The government is working on the return of migrant Kashmiri pandits to the Valley soon with honour and dignity in a secured environment, said a senior BJP leader. BJP general secretary (Organisation) Ashok Koul also asked the displaced community to get ready for the return for which they have been waiting for the last three decades.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Shikara script writers Abhijat Joshi, Rahul Pandita graced the special show about Kashmiri Pandits on India TV and recall their traumatic experiences.
The Kashmiri Pandits in Mumbai got a treat when a special screening of VVC's film Shikara took place. Sharing an incident about her mother, Chopra said, "My mother came here for the premiere of 'Parinda' with one suitcase but could not return.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra's next Shikara: The Untold Story of Kashmiri Pandits is based on the horrific exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from Kashmir in 1990.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra's film Shikara is all set to hit the theatres on January 19. Seen the new trailer yet?
Indian-Americans will hold events in over three dozen cities and towns across the US to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Kashmiri Pandit exodus to recognise the resilience of the community.
Determined to reach back to their homeland, Kashmiri Pandits from across the city gathered at Jantar Mantar on Sunday to protest against the exodus of the community from Kashmir valley 30 years ago.
Exactly 30 years ago on January 19, 1990, the Kashmiri Pandits were forced to flee their homeland, the Kashmir Valley, as a result of being targeted by Islamic jihadis.
As many as five lakh Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave Jammu and Kashmir on January 9, 1990 following a genocidal campaign unleashed by the militants. To mark the 30th anniversary of the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from Jammu and Kashmir, members of the community took to social media to post video of themselves by narrating 'Hum Aayenge Apna Watan'
Shikara will hit the theatres on January 19, 2020, exactly 30 years after the traumatic events of 1990 that forced the Kashmiri Pandit exodus.
VIdhu Vinod Chopra's "Shakira" is scheduled to release on February 7, 2020.
"The passing of CAB by parliament is a resolve to ensure complete politico-cultural decolonisation of India. Decolonising Indian mind is a critical necessity for national integration," Convener of Panun Kashmir, Agnishekhar, told reporters in Jammu.
The ministry had last month decided that the concessions available for Kashmiri migrants will also be available to non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits or Kashmiri Hindu families, for admission into higher educational institutions in other parts of the country from the 2020-21 academic session.
Satish Mahaldar of the Reconciliation, Return & Rehabilitation of Kashmiri Migrants, has demanded that the lands of Kashmiri Pandits be protected. They have demanded a ban on selling, mortgaging, gifting of land and that power of attorney be made invalid
The concessions granted to the students include relaxation in cut-off percentage up to 10 per cent subject to minimum eligibility requirement, increase in intake capacity up to five per cent in each course and reservation of at least one seat in merit quota in technical and professional institutions.
Just as one of the Kashmiri Pandits recited a shloka, PM Modi uttered something that you too must hear out.
A group of Kashmiri Pandits have written to the government seeking its permission to visit Jammu and Kashmir and meet the political and religious leaders as well as civil society activists there to promote peace and amity in the Valley.
People were seen carrying tricolours and posters that read, "J&K is our motherland... India is our nation" and sang patriotic songs during the rally. The Kashmiri Pandits told personal stories of how they were driven out of their ancestral homeland back in 1989-1990 due to militancy.
Ashish Razdan, an organiser, said the Kashmiri Pandit diaspora across the globe had decided to observe this day as "Balidan Diwas" every year, wherever they live.
It said the patriotic Hindus of Kashmir scattered across the globe join 1.3 billion Indians in celebrating the release of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh from 70 years of bondage and its full integration with the Indian nation.
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