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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 from the Kashmir Valley, located within the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus. Coordinates: 34.0333°N 74.6667°E. 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.
Jan 23, 2020 · According to some estimates, notably by the Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS), of 75,343 Kashmiri Pandit families in January 1990, more than 70,000 fled between 1990 and 1992. The flight continued until 2000. The KPSS has placed the number of Kashmiri Pandits killed by militants from 1990 to 2011 at 399, the majority during 1989-90.
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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...
Aug 2, 2011 · Today, Tickoo says there are fewer than 3,400 Pandits in Kashmir. Others say the number is around 2,700. But Tickoo, who now heads up the KPSS, an organisation that looks after the affairs of...
Jun 27, 2022 · Politics India. Why are Kashmiri Pandits fleeing once again? Samaan Lateef Srinagar. 06/27/2022. The targeted killings of Kashmiri Pandits have instilled fear among the Hindu minority in...
The largest group of Kashmiri Hindus are the Kashmiri Pandits . History. Ancient. During the reign of Ashoka (304–232 BCE), Kashmir became a part of the Maurya Empire and Buddhism was introduced in Kashmir. During this period, many stupas, some shrines dedicated to Shiva, and the city of Srinagari ( Srinagar) were built.
