#KashmiriPandits Archives

Historic Return: First Global Kashmiri Pandit Heritage Tour & Conclave to Be Held in Kashmir After 36 Years

May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 Editor

Historic Return: Kashmir to Host First Global Kashmiri Pandit Heritage Tour & Conclave After 36 Years By: Javid Amin | 13 May 2026 A Landmark Moment in Kashmir’s Contemporary History For the first time in nearly four decades, Kashmir Valley is set to host a large-scale global gathering of the Kashmiri Pandit community in what organizers are calling a “historic reconnect with the homeland.” The first-ever Global Kashmiri Pandit Heritage Tour & Conclave will take place from June 6 to June 14, 2026, culminating in a two-day international conclave at…

Kashmiri Pandits Protest in Jammu, Demand ₹26,000 Monthly Relief Amid Rising Costs

April 17, 2026 Editor

Kashmiri Pandits Protest in Jammu: “₹13,000 Is Not Enough Anymore” By: Javid Amin | 16 April 2026 A Community on the Streets After Eight Years of Silence In a renewed expression of long-standing economic distress, displaced Kashmiri Pandits gathered at the Press Club Jammu on April 15, staging a protest to demand a two-fold increase in monthly relief assistance. Led by community figure Ravinder Koul, the protest highlighted a growing concern: the current relief of ₹13,000 per family, unchanged since 2018, is no longer sufficient to meet basic needs. Their…

Iltija Mufti’s ‘Hindutva’ Remarks Spark Complaint from Kashmiri Pandits

December 10, 2024 Editor

Pandits lodge complaint against PDP’s Iltija over Hindutva remark The controversy over “Hindutva” remarks made by PDP leader Iltija Mufti, daughter of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, has flared further as a Kashmiri Pandit organisation has lodged a police complaint against her. Youth 4 Panun Kashmir, an organisation of migrant Kashmiri Pandits, lodged a complaint against Iltija Mufti for making “derogatory and inflammatory remarks against Lord Rama and Hinduism”. In a press statement, the president of the organisation, Vithal Chowdhary, informed that the complaint has been lodged with the Cyber…

Return of Pandits not possible despite govt efforts : Karan Singh

October 29, 2023 Editor

The renowned scholar, former Union minister and scion of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir, Karan Singh, has said it will not be possible for Kashmiri Pandits to go back to their homeland. “Many people keep asking me whether or not the Kashmiri Pandits can return to Kashmir. I think it is not possible for Kashmiri Pandits to go back to Kashmir, although successive governments have done their best to get them back, ” Singh, who’s also an authority on Shaivism, said. “Successive governments have constructed safe zones for…

Land Subsidy Scheme to Encourage Kashmiri Pandits to Return to Kashmir

October 26, 2023 Editor

Following the allocation of 5 marlas of land to” landless people” in Jammu and Kashmir as part of the PMAY-G scheme, the administration led by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has made a decision to offer land at reduced rates to Kashmiri Pandit employees in Srinagar. This initiative aims to facilitate their reintegration and resettlement in the Valley, as reported by The Indian Express. During a gathering of migrant Kashmiri Pandits at the ongoing construction site of the Bhaderkali temple in Devi Angan Thalwal, Jammu on Ram Navmi, Sinha declared that…

Kashmir’s Pain Can Only Be Healed by the Return of Pandits: Mehbooba Mufti

August 31, 2023 Editor

Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday visited the ancient Thajiwara temple and met Kashmiri Pandits in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The former chief minister advocated for the return of Kashmiri migrant Pandits and said that the “Painful situation” will dissipate after that. Mufti extended her wishes to Kashmiri Pandits on the occasion of their annual hawan to mark Raksha Bandhan at the temple in Bijbehara. “Despite being a Muslim-majority state, Kashmir has long been celebrated for its co-existence and shared heritage. The visit by Mufti underlined this spirit…