I migrated to USA 30 years ago. But I still have my friends in India (non-Kashmir) and I keep visiting India and may return for good when I retire. Can Mr. Shivam Vij say the same for the Kashmiri Pandits who have now found careers in Delhi and Mumbai? Can they return to Kashmir when they grow old and want to retire? Even if we believe that the initial exodus of Pandits was because they were misled by Jagmohan, why didn’t they return the next year? Or after 5 years? The clear answer is because they never felt it was safe to return. Shivam Vij can do a simple experiment. He can pretend to be a Pandit and stay in one of the migrated Pandit’s home for a month. Then we will believe if he really thinks it is safe for Pandits to return.
Ideologically indoctrinated journalists like Mr. Shivam Vij are a blot on the profession. Because of such people the reputation of a noble profession takes an unfair beating.
Bravo! After that sordid piece published by The Print, on this very topic just a few days back, some balance in perspective. I felt this author has identified the ever present element of ‘impermanence’ in the lives of displaced Pandits. The need to prove what happened to them over over again, is only testament to the perverse success in Radical propaganda. Pandits have had no time to squabble with the mainstream ‘elite’ writers and authors who felt it their duty to minimise and mitigate the events that unfolded, leading up to the ethnic cleansing of the Kashmir Valley. A calamity that India needs to never forget- for those who forget history are bound to repeat it.
It is painful to see human suffering due to needless religious persecution.The author has very cogently highlighted the plight of his community. This will forever be a blot on Islam as a religion and their followers.
The almost five years of the coalition government headed by the PDP was a wonderful opportunity to create conditions conducive to the return of the Kashmiri Pandits to their original homes. Some might have moved on to more rewarding careers. However, for anyone who wanted to, Kashmir should have become peaceful and welcoming. Barring progressively more harsh use of force, difficult to see what else has been gained, either for the KPs or the rest of the country.
I migrated to USA 30 years ago. But I still have my friends in India (non-Kashmir) and I keep visiting India and may return for good when I retire. Can Mr. Shivam Vij say the same for the Kashmiri Pandits who have now found careers in Delhi and Mumbai? Can they return to Kashmir when they grow old and want to retire? Even if we believe that the initial exodus of Pandits was because they were misled by Jagmohan, why didn’t they return the next year? Or after 5 years? The clear answer is because they never felt it was safe to return. Shivam Vij can do a simple experiment. He can pretend to be a Pandit and stay in one of the migrated Pandit’s home for a month. Then we will believe if he really thinks it is safe for Pandits to return.
Ideologically indoctrinated journalists like Mr. Shivam Vij are a blot on the profession. Because of such people the reputation of a noble profession takes an unfair beating.
Bravo! After that sordid piece published by The Print, on this very topic just a few days back, some balance in perspective. I felt this author has identified the ever present element of ‘impermanence’ in the lives of displaced Pandits. The need to prove what happened to them over over again, is only testament to the perverse success in Radical propaganda. Pandits have had no time to squabble with the mainstream ‘elite’ writers and authors who felt it their duty to minimise and mitigate the events that unfolded, leading up to the ethnic cleansing of the Kashmir Valley. A calamity that India needs to never forget- for those who forget history are bound to repeat it.
It is painful to see human suffering due to needless religious persecution.The author has very cogently highlighted the plight of his community. This will forever be a blot on Islam as a religion and their followers.
The almost five years of the coalition government headed by the PDP was a wonderful opportunity to create conditions conducive to the return of the Kashmiri Pandits to their original homes. Some might have moved on to more rewarding careers. However, for anyone who wanted to, Kashmir should have become peaceful and welcoming. Barring progressively more harsh use of force, difficult to see what else has been gained, either for the KPs or the rest of the country.