ISBN: 9788129106643 - kashmiri pandits: problems and perspectives (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. The Kashmir problem, today, evokes images of the militancy and fighting in the state. Forgotten, however, are the living victims of the militancy, the people forced to leave their homes in the valley in order to survive. One of these communities is the Kashmiri Pandits, once an integral part of Kashmir, now living a scattered existence in makeshift camps in Jammu and Delhi. The apathy of government authorities and civil society towards the Pandits has been extraordinary. Kashmiri Pandits is a comprehensive account of the poignant history of the Kashmiri Pandits after 1947, based primarily on the papers presented at the Kashmiri Pandits Conference, organized by the Observer Research Foundation in September 2003. …

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. Today, when the Kashmir problem is referred to, one tends to think mostly about the militancy in the state and its countless victims. Forgotten, however, are the living victims of the militancy - the terrorized people who have had to leave their homes in the Valley to survive. One such community is that of the Kashmiri Pandits - a pillar of the spirit of Kashmiriyat of yore. While they were once an integral part of Kashmir, they are now living a scattered existence in makeshift camps mostly in Jammu and Delhi. This report is an attempt to draw a comprehensive account of the poignant history of the Kashmiri Pandits after Partition. It is based primarily on the papers presented at the Kashmiri Pandits Conference, organised by the Observer Research Foundation on 1-2 September 2003.…