Why the Hindu community may never return to Kashmir

January 30, 2012 14:59

Twenty-two years after the Kashmiri Pandits were driven out of the Kashmir valley by Islamic zealots, Shivam Vij writes on kafila.org why the Hindu community may never to what was once their homeland.

'The exodus has brought salient transformation in the demographic and economic status of the Kashmiri Pandit community. These changes could well mean that Kashmiri Pandits may never return to Kashmir, whether or not the situation in the Valley is conducive to their return. These key issues should also be taken into consideration by Panun Kashmir while they figure out whether and how a separate homeland for Pandits is possible,' he writes.

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