‘Better live in Tihar jail than separate colonies’ : Hindu business families

As the controversy over establishment of separate colonies for Kashmiri Pandits is gaining momentum, more than 35 Hindu business families are living safely among Kashmiri Muslims in the heart of north Kashmir’s Kupwara town. It has been more than 21 years since they voluntarily returned from Jammu after their brief migration in 1995, but these families say they never experienced any kind of violence or threat here. They celebrate festivals together with their Muslim neighbors and attend weddings and funerals, and are an integral part of the local community. Manoj…

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