Kashmir Rechords Exclusive
In the summer of 1931, two cattle-grazers near Naupur village, a few kilometres from Gilgit, stumbled upon something that had remained hidden for more than a millennium.
A piece of wood was protruding from the earth. They began digging. Beneath the mound lay an ancient structure, and inside it, a collection of manuscripts written largely on the fragile bark of the birch tree.
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A thought-provoking visual representing the Kashmiri Pandit exodus and the collapse of long-held assumptions about their place in Kashmir. The image evokes displacement, loss, changing social realities and the difficult reassessment of beliefs that followed the upheaval of the 1990s.
The document poignantly captures the experiences of Kashmiri Pandits who were compelled to leave their homeland under oppressive regimes. These rulers, driven by religious fanaticism, sought to enforce conversions, leaving the Pandits with a stark choice: abandon their faith or flee their beloved valley.
Besant’s letter warned that without swift action, missionaries could seize the opportunity to establish their own college, steering Kashmiri youth away from their cultural...