1. EXODUS OF ETHINIC GROUP-KASHMIRI PANDITS
ARCHANA BHAT

2. IMPORTANCE AND RELEVANCE F THE RESEARCH
The Kashmiri Pandits are Brahmins from Kashmir valley, a mountain region in Indian state of J and K.
Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from
Ethnic Cleansing of Kashmiri Hindus
27 Years of exile
Barbarous method used
Torture on women and children
Refugees in own country
Waiting to return to the native place

3. Importance of Research
To let the world know the exodus of the ethnic group so that we preserve our ethnic groups
The impact on the past and future generation as result of exodus
To tackle and stop future exodus
To bind the generation to the roots original roots

4. Interviewed the Kashmiri Pandits.
METHODS
Interviewed the Kashmiri Pandits.
Went to their shelters
Had 1:1 to family members who are victims
Books referring to Exodus

5. BACKGROUND- A STORY
Mr Raj Kaul was living with his parents, wife ( 8 months pregnant) and son in valley. With a terrifying situation that arouse in valley in 1990 that shattered not only his life bur lives of lakhs...Warning letters were pasted on his doors stating LEAVE VALLEY or face consequences. With the thought of not leaving his roots, he took decision of staying. The other day only his pregnant wife was kidnapped . He appealed in local newspaper to leave his wife who was going to deliver baby after one month but all in vain...And one morning when he opened door , he saw his wife’s dead body brutally RAPED and MURDERED. Shattered family left the valley. They started living in temporary shelters. Again tragedy waiting...His mother went to get grocery and died because of scorching heat and sun stroke. As in valley Kashmiri Pandits were habituated to pleasant weather!! And the other day, snake bite his old father since their temporary shelters were not so advanced..only just polyester cloth converted into tents.
Family ENDED...
Now Mr Raj is survived with his son for whom he did small jobs to earn so that his career is established. His son is an engineer in reputed company..
This is story of one family and there are lakhs of Mr Raj Kaul who faced and are facing the past pain in their present...

6. Lakhs of people flee from their native land
RESULT
Lakhs of people flee from their native land
Religious places of Kashmiri Pandits destroyed
Mental, Physical and emotional health affected
The cultural aspect affect
Present generation has fear factor
Fighting for own rights

7. Conclusion
A Culture is grown and taken forward to be called as ethnic with its distinctive features in terms of language, culture etc.
Kashmiri Pandits suffered in the native and present place
Mentally, emotional health hampered
People want to go to native place
Demand their rights

8. Conclusion
Who are Kashmiri Pandits and what they have faced should be know to world
Rights under UN Protocol should be given
Reservation should be given in education, employment
The religious place should be secured in valley
Strict actions should be taken to stop mass killings etc
Return of Kashmiri Pandits to their own home with full respect and dignity
India is largest democracy and our constitution mentions to preserve cultural and ethnic group

9. Let us make WORLD a better place to live in so that we can handover our cultural values to our future generation !!!
Let us make WORLD a better place to live in so that we can handover our cultural values to our future generation
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