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5 unusual facts about Kashmiri Pandit


Human rights abuses in Kashmir

During the eruption of armed rebellion the Islamic insurgency has claimed to have specifically targeted the Hindu Kashmiri Pandits minority and violated their human rights.

Kashmiri Pandit

Kshemendra's detailed records from the eleventh century describe many items of which the precise nature is unknown.

Harmukh is traditionally revered by Kashmiri Pandits and in 2009 there was an attempt by them to revive pilgrimages to the site.

Rinchan

The Hindu Brahmin Pandits did not accept Rinchin into Hinduism due to his race and ethnic origin.

Siddharth Kak

Siddharth Kak is a Kashmiri Indian documentary maker, television producer, and presenter, best known as the producer and presenter of Surabhi (1993–2001).


1997 Sangrampora massacre

1997 Sangrampora massacre was the killing of seven Kashmiri Pandit Hindu villagers in Sangrampora village of Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on 21 March 1997 by alleged Islamic militants.


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