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Hindu rulers of Kashmir encouraged the influx of Muslims into the Valley
to counter the supremacy of the Pandits (Kashmiri Brahmans). During the
reign of Suhadeva (AD 1301-1320) many Muslim adventurers came to
Kashmir. The chief among them was a Muslim missionary- Bulbul Shah. Two
others were Shahmir from Swat and Rinchana from Tibet. Shahmir came in
AD 1313 along with his numerous relations. Suhadeva granted him a jagir
in a village near Baramulla. Ramachandra, the Prime Minister and
Commander-in-Chief of Kashmir, employed Rinchana and granted him jagir
in a village in the Lar Valley. These two adventurers were instrumental
in the establishment of the Muslim rule in Kashmir. Another adventurer
who received Suhadeva’s patronage was Lankar Chak. Dulucha, a Tartar chief from Central Asia, invaded Kashmir with 60,000 strong horsemen. Suhadeva tried to induce him to retreat by paying him off a large sum of money. For this purpose he imposed heavy taxes even upon the Brahmans who had never before been taxed. But Dulucha refused to retreat and struck terror. He ravaged the Valley with fire and sword. Monstrous miseries were inflicted upon the people including the Brahmans. According to Baharistan – i -Shahi, “Dulucha and his soldiers killed everyone they could find . People who had fled to the hills and forests were pursued and captured. Men were killed, women and children were reduced to slavery and sold to the merchants of Khita (Turkistan), whom the invaders had brought with them. All the houses in the cities and the villages were burnt. The invaders ate as much of the corn and rice as they could . Whatever was left, they burnt and destroyed. In this way the whole of the Kashmir Valley was trampled under foot”. Suhadeva fled to Kishtwar, leaving the Kingdom to the cruel aggressors. Dulucha stayed here for eight months and took about 50,000 Brahmans with him as slaves. But all the troops and slaves perished while crossing the Devsar pass. It was a terrible experience for the legendary Kashmiri Pandits. Dulucha went away from the Valley but left it haunted. The cursed people had lost all faith in their ruler- Suhadeva. Taking the advantage of the chaos and confusion, Rinchana- the refugee from Tibet, occupied the throne with the help of some chiefs . He killed his benefactor, Ramachandra, in the fort of Lar by treacherous means and married his daughter, Kota Rani. Rinchana, a pseudo- Buddhist, wanted to get initiated into the Brahmanical fold to strengthen his political position. At that time, Shaivism was the most extensively practised religion in the Valley. So he called Sri Devaswami, the religious head of the Shaivas, to indoctrinate himself into the Hindu religion. Devaswami called a secret meeting of the prominent Pandits, who refused to accept Rinchana into Hinduism because of his low birth. Jonaraja says,” The King asked Devaswami to initiate him in the mantras of Shiva, but as he was Bhautta (Tibetian), Devaswami feared that the King was unworthy of such initiation and did not favour him”. This was a monstrous blunder on the part of Pandits, which turned the course of history. In fact, the Brahmans were not ready to share their privileges with an outsider. Thus deflected, Rinchana wanted to establish a uniform faith of warring sects and creeds in Kashmir with himself as its head. But Shahmir and Bulbul Shah manipulated his conversion to Islam. Ramachandra’s son, Ravanachandra, and many others also embraced Islam. A Muslim ruling class came into existence. In this way the Kashmiri Pandits were responsible for the destruction of their own ascendency and the ruin of their very existence. They are tremendously paying for it till today. People of inferior origin and subordinate castes were attracted to Islam by gradual methods. This newly established Muslim class slowly consolidated its position and employed various methods to propagate the new faith. However, the Brahmans put a brave front and resisted the tide. After the death of Rinchana (AD 1326), Udyanadeva, the brother of Suhadeva, was installed on the throne of Kashmir and Shahmir was appointed as Commander-in-Chief. Achala, a Turkish chief, invaded Kashmir during the reign of Udyanadeva, laying waste the territories he passed through. The king fled to Tibet. Kota Rani - the queen, faced the invader, procured his death and saved the kingdom. In this operation , Shahmir played the dominant role. Jonaraja says, “Strange that this believer in Allah became the saviour of the people. As a dried up river allows men to cross it and gives them shelter on its banks, even so this believer in Allah, calm and active, protected the terrified subjects.” Shahmir’s influence increased tremendously and he further strengthened his position by entering into matrimonial relations with the powerful nobles in Kashmir. A subversive struggle was born between the tolerant Hinduism and the militant Islam. Since the advent of Muslim rule in Kashmir [ AD 1339], the legendary Kashmiri Pandits have suffered SEVEN TRAGIC MIGRATIONS so far. The seventh and last one was in 1989-90. A brief description of all the seven migrations is given below: 
1. First Migration: In
AD 1339, after defeating Kota Rain by a foul strategem and procuring
her death, Shahmir ascended the throne of Kashmir under the name of
Sultan Shamas-ud-Din (The Light of the Religion - Islam). He got khutaba
read and the coins struck to his name. Islam became the court religion.
Shahmir became the legitimate author and architect of Muslim rule in
Kashmir. With the establishment of the new regime Muslim missionaries,
preachers, sayyids and saints penetrated into the Valley. Sayyid
Jalal-ud-Din, Sayyid Taj-ud-Din, Sayyid Hussain Simnani, Sayyid Masud
and Sayyid Yusuf came to Kashmir to avoid the intended massacre by
Timur. Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani (Shah Hamadan) entered Kashmir with 700
sayyids; and, his son, Mir Muhammad Hamadani, with 300 more. They
endured in the Valley under royal protection and disseminated the
message of Islam. Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani (AD 1314-AD 1385) wrote in “
Zakhirat’ul Maluk ” :
Sikandar- the Butshikan, was bigoted with fanatic religious zeal to spread Islam in the entire Valley. This fanaticism was stimulated by Mir Muhammad Hamadani. Suha Bhatt - the convert, was appointed Prime Minister by Sikandar and both hatched a deadly conspiracy to persecute the Hindus and enforce upon the Nizam-i-Mustaffa. Jonaraja says, “ The Sultan forgot his kingly duties and took delight day and night in breaking images … He broke images of Martanda, Vishaya, Ishana, Chakrabrit and Tripureshvara …… There was no city, no town, no village, no wood where Turushka left the temples of the gods unbroken.” According to Hassan (History of Kashmir), “ This country possessed from the times of Hindu rajas many temples which were like the wonders of the world. Their workmanship was so fine and delicate that one found himself bewildered at their sight. Sikandar, goaded by feelings of bigotry, destroyed them and levelled them with the earth and with the material built many mosques and khanqahs. In the first instance he turned his attention towards the great Martand temple built by Ramdev (the temple was rebuilt by King Lalitaditya, AD 724-760) on Mattan Kareva. For one year he tried to demolish it, but failed. At last in sheer dismay, he dug out stones from its base and having stored enough wood in their place, set fire to it. The gold gilt paintings on its walls were totally destroyed and the walls surrounding its premises were demolished. Its ruins even now strike wonder in men’s minds. At Bijbehara, three hundred temples including the famous Vijiveshwara temple, which was partly damaged by Shihab-ud-Din, were destroyed. With the material of Vijiveshwara temple, a mosque was built and on its site a khanqah, which is even now known as Vijiveshwara Khanqah.” The stones and bricks which once configurated a marvelous and splendid temple or monastery, now hold up mosques. Hassan further adds, “ Sikandar meted out greatest oppression to the Hindus. It was notified in the Valley that if a Hindu does not become a Muslim, he must leave the country or be killed. As a result some of the Hindus fled away, some accepted Islam and many Brahmans consented to be killed and gave their lives. It is said that Sikandar collected, by these methods, six maunds of sacred thread form Hindu converts and burnt them. Mir Muhammad Hamadani, who was a witness of all this vicious brutality, barbarism and vandalism, at last advised him to desist from the slaughter of Brahmans and told him to impose jazia (religious tax) instead of death upon them. All the Hindu books of learning were collected and thrown into Dal Lake and were buried beneath stones and earth.” Sikandar issued orders that no man should wear the tilak mark on his forehead and no woman be allowed to perform sati. He also insisted on breaking and melting of all the gold and silver idols of gods and coin the metal into money. An attempt was made to destroy the caste of the Aryan Saraswat Brahmans by force and those who resisted were subject to heavy fines. Farishta says, “ Many of the Brahmans, rather than abandon their religion or their county, poisoned themselves; some emigrated from their native homes, while a few escaped the evil of banishment by becoming Muhammedans”. To strictly enforce the Nizam-i-Mustaffa, Sikandar established the office of Shaikh-ul-Islam. According to W.R. Lawrence, the Aryan Saraswat Brahmans of Kashmir were given three choices-death, conversion or exile. “Many fled, many were converted and many were killed, and it is said that this thorough monarch (Sikandar) burnt seven maunds of sacred threads of the murdered Brahmans”. As for the statements of Hassan and Lawrence, six maunds of sacred threads of converts and seven maunds of murdered Pandits were burnt. The number of people, to whom these thirteen maunds of sacred threads belonged, might have been tremendously colossal. A mammoth number of the Saraswat Pandits also went into exile, causing the first disastrous mass exodus of the community.
2. Second Migration: Ali
Shah - the tyrant (AD 1413-1430), son of Sikandar- the Butshikan,
during his short rule of six years, carried on his father’s 24-year
tyrant reign with homicides, conversions, tyranny and enforced jazia.
Suha Bhatta – the convert, who retained the prime ministership continued
his earlier crimes and atrocities against the Kashmiri Pandits.
Jonaraja gives a graphic account of the plight of the illustrious
Kashmiri Pandits in the draconian reign of Ali Shah. He says,” Suha
Bhatta- the convert, passed the limit by levying fine, jazia, on the
twice - born. This evil-minded man forbade ceremonies and processions on
the new moon. He became envious that the Brahmans who had become
fearless would keep up their caste by going over to foreign countries,
he therefore ordered posting of squads on the roads, not to allow
passage to any one without a passport. Then as the fisherman torments
fish, so this low born man tormented the twice-born in this country. The
legendary Brahmans burnt themselves in the flaming fire through fear of
conversion. Some Brahmans killed themselves by taking poison, some by
the rope and others by drowning themselves. Others again by falling from
a precipice. The country was contaminated by hatred and the king’s
favourites could not prevent one in a thousand from committing suicide
…. A multitude of celebrated Brahmans, who prided in their caste, fled
from the country through bye-roads as the main roads were closed. Even
as men depart from this world, so did the Aryan Saraswat Brahmans of
Kashmir flee to foreign countries. The difficult countries through which
they passed, the scanty food, painful illness and the torments of hell
during life time removed from the minds of the Kashmiri Pandits the
fears of hell. Oppressed by various calamities such as encounter with
the enemy, fear of snakes, fierce heat and scanty food; many Brahmans
perished on the way and thus obtained salvation.” This was the second
miserable mass exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits. Jonaraja calls it “
Chandh-Dandh” - violent, cruel, brutal and horrible punishment, for the
abandoned and vulnerable Saraswat Brahmans of Kashmir. History repeated
itself again in AD 1989-1990.
3. Third Migration:
Mir Shams-ud-Din Iraqi, who visited the Saffron Valley twice in AD 1477
and 1496, was the founder of Nurbakhshiya order (Shia sect) in Kashmir.
His mission was the vigorous propagation of his faith. So, not
contented with peaceful preachings, violent methods were employed. In
this adventure , Iraqi was helped by the homicidal creature and most
dreaded tyrant- Malik Musa Raina, a convertee, whose original name was
Soma Chandra. Not only the poor vulnerable Brahmans, but the Sunni
Muslims were also violently converted to Shia sect by murderous
techniques. This dogmatic fanaticism even crippled the Sunni ruler of
Kashmir, Fateh Shah (AD 1510-1517). A khanqah was built at Zadibal
(Srinagar) by Iraqi, which became the nucleus of Shia concentration. Kashmiri Pandits suffered ferociously under the instructions of Shams-ud-Din Iraqi and Musa Raina. About 24,000 of them were forcibly converted to Shia sect of Islam. Iraqi had even issued orders that everyday about 1500 to 2000 Brahmans be brought to his doorsteps, remove their sacred threads, administer Kalima to them, circumcise them and make them eat beef. These decrees were ferociously and brutally carried out. The Hindu religious scriptures from 7th century AD onwards and about 18 magnificent temples were destroyed, property confiscated and ladies abused. Thousands of Brahmans killed themselves to evade this horrific barbarism and thousands migrated to other places, resulting in their third tragic mass exodus from the Saffron Valley of Kashmir. Those who stayed behind were not only forced to pay jazia, but their noses and ears were chopped off. To escape the tremendous pain and agony, they cried. “I am not a Hindu.”
4. Fourth Migration: The
greatness of Akbar lies in his magnificent and fascinating policy of
religious tolerance. Jahangir and Shah Jahan were not so tolerant. But
their religious enthusiasm cannot be termed as fanatic. During this
period, the Brahmans could perform their religious ceremonies after
paying some tribute. But the whole scenario changed with the accession
of Aurangzeb to the throne. With his bigoted fanatic and dogmatic
approach, the Kashmiri Pandits were once again made vulnerable. Iftkar
Khan, the Mughal governor of Kashmir during the reign of Aurangzeb,
brutally tyrannized over the Brahmans to such an extent that they
approached Guru Teg Bhahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, at Anandpur in Punjab
and solicited his personal intervention with the Emperor. This
ultimately led to the Guru’s martyrdom and made Guru Gobid Singh to
create the Khalsa to fight the oppressors . Muzaffer Khan, Nassar Khan
and Ibrahim Khan were other governors of Aurangzeb who ferociously
terrorized the Kashmiri Pandits. These celebrated scapegoats were once
again forced to migrate from the land of their origin. It was the fourth
disastrous mass exodus of the Aryan Saraswat Brahmans from Kashmir.
5. Fifth Migration: During
the rule of later Mughals, Kashmir witnessed the outbreak of the worst
kind of religious intolerance. In AD 1720, Mullah Abdul Nabi, also
called Muhat Khan, a non-resident Kashmiri Muslim, was appointed as
Shaikhul Islam . In order to assert his religious authority, he asked
the Deputy Governor, Mir Ahmed Khan , to start a campaign of persecution
of the Kafirs (infidels) - as the Kashmiri Pandits were called. In
order to satisfy his satanic ego, the Mulla issued six commandments:
6. Sixth Migration: The
Afghan rule in Kashmir (AD 1753-1819) was a period of cruelty, homicide
and anarchy. W.R. Lawrence calls it the “reign of brutal tyranny.” The
barbarous Afghans employed every wild, inhuman, primitive, ferocious,
cruel and brutal method to suppress the Kashmiri Brahmans. A pitcher
filled with ordure was placed on the head of a Pandit and stones were
pelt on it, till it broke and the unfortunate Brahman become wet with
filth. Their brutality and atrocity crossed the extreme limits when
Hindus were tied up in grass sacks, two and two, and drowned in the Dal
Lake. The victimized Hindu were forced to flee the country or were
killed or converted to Islam. There was horrible mass exodus of the
Kashmiri Pandits, sixth one, to far away places like Delhi, Allahabad,
etc. Many covered the long distances on foot.Hindu parents destroyed the beauty of their daughters by shaving their heads or cutting their noses and ears to save them from degradation. Any Muslim could jump on the back of a Pandit and take a ride. Mir Hazar - an Afghan governor, used leather bags instead of grass sacks for the drowning of Brahmans. Turbans and shoes were forbidden for them. The Saraswat Brahmans of Kashmir were also forced to grow beards and tilak was interdicted. The Afghans are now only remembered for their barbarity, brutality, ferocity, tyranny and cruelty. They thought no more of cutting of heads than of plucking a flower.
7. Seventh Migration: With
the formation of Jammu and Kashmir State; and, establishment of the
Dogra rule in 1846, Kashmiri Pandits were imperceptibly elbowed to the
background. Administrators and officials were deputed from Jammu region.
Though they enjoyed comprehensive religious freedom and social
emancipation, political rights of the Kashmiri Brahmans were confined.
On certain occasions, they even became victims of intrigue and
suspicions. The vicious communal forces also turned their wrath against
them. During the communal disturbances of July 1931, shops and houses
belonging to the Kashmiri Brahmans were not only looted but also burnt.
Three innocent Hindus lost their lives. This communalism in the state
politics aggravated and magnified with the passage of time . It was fed
for years with vicious communal propaganda and brainwashing.After independence and accession of Jammu & Kashmir state to India, Kashmiri Pandits were pushed back to the barbarous Afghan era. They were given the sugarcoated dozes of poisonous toxics. Article 370 of Indian constitution just reduced them to cipher and liquidated their population. Under the pretext of economic reforms, their jagirs were confiscated and distributed among the Muslim peasants. The administration of Shaikh Abdullah adopted malicious and pernicious approach towards the Saraswat Brahmans of Kashmir. They were taunted on one excuse or the other. Hindu temples were desecrated, looted and plundered. Minor girls of the community were forced to embrace Islam and marry the Muslim youth. Shaikh Abdullah tried to create “ Shaikhdom” for his dynastic rule in Kashmir. But his dreams were shattered when he was arrested in 1953 for anti-national activities. In 1958, he was released but detained again after three months under the Kashmir conspiracy case. However, the case was withdrawn in 1964 because of political reasons. But he was arrested again in May 1965 for his subversive activities and released in January 1968. Again, in January 1971, a ban was imposed forbidding him to enter the Jammu Kashmir state. This restriction was lifted in 1972. During 1953-1974 Shaikh Abdullah characterized India as an imperialist power endeavouring to subjugate the people of Kashmir. He asserted that the accession of Kashmir with India was his greatest blunder for which history will never forgive him. He also demanded the right of self determination for the people of Muslim – dominated Kashmir, but ignored the Hindu- dominated Jammu and Buddhist- dominated Ladakh regions. The sophist Shaikh advocated plebiscite and unconditional withdrawal of Indian army from the Saffron Valley. He also campaigned against the import of food grains from India and asked people to eat potatoes grown in Kashmir. For such arguments, Shaikh Abdullah was nick named as “Aaloo Bab” --- Feeder of Potatoes. He made emotional solicitations that after death his body should not be buried in the subjugated Valley, but immersed into the sacred waters of Arabian sea. However, today his magnificent tomb stands on the banks of beautiful Dal Lake in Srinagar and is guarded by the Indian security personnel. By such gratuitous and conflicting statement, his secular credentials evaporated into thin air. The prospect of disloyalty and sedition began to haunt the Saffron Valley. Kashmiriyat switched over to political vandalism and bigoted fundamentalism. Shaikh Abdullah desperately held Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, a Kashmiri Pandit, responsible for the shattering of his malevolent dreams in 1953. The mortified Shaikh ambiguously decided to retaliate against the whole Pandit community in Kashmir. In vindictiveness, he instigated his associated that while making a choice between a Kashmiri Pandit and dreaded cobra, kill the Pandit first. A vicious campaign of terror was launched against the Aryan Saraswat Brahmans of Kashmir. They were refused entry to government jobs and institutions of higher learning. Besides hurling strong statement against the Government of India and Kashmiri Pandits, the Shaikh derided that the whole lot of Indian army cannot save the Hindus in Kashmir against the malevolence of Muslims. Farooq Abdullah also employed the same approach towards the crumbled Pandits when his brother-in-law, Gulshah, seized the chief ministership in 1984.The reactionary leaders- Afzal Beg, Maulvi Farooq, Mohi-ud-Din Kara and Maulana Masoodi; ignored the very existence of Kashmiri Pandits during their political adventurism. The Kashmiri Pandits were made to pay for every move on the political chessboard in Kashmir because they represented the pseudo-secularism, incognito- socialism and flowering- democracy of India. They were scolded and emotionally hurt in the Afghan fashion. But then the whole political scenario in Kashmir took a dramatic turn in 1974, when Indira-Shaikh accord was signed by virtue of which the Shaikh became the Chief Minister of the State after the lapse of 22 years. Ignoring the great expectations he had created among the people in Kashmir and his vigorous campaign for plebiscite, the sophist Shaikh began to speak the language of Indian nationalism, democracy, socialism and secularism. The slogans of plebiscite, self-determination and independent Kashmir melted away. But the Hate- India virus, infused by him into the blood of the Muslim youth in Kashmir, was exploited by other corrupt self-styled politicians for their own interests from time to time. A vacuum was created because the people were betrayed disillusioned, politically raped and left in wilderness by their own leaders. The programmes and policies of Bakshi, Sadiq, Qasim, Farooq and Gulshah were also damaging for the Kashmiri Pandits. They were continuously haunted by antagonistic, hostile and rebellious elements. Mufti Syed is even believed to be responsible for the anti-Hindu communal riots of 1986, when cows were slaughtered and temples destroyed in Anantnag district. From 1947-1986 about four lac Kashmiri Pandits silently migrated from Kashmir. Hypocritical atrocities and criminal ignorances of political leaders were responsible for these development. Pakistan, to avenge the defeat of Bangladesh, blatantly sponsored the violence and terrorism in the Valley, resulting in the turmoil of 1989-90. The then governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Jagmohan, wrote a detailed letter to the former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi , on April 21,1990, endorsing the alarming signals. But cowardly Indian leadership was still unconcerned.
“Aay Zalimu, Aay Kafiroo,
Kashmir Hamara Choudh Dou” “Bharat Kay Aiwanu Ko Aag Lagado, Aag Lagado”
The
final assault on the Kashmiri Pandits started with these slogans.
Barbarous terrorists from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Sudan and even
Saudi Arabia penetrated into the Saffron Valley. Brutal, wild and
barbarous techniques were employed to hound and kill the Aryan Saraswat
Brahmans of Kashmir. Even the helpless ladies were not spared. Sarla
Bhat, a nurse in Soura Medical Institute, was abducted on 19th April,
1990, by JKLF militants who repeatedly gang-raped her and eventually
killed her on 25th April. Girja Tikoo, a teacher from Bandipur, was
kidnapped, raped and eventually shred to pieces by a saw mill on 4th
June, 1990. Bimla Braroo from the Nai Sarak, Srinagar, who along with
her daughter, Archana, was raped in the presence of her husband,
Sohanlal, before all the three were killed on 31st March, 1992. There
are dozens of such brutal instances. Even wicked Afghans will be feeling
sorry in their graves for the sanatic holocaust of the legendary
Kashmiri Pandits.
The barbarous murder of hundreds of innocent Brahmans of Kashmir caused their seventh and final agonizing mass exodus from the Valley. This was the final knock down of ethnic cleansing and genocide of the Kashmiri Pandits. The mass massacres at Sangrampora (1997), Udhampore (1997), Prankot (1998), Wandhama (1998) and Nadimarg (2003) were the follow up cleansing operations. Pandits in Kashmir dwindled from 10% in 1947 to fewer than 5% in 1989 and to less than 1% today. The pretended world bodies, contaminated human rights organizations, pseudo-secularists, self-styled leaders, so-called policy makers, tainted political parties and slack bureaucracy have failed to express serious concern at this great human tragedy. DANSE MACABRE is still going on. |
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Satish Ganjoo, ex-Fellow, Centre of Central Asian Studies, University
of Kashmir, is now working as Professor and Head at the Post Graduate
Dept. of History, Ramgarhia P G College (GNDU), Phagwara (Pb), with the
Additional Charges of BURSAR and the Dept. of Computer Science &
Information Technology. Born on May 1, 1956, to Shree Omkarnath Ganjoo and Smt Sheela Ganjoo in Kashmir, Dr Ganjoo obtained the coveted academic degrees of M.Phil (1983) and Ph.D (1987) in History with specialization in International Relations from the University of Kashmir. Earlier he held the distinguished faculty positions in Govt. Degree College, Baramulla (Kashmir); Centre for Advance Study in Education and Technology, Srinagar (Kmr); CASET Post Graduate Evening College, Srinagar (Kmr); and, the Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir. Dr. Ganjoo developed the excellent potential for research and published a number of articles/books on diverse topics of history, culture, politics, international relations and religious studies. Ignoring the pain and agony of migration from his motherland because of political turmoil; he exclusively worked on Islamic Studies, Afghan Resurgence, Kashmir Crisis, Indian Nationalism and Historiography with all dedication. His widely acknowledged books include : 1. Afghanistan’s Struggle for Resurgence (ISBN 81-7158-023-8). 2. Soviet Afghan Relations (ISBN 81-7158-100-5). 3. Kashmir Politics (ISBN 81-7041-296-X). 4. Muslim Freedom Fighters of India ( 3 vols) .(ISBN 81-261-1281-6/ 9788126112814). 5. Economics System in Islam (ISBN 81-261-1808-3/9788126118083). 6. Glimpses of Islamic World (ISBN 81-261-2067-3/9788126120673). 7. Prophet Muhammad (ISBN 81-261-1421-5/ 9788126114214). 8. Wailing Shadows in Kashmir . (ISBN 81-261-2921-2/9788126129218). 9. Dictionary of History (ISBN 81-7041-237-4). 10.The Islamic World ( 2 vols) Besides being involved in different interdisciplinary research projects, Dr Ganjoo has participated in several seminars and written about thirty four research papers. He is also the member of various academic and research bodies. His name was recommended for the Soviet Land Nehru Award (1991) and received recognition from prestigious NGOs --- Rashtriya Gaurav Award (2004), Best Citizen of India Award (2005), Vijay Shree Award (2005). |
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| The world needs to know this History and that will help to put
the situation in Kashmir in context. It is an issue of people trying to
dominate others on the basis of religion - nothing else. Added By Vimal Raina |
| ur article is a sort of counter discourse to the dominant
historical discourse of Kashmir being a secular state during the course
of history...&...Sheikh Abdullah...being a secular leader....the
leftist historians l...ike Promila Thapar...& pseudo intellectuals
like Meera Nanda, Arundhati Roy....have done a great dis service to the
Indian people by trying to brush the wrongs done to the Indian people
under the carpet.... Added By Vineet Mehta |
| Hats off to Shri Satish Ji. This article should be an eye opener
to all of those who turn blind eye to facts. But as it is said you can
take horse to water but you cannot make him drink it. You can wake
somebody who is sleeping but you cann...ot wake anyone who pretends to
sleep. One should learn from his past. The fact today is Kashmiri
Pandits do not have any say in whatsoever regarding their own future in
their own Country. Added By Naveen Kakapuri |
| Satishji,your posts are always enlightening,thanks for the
invaluable knowledge yoy share with us and kudos to your hardwork and
dedication for this purpose.We are all assingned our roles and you are
doing yours in a most beautiful manner,thanks again and Namaskar. Added By Rattan Wakhlu |
| This is history and not politics.Painful for all generations to come and yet irreversible,it seems. Added By Tej Nath Mattu |
| I had the idea of only three migrations for our ancestors, but it
seems that we have never been allowed to rest in peace. Any how our
nomadic capabilities has made us genetically superior to withstand
continual assaults on our very existence. End result, we are truly world
citizens, scattered across the globe and counted in every field, one
can visualize. Thanks our tormentors. Added By Ashok Chirvi |
| Our roots are in our thousands years of history, customs,
traditions, values, culture and society. If we ignore history, we will
loose our identity. We have to connect ourselves with our MOTHERLAND and
rich heritage. Every KP should know the pain and agony we suffered
since centuries. Modernization does not mean we should forget our past. Added By Sumit Ganjoo |
| Respected Dr. Satish,
Only one thing which creeps into my mind is the Darwinian Theory. For
last 700 yeras, the KP community has faced 7 forced exodus..almost one
after every 100 years. Is there any sense of insecurity,
non-dependanace,aloofness was getting instigated in the DNA of KPs? How
could a single community face not one, two but seven forced exiles?
Added By Amit Hiremath |
| Dear Mr. Chirvi,
I appreciate your optimism of seeing the KPs all across globe doing
progress at almost every vertical. So are many other communities! But
they haven't paid the cost as much as KPs. Never had we seen 2-3
generations loosing hope to get back to homeland and retain the
heritage!
Trust Mr. Ganjoo share the same intension as he wrote in his earlier
comment! Added By Amit Hiremath |
| Thnx for making me aware about the history , it was very
shamefull it was like like we were hopeless bt time is changed can't
say anything lets leave it to destiny n my perception is different in
this, why at tht time we couldn't do anything ??? No clues bt i feel
time is different youth is different n i feel i have the things in my
hands don know about others bt we oll r game changer by being postive n
structured bt really thanks for such a good information of history of
kashmir Added By vimal pandit |
| Thnx for making me aware about the history , it was very
shamefull it was like like we were hopeless bt time is changed can't
say anything lets leave it to destiny n my perception is different in
this, why at tht time we couldn't do anything ??? No clues bt i feel
time is different youth is different n i feel i have the things in my
hands don know about others bt we oll r game changer by being postive n
structured bt really thanks for such a good information of history of
kashmir Added By vimal pandit |
| Thanks for updating history of our unfortunate but resilient
community.We have suffered again and again due to our selfish and
egoistic nature which prevents from following any leader.Instead of
blaming others let us introspect and fight for our homeland unitedly.If
JEWS got homeland after thousands of years why not we.Don't expect any
Indian govt.to help us,they are too busy with muslim vote bank politics
to bother about us.We should unite to fight our own wars and rise again
from the ashes. Added By chaman DULLOO |
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