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The Kashmiri Pandits (also known as Kashmiri Brahmins) [7] 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.
Many Kashmiri Pandit women were kidnapped, raped and murdered, throughout the time of exodus. [138] [121] The local organisation of Hindus in Kashmir, Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS), after carrying out a survey in 2008 and 2009, estimated 357 Hindus were killed in Kashmir in 1990. [139]
Jan 23, 2020 · The hotly contested circumstances of their departure between January and March 1990, the numbers, and the issue of their return are an important side to the Kashmir story that has fed into the Hindu-Muslim polarisation in India over the years, in turn fuelling the Hindu-Muslim chasm in the Valley.
Jan 19, 2016 · A host of highly provocative, communal and threatening slogans, interspersed with martial songs, incited the Muslims to come out on the streets and break the chains of 'slavery'. These exhortations urged the faithful to give a final push to the Kafir in order to ring in the true Islamic order.
The largest community within the Kashmiri Hindus are the Kashmiri Pandits (Kashmiri Brahmins), [8] [9] who are divided into several gotras, [10] such as the priests (gor or bhasha Bhatta), astrologers (Zutshi), and workers (Karkun).
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.
Apr 5, 2016 · The two Muslims sympathise with the Hindu migrants, also known as Kashmiri Pandits, calling them victims of circumstance. They admit the Hindus were wronged, but are quick to add that they were...
Jan 20, 2024 · What happened with Kashmiri Pandits qualifies not just as an exodus but a genocide, especially if all seven exoduses of Kashmiri Pandits are taken into account, proving the intent to systematically eradicate their existence.
Sep 19, 2024 · The Kashmiri Muslim was alienated even further and the Kashmiri Pandit again bore the brunt of terror attacks. “Moderate Kashmiri Muslims too were targeted by extremist groups to frighten them into compliance,” reveals a senior official.
Oct 21, 2021 · The spate of killings has led to widespread unease, particularly among Indian-administered Kashmir’s religious minority Hindus, locally known as Pandits, an estimated 200,000 of whom fled the...
