muslim -majority Kashmir valley in Indian-administered Kashmir following rising violence in an insurgency. Of a total Pandit population of 120,000–140,000 some 90,000–100,000 left the valley [3] [5] [4] [7] or felt ...
Jan 23, 2020 · Explained: The Kashmir Pandit tragedy. Thirty years ago, the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley began. A look at the events leading to and during the flight, the administration’s role, their plight since, and the dreams of return amid uncertainty. In January 2013, when this picture was taken, retired government employee Omkarnath Bhat ...
Aug 8, 2023 · The exodus of Kashmiri Pandits and the Kashmir genocide of 1990 are events that have left deep scars on the collective psyche of the region. This article delves into the complex history, the human tragedy, the cultural impact, and the recent film “Kashmir Files” that has reignited the conversation on this sensitive issue.
Aug 2, 2011 · The Hindu minority in Muslim majority Kashmir shrank from an estimated 140,000 in the late 1980s to 19,865 by 1998. Today, Tickoo says there are fewer than 3,400 Pandits in Kashmir. Others say the ...
Contrary to what their name may suggest, Kashmiri Pandits are found not only in the Valley but also in many cities of north India, such as Jammu, Jaipur, Delhi, Agra, Lucknow, Allahabad, and Benares. Before the partition of the Subcontinent in 1947, Lahore also had a sizeable Pandit population. [See Sender 1988.] There is at present a Kashmiri ...
Kashmiri Hindus are ethnic Kashmiris who practice Hinduism and are native to the Kashmir Valley of India. [1] With respect to their contributions to Indian philosophy, Kashmiri Hindus developed the tradition of Kashmiri Shaivism. [2] After their exodus from the Kashmir Valley in the wake of the Kashmir insurgency in the 1990s, most Kashmiri ...
