Kashmiri Pandits Exodus History
Kashmiri Pandits Exodus History —- Story, Movie, 1990, Issue
Little is known about the history of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, this state has always been seen as a state of terror. The capital of this state i.e. Srinagar, has been a victim of terrorism for a long time and gradually this terror has spread to other parts of this state as well and this terrorism has become a big problem for the country. To fight this problem, every year 21 May is celebrated as Anti-Terrorism Day. At the same time, this terror spread in the Kashmir Valley has had the worst effect on the Pandits of this state and due to the terrorists, the Pandits of this state had to leave this state. Due to which at this time, the names of Kashmiri Pandits in the valley have completely disappeared. The treatment of Kashmiri Pandits has been depicted in the recently released Bollywood film ‘Kashmir Files’. You can get information about their history and the film made on them in this article.
Kashmiri Pandits – Historical Background
• Before independence, Kashmir used to be a very beautiful place as well as a peaceful place and most of the population here was of Kashmiri Pandits. This place was also attacked by many Muslim kings from other countries and also ruled this place. And during this also the peace was maintained here.
• There used to be different categories of Kashmiri Pandits living in Kashmir at that time and on the basis of these categories, these Pandits used to have their own different customs, customs and traditions.
• There were two types of Kashmiri Pandits, out of which the first category Pandit was called Banmasi. In this category, those Pandits were counted who had left the valley during the rule of Muslim kings and later came back and settled here.
• The Pandit of the same second category was called Malmasi. Those pundits were kept in this category who did not leave the valley even after lakhs of difficulties. Apart from this, the Pandits who started doing business in this valley were called Buhir Pandits. But after independence, the names of these pundits got lost from this place and this paradise became a victim of terrorism.
Only Muslims had the right on Kashmir
• Terrorist organizations considered Kashmir as the right of only people of Muslim religion, due to which they had made this paradise a hell for the people of other religions living here.
• Terrorists started pressurizing Kashmiri Pandits to change their religion. The terrorists wanted all the Pandits living in Kashmir to adopt Muslim religion. So that only Muslims have the right in this valley.
• The Kashmiri Pandits who accepted this point of the terrorists and changed their religion, they were allowed to stay here before eternity. But the Pandits who did not change their religion and had decided not to leave this valley, were subjected to a lot of atrocities. Due to which many Kashmiri Pandits left this state in the year 1990 and settled in other states of India.
Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits
When India became independent, at that time a war broke out between India and Pakistan over the rights over Kashmir. Pakistan had made lakhs of efforts to make it (Kashmir) a part of its country but it failed to do so. After which Pakistan tried to capture Kashmir with the help of terror. Due to which, by the 1980s, anti-Indian protests in Kashmir started increasing significantly.
In the 1980s, several Islamist groups supporting the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and Pakistan began to strengthen and these groups intensified the work of spreading hatred towards India among the Muslim population here. Which started affecting the Kashmiri Pandits here.
In the year 1988, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front started separatist insurgency to liberate Kashmir from India. Due to this separatist rebellion, in 1989, a Kashmiri Hindu named Tika Lal Taplu was assassinated. Tika Lal was a well-known leader, who was associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Due to this murder, fear started to arise in the mind of the Kashmiri Pandit community and the people of this community started feeling insecure.
Warning given to Kashmiri Pandits in the year 1990
On January 4, 1990, an advertisement was published in the Urdu newspapers of Kashmir by the terrorist organization Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. In this advertisement, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ordered all the Pandits to leave the valley immediately. It was written in this advertisement that either leave Kashmir or change religion, otherwise get ready to die. This advertisement was published in the newspapers for a long time, so that fear remained in the minds of the pundits.
A few days after this advertisement, this terrorist organization started atrocities on Kashmiri Pandits of the valley and started killing the Pandits.
The murder of a government employee in January
• In January 1990, government employees were murdered in Srinagar, whose names were ML Bhan and Baldev Raj Dutta. Both of them were Kashmiri Pandits, both of them were murdered on 15 January.
• After the killing of these two employees, tension in the valley increased further and on the 19th, four days after their murder, the situation in the valley worsened.
• Everywhere Pandits were asked to leave the valley through loud speakers. Not only this, posters were put up outside the houses of Pandits and they were threatened to leave Kashmir.
• It is said that on the night of January 19, the Muslim people living here came out on the streets and started asking the Pandits to leave Kashmir. After which the pundits sought help from the government, but neither the state government nor the central government helped them.
• At the same time, Pandit women living here were also raped and small children were also killed. Due to all these incidents, the people here finally decided to leave the valley.
• By the end of the month of January, lakhs of Pandits living in Kashmir left the Valley and moved to different parts of the country. Some Pandits settled in Jammu and some Pandits left this state.
Government has failed (Government Role)
When these atrocities were being committed against Kashmiri Pandits, at that time there was a government of VP Singh at the center and Farooq Ubudula’s government in the state. But none of the central and state governments helped the Kashmiri Pandits in any way.
Population of Kashmiri Pandits
According to the government data, till the year 1990, about 1 lakh 70 thousand Pandits lived in Kashmir. But it is said that in reality this figure was much higher. Around 3 lakh Kashmiris used to live in the valley. At the same time, the number of Kashmiri Pandits living in the valley has come down to only 4000.
How many kashmiri pandits died
According to government figures, around 300 Kashmiri Pandits were murdered in Kashmir in the year 1990. But according to the books which have been written on Kashmiri Pandits, thousands of Kashmiri Pandits were killed. The women were raped and badly beaten up. But the government had confirmed the death of only 300 Pandits, which was a wrong figure.
Rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir at this time
At this time there are no Kashmiri Pandits left in Kashmir. But the government is again trying to settle them in the valley. In the year 2008, the UPA government had announced a package of 1,168 crores to resettle them. After which about 1000 Kashmiri Pandits have come back and settled in the valley.
‘The Kashmir Files’ Film 2022 (‘The Kashmir Files’ Film Story)
Recently, on March 11, the film ‘The Kashmir Files’ has been released. With the release of this film, this film has broken all the records. Recently, this film has been in discussions due to many controversies even before its release. The film depicts the story of the atrocities committed against Kashmiri Pandits in 1990. If any blockbuster film has come after the Corona period, then if it is. Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Khair, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumar, Chinmay Mandlekar, Puneet Issar and Mrinal Kulkarni have acted in this film. The film is directed by Vivek Agnihotri, and cinematography is done by Udaysingh Mohite. It is produced by the production house of Abhishek Agarwal Arts. The film was to be released on the Republic Day of this year, but due to the increasing case of Corona, the release date of the film had to be extended. But now when this film has been released. So this film is earning record breaking. Theaters are going housefull even after 4 days of the film’s release.
Books on Kashmiri Pandits
Many books have also been written on the subject of what happened to Kashmiri Pandits in the year 1990 and in these books their history and atrocities have been mentioned. Some of the books written on these pundits are as follows,
• ‘My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir’ – This book is written by Jagmohan. In this book, the events of the year 1990 have been mentioned and how terrorists forced Kashmiri Pandits to leave their homes.
• ‘Culture and Political History of Kashmir’- This book has also been told about Kashmiri Pandits. This book has been written by PNK Bamzai and he has also mentioned the injustice done to Kashmiri Pandits in his book.
• “Our Moon Has Blood Clots” – This book is written by Rahul Pandita, who is himself a Kashmiri Pandit. In this book, he has told the story of atrocities on Kashmiri Pandits through the story of his family.
Conclusion
A lot of injustice has happened to Kashmiri Pandits in our country and the government is now trying to get these Pandits back to their dues. But despite the efforts of the government, the injustice done to these pundits cannot be forgotten.
FAQs
Q: Who were the Kashmiri Pandits?
Ans: The Hindus living in Kashmiri were called Kashmiri Pandits.
Q: When did the incident of exodus of Kashmiri Pandit take place?
Ans: 1990’s
Q: What happened to Kashmiri Pandit?
Ans: He was being murdered, due to which he had to flee from there.
Q: Is there any film made on Kashmiri Pandits?
Ans: Yes, a film named Kashmir Files has been made.
Q: When is Kashmir Files movie released?
Ans: 11 March
Q: On which OTT platform will the film Kashmir Files come?
Ans: This film has been produced in ZeeStudio. The control of this film is with Zee 5 OTT platform.
Jammu and Kashmir: After the assassination of Rahul Bhatt, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha took this big decision regarding Kashmiri Pandits, know
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has taken a big decision amid the killing of Kashmiri Pandits in the Kashmir Valley. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has said that under the Prime Minister’s package, Kashmiri Pandits appointed in the government departments of the state will be posted in safe districts.
Manoj Sinha has informed the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration and the BJP delegation that Kashmiri Pandit employees will be deployed in districts safe due to terrorist attacks on tehsils and headquarters of the Valley.
Let us inform that on May 12, terrorists had entered Chadoora tehsil of Budgam district and killed Kashmiri Pandit employee Rahul Bhatt. This incident was strongly opposed by the Kashmiri Pandits and demanded from the government that the people of the Kashmiri Pandit community doing government jobs should be transferred to Jammu. Failure to do so had threatened mass resignation.
More than 350 Kashmiri Pandit employees have resigned in protest against the killing of Rahul Bhatt by terrorists. In this regard, the major parties of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday appealed to the Kashmiri Pandits not to leave the valley, although the assurance has been given by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha about their transfer.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha informed during a meeting that security forces have been given full freedom to take action against target killings. Those who aid and abet terrorists will not be spared. He informed that PM package employees will be shifted to safer district and tehsil headquarters and a special cell will be formed in LG Secretariat to resolve other issues.
