Uprooted and Forlorn- the Tale of Kashmiri Pandits in Exile

Uprooted and Forlorn- the Tale of Kashmiri Pandits in Exile
Author: Rohit Tikoo
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-01-05
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The book is about the uprooted Kashmiri Pandits who have been driven out from Kashmir by radical Jihadis and intolerant lunatics. The book highlights the concerns and challenges of Kashmiri Pandits in exile. The book deals in the surrounding and circumstances of the genocide and the forced exodus of Kashmiri Pandits. The book exposes the cliché which is built around citing the reason for terrorism to culminating denial of democratic aspirations and politics in the Kashmir. The book tries to answer some crude realities of the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits by providing certain facts in the public domain. The book reflects the psychosomatic problems and emotional trauma the community experienced in exile. It also explores the desperation and strength that has allowed us to survive even after three decades of mass exodus. The book also explores the fleeing conflicts. The book is a humble tribute to those who were martyred and gang-raped, and have been forsaken into oblivion. The book takes you through the blurry picture of human survival in ripped up tents of Mishriwala, Muthi and Purkhoo. The book highlights the core issues of the students completing their graduation in five years and the subsequent waste of careers. The book highlights the student struggle and loss of the academic years. It also explores the desperation and strength that has allowed us to survive even after three decades of mass exodus. The book also explores the emotional conflicts and tries to address those conflicts with a resounding resolution.

From Home to House

From Home to House
Author: A Gigoo
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2015-01-14
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9350298007

A moving portrait of a community reduced to being tourists in their own homeland.It has been twenty-five years since around 3.5 lakh Kashmiri Pandits were uprooted from their homes in the Kashmir valley due to militancy and changed circumstances. Many of them had to face the ignominy of living in tents, then in one-room tenements or flats, as refugees in their own country. They felt let down by both the state and central governments and by Indian society as a whole -- as well as by the Muslims of the valley. There was to be no going back for them.From Home to House is an anthology of short stories, essays and writings by Kashmiri Pandits in exile, vividly bringing out their nostalgia for Kashmir, their sense of betrayal, their attempts to pick up the pieces and carve a new life for themselves. These are the reflections of a lost and scattered people in what for them is an alien land. The writings show both their vulnerability -- their helplessness as they see their culture and way of life getting eroded -- and their resilience -- as the younger generation of Pandits spreads its wings and builds a whole new life for itself. This anthology holds a mirror to the troubled valley of Kashmir, a mirror from which the reflection of a section of its population is now missing.

A Long Dream of Home

A Long Dream of Home
Author: Siddhartha Gigoo
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2016-10-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 938625025X

Twenty-five years ago, in the winter of 1990, about four hundred thousand Pandits of Kashmir were forced to leave Kashmir, their homeland, to save their lives when militancy erupted there. Even today, they continue to live as 'internally displaced migrants' in their own country. While most Kashmiri Pandits have now carved a niche for themselves in different parts of India, several thousands are still languishing in migrant camps in and around Jammu. The stories of their struggles and plight have remained untold for years. The authors of the memoirs in this anthology belong to four generations. Those who were born and brought up in Kashmir, and fled while they were in their forties and fifties; those who lingered on in their homes in Kashmir despite the threat to their lives; those who got displaced in their teens; and those who were born in migrant camps in exile. These narratives explore several aspects of the history, cultural identity and existence of the Kashmiri Pandits.These are untold narratives about the persecution of Pandits in Kashmir during the advent of militancy in 1989, the killings and kidnappings, loss of homeland, uprootedness, camp-life, struggle, survival, alienation and an ardent yearning to return to their land. These are stories about the re-discovery of their past, their ancestry, culture, and roots and moorings.

The Odyssey Of Kashmiri Pandits

The Odyssey Of Kashmiri Pandits
Author: Dr. M.L.BHAT
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2018-04-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1947586254

This book The Odyssey of Kashmiri Pandits presents the pathetic life of Kashmiri Pandits in exile. The Mass Exodus from their homes in the year 1990, have left them as refugees in their own country. The original inhabitants of Kashmir, scattered all over the world, are now haunted by nostalgia of Paradise on Earth. They were hounded out, after inflicting taunts, physical abuse, miseries, loot, and selective killing. The exiled community hopes to go back to their home land some day. What could have been the reasons for all these miseries? Were the killers caught?

Kashmiri Pandits

Kashmiri Pandits
Author: Rohit Tikoo
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-04-09
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The book provides a thorough account of the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, which includes information on their persecution and displacement from their homes. It also discusses the political dynamics that have contributed to their continued suffering and how they have been used as a vote bank. The author sheds light on the atrocities committed against them by Islamic extremists and the lack of justice and accountability for these crimes. Additionally, the book highlights the plight of the Kashmiri Pandits who have been living in exile for over thirty four years, without any hope of returning to their homes. The government's failure to provide them with adequate protection and support is also discussed. Overall, the book is an essential read for those interested in understanding the complex issues surrounding the Kashmir conflict and the plight of the Kashmiri Pandits.

The Ten Departures of a Kashmiri Pandit

The Ten Departures of a Kashmiri Pandit
Author: Sham Misri
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2018-10-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781729184257

"The Ten Departures of A Kashmiri Pandit" is a book with messages, wrapped in stories and sprinkled with wit, bound together by the themes of religion, torture, plunder and loot of Kashmir Pandits. The book has dealt with ten migrations of Kashmiri Pandits, their departure, evacuation and finally exit from the valley. The time line shows how a small community gets dispersed slowly and is now on the line of disappearance. They find themselves completely lost from the roots of their ancestors. Their roots cut, their thousands of years of culture ruined, and their traditions now nowhere seen. The exit of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley of Kashmir was arranged in a unique and innovative way. Presenting the observations on their past religion, culture, and dress, while being wonderfully entertaining, the community feels that their kith and kin being harassed by religious zealots over the period of time. It has created a brilliant satire on the rulers of Kashmir as it sends its message of ethnic cleansing.During these twenty five years of forced exile Kashmiri Pandits have been roaming from place to place in search of their livelihood. While the Kashmiri Pandits a God fearing race believed on peaceful means and dharma, the fundamentalists took advantage of it and snatched away our ancestral land. The last exodus of the Pandits from the valley has been a great blow to them. The whole community has been shattered. Today, they are scattered all over the globe. As in the past, they have survived the torment under the most trying conditions.This is a dark, funny story about various kinds of tortures undergone by Kashmiri Pandits all along during various times of migrations.

The Ugly Kashmiri

The Ugly Kashmiri
Author: Arvind Gigoo
Publisher: Allied Publishers
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2006-08-05
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Satire, irony, pathos, black humour, despair, sarcasm, anger, nostalgia, love and compassion make up these cameos. They are about Kashmiri Muslims, Kashmiri Pandits (called ‘migrants’), security forces, militants, politicians, intellectuals, common people, women and other sections of the Kashmiri society. The cameos are terse, meaty and aphoristic, and convey the author’s poignant view of the happenings in Kashmir and elsewhere. Each cameo is a bleeding piece of truth. A book of paradoxical, cynical and gnomic reflections drawing the readers into a subtle sort of vertigo. The author writes with insolent honesty, and provokes and incites defiance. The underlying theme of need for change from ugliness to beauty runs throughout.