Long Dream of Home

January 19 marks the exodus/displacement day of Kashmiri Hindus from the valley. The Hindus of Kashmir valley started leaving Kashmir on this day in 1990 because their blood was sought by Islamic fanatics. Around four lakh Kashmiri Pandits took a hard decision of leaving their ancestral homeland in order not to get slain. They left…

Safe Journey Home

In a joint address to the Parliament of India – the first after the formation of the new government – President Pranab Mukherjee spoke about Kashmiri Pandits. President Mukherjee said, “Special efforts will be made to ensure that Kashmiri Pandits return to the land of their ancestors with full dignity, security and assured livelihood”. [Source:…

Modi, BJP & Kashmir

Recently on a talk show Seedhi Baat on news channel Aaj Tak, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari, among other things, said that abrogation of Article 370 of Indian constitution is part of party’s ideology and after coming to power, BJP will work on it. In its manifesto, BJP has reiterated its stand on Article…