{"id":4666,"date":"2023-10-30T06:18:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T06:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=4666"},"modified":"2023-10-30T06:18:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T06:18:19","slug":"not-possible-for-kashmiri-pandits-to-return-to-kashmir-despite-govt-efforts-dr-singh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/not-possible-for-kashmiri-pandits-to-return-to-kashmir-despite-govt-efforts-dr-singh\/","title":{"rendered":"Not possible for Kashmiri Pandits to return to Kashmir despite Govt efforts: Dr. Singh"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW DELHI: According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dr.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Karan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>distinguished\u00a0<\/span><\/span>academic,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>former\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Union\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>Minister,<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>scion\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>former\u00a0<\/span><\/span>State\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Kashmir,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>feasible\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmiri\u00a0<\/span>Pandits\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>to\u00a0<\/span>return\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>native\u00a0<\/span>land.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“I’m\u00a0<\/span><\/span>frequently\u00a0<\/span>asked\u00a0<\/span><\/span>if\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmiri\u00a0<\/span>Pandits\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>allowed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>return\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>homeland.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Singh,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Shaivism\u00a0<\/span><\/span>expert,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>believe\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>impossible\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmiri\u00a0<\/span>Pandits\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>return\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>despite\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>efforts\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>many\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Governments\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>do\u00a0<\/span><\/span>so.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Successive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Governments\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>constructed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>safe\u00a0<\/span>zones\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>able\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>go\u00a0<\/span><\/span>back\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>went\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Some\u00a0<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>manage\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>return,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span><\/span>others\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>do\u00a0<\/span><\/span>so.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>For\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmiri\u00a0<\/span>Pandits,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>government\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>planned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>numerous\u00a0<\/span>activities,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continued,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“I’m\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>sure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>how\u00a0<\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can\u00a0<\/span>go\u00a0<\/span><\/span>right\u00a0<\/span>now.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>During\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>launch\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Avanti\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sopory’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>book\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Ancient\u00a0<\/span><\/span>&\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lost\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Temples\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Karan\u00a0<\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>spoke\u00a0<\/span><\/span>these\u00a0<\/span>things.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmiri\u00a0<\/span>Pandits\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>responsible\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>what\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>learned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>life.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>get\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>my\u00a0<\/span>knowledge\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmiri\u00a0<\/span>Pandits,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>vidya.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shall\u00a0<\/span><\/span>always\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>grateful\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>However,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>find\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>heartbreaking\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>witness\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>struggles\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>intelligent,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>well-spoken,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>educated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>community\u00a0<\/span><\/span>faces,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remarked.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>added\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>reality\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>suffered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>numerous\u00a0<\/span>tragedies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>years,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pandit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>migration\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>1989\u20131990\u00a0<\/span><\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>sixth\u00a0<\/span><\/span>such\u00a0<\/span><\/span>catastrophe\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>history\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>area.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>known\u00a0<\/span><\/span>worldwide\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Buddhism\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>then\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hinduism,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span><\/span>everything\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stood\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>destroyed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Afghans,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Turks,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mughals.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>even\u00a0<\/span>hosted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>significant\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Buddhist\u00a0<\/span><\/span>meeting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>past.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Karan\u00a0<\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Kashmiri\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pandits\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>only\u00a0<\/span>allowed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>return\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>homeland\u00a0<\/span><\/span>during\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>era,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dogras’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>control\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Valley.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Pandits\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>resilient\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>never\u00a0<\/span>given\u00a0<\/span><\/span>up.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“You,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmiri\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pandit,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unwavering\u00a0<\/span><\/span>spirit.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>You\u00a0<\/span><\/span>leave\u00a0<\/span><\/span>your\u00a0<\/span>mark\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>community\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wherever\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you\u00a0<\/span><\/span>go.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>You\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>battling\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attitude\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>never\u00a0<\/span>given\u00a0<\/span><\/span>up,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exclaimed.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>luckily,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>rich\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hindu\u00a0<\/span><\/span>heritage\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>thoroughly\u00a0<\/span>researched\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>documented.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Great\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hindu\u00a0<\/span><\/span>emperors\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ruled\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Prominent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hindu\u00a0<\/span><\/span>poets,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>builders,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>philosophers,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>wealth\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hindu\u00a0<\/span><\/span>history\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sadly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>well\u00a0<\/span>documented\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>presented,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>same\u00a0<\/span>vein,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claimed,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>had\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dogra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>kings,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>whose\u00a0<\/span>histories\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>likewise\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>misrepresented\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>inadequately\u00a0<\/span><\/span>documented.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dogra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dynasty\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>responsible\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>expanding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India’s\u00a0<\/span>borders\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>include\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China,\u00a0<\/span>Tibet,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Central\u00a0<\/span>Asia.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Marathas\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>expand\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>borders,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dogras\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>able\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>do\u00a0<\/span><\/span>so.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>They\u00a0<\/span><\/span>engaged\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>combat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>inside\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India’s\u00a0<\/span>borders.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>However,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>none\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>adequately\u00a0<\/span><\/span>written\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>given\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>public,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remarked.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>point\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pointing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>other\u00a0<\/span><\/span>well-known\u00a0<\/span><\/span>roads\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>hospitals,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>including\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>renowned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Boulevard\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Road,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>saying,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“All\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>built\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>us.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>added\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Maharaja\u00a0<\/span>Gulab\u00a0<\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Zorawar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>only\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sikh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Empire\u00a0<\/span><\/span>foot\u00a0<\/span>soldiers,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>they\u00a0<\/span>were\u00a0<\/span><\/span>able\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>establish\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>most\u00a0<\/span><\/span>illustrious\u00a0<\/span><\/span>powers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>history\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>willpower\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>skill.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>her\u00a0<\/span>book\u00a0<\/span><\/span>introduction,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sopory\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>should\u00a0<\/span>inform\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>public\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fruitful\u00a0<\/span>conversations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>taken\u00a0<\/span><\/span>place\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>previous\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>millennia\u00a0<\/span><\/span>concerning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Buddhism,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sanskrit,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>science,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>medicine.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>need\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>do\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it;\u00a0<\/span><\/span>if\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>don’t\u00a0<\/span>do\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>then\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will?”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>she\u00a0<\/span><\/span>uttered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmiri.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>She\u00a0<\/span><\/span>brought\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>attention\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>her\u00a0<\/span>audience\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>period\u00a0<\/span><\/span>when\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prominent\u00a0<\/span>individuals\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China,\u00a0<\/span>Persia,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Central\u00a0<\/span>Asia\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>travel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>establish\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>region\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>centre\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>discussions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>literature\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>science.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Regarding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>temples\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Karan\u00a0<\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>family’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dharma\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Trust\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>doing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>everything\u00a0<\/span><\/span>within\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>power\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>maintain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them\u00a0<\/span><\/span>operational\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>For\u00a0<\/span>example,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>many\u00a0<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unaware\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>existence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>temple\u00a0<\/span><\/span>maintained\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pandraten\u00a0<\/span><\/span>region.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>operating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>smoothly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>past\u00a0<\/span><\/span>few\u00a0<\/span>years,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Sopory\u00a0<\/span><\/span>noted\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>just\u00a0<\/span>three\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>old\u00a0<\/span>temples\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>intact:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Parvati\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Sharika)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>temple\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Srinagar’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hari\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Parbat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fort;\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kheer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bhawani\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ganderbal;\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Shankaracharya\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jyeshteshwara\u00a0<\/span><\/span>temple\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Srinagar.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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NEW DELHI: According\u00a0to\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Karan\u00a0Singh,\u00a0a\u00a0distinguished\u00a0academic,\u00a0former\u00a0Union\u00a0Minister,\u00a0and\u00a0scion\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0former\u00a0State\u00a0of\u00a0Jammu\u00a0and\u00a0Kashmir,\u00a0it\u00a0will\u00a0not\u00a0be\u00a0feasible\u00a0for\u00a0Kashmiri\u00a0Pandits\u00a0to\u00a0return\u00a0to\u00a0their\u00a0native\u00a0land. “I’m\u00a0frequently\u00a0asked\u00a0if\u00a0Kashmiri\u00a0Pandits\u00a0are\u00a0allowed\u00a0to\u00a0return\u00a0to\u00a0their\u00a0homeland. Singh,\u00a0a\u00a0Shaivism\u00a0expert,\u00a0stated,\u00a0“I\u00a0believe\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0impossible\u00a0for\u00a0Kashmiri\u00a0Pandits\u00a0to\u00a0return\u00a0to\u00a0Kashmir,\u00a0despite\u00a0the\u00a0efforts\u00a0of\u00a0many\u00a0Governments\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0so. “Successive\u00a0Governments\u00a0have\u00a0constructed\u00a0safe\u00a0zones\u00a0for\u00a0them,\u00a0but\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0not\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0Kashmir,”\u00a0Singh\u00a0went\u00a0on. Some\u00a0people\u00a0manage\u00a0to\u00a0return,\u00a0but\u00a0others\u00a0are\u00a0unable\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0so.For\u00a0the\u00a0Kashmiri\u00a0Pandits,\u00a0the\u00a0government\u00a0has\u00a0also\u00a0planned\u00a0numerous\u00a0activities,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0continued,\u00a0“I’m\u00a0not\u00a0sure\u00a0how\u00a0they\u00a0can\u00a0go\u00a0right\u00a0now. During\u00a0the\u00a0launch\u00a0of\u00a0Avanti\u00a0Sopory’s\u00a0book\u00a0“Ancient\u00a0&\u00a0Lost\u00a0Temples\u00a0of\u00a0Kashmir,”\u00a0Karan\u00a0Singh\u00a0spoke\u00a0these\u00a0things. He\u00a0claimed\u00a0that\u00a0Kashmiri\u00a0Pandits\u00a0were\u00a0responsible\u00a0for\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0learned\u00a0in\u00a0life. “I\u00a0get\u00a0all\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0knowledge\u00a0from\u00a0Kashmiri\u00a0Pandits,\u00a0or\u00a0vidya. I\u00a0shall\u00a0always\u00a0be\u00a0grateful\u00a0to\u00a0them. However,\u00a0I\u00a0find\u00a0it\u00a0heartbreaking\u00a0to\u00a0witness\u00a0the\u00a0struggles\u00a0this\u00a0intelligent,\u00a0well-spoken,\u00a0and\u00a0educated\u00a0community\u00a0faces,”\u00a0Singh\u00a0remarked. He\u00a0added\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0reality\u00a0that\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0has\u00a0suffered\u00a0numerous\u00a0tragedies\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0years,\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Pandit\u00a0migration\u00a0of\u00a01989\u20131990\u00a0being\u00a0the\u00a0sixth\u00a0such\u00a0catastrophe\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0history\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0area.“Kashmir\u00a0was\u00a0known\u00a0worldwide\u00a0for\u00a0Buddhism\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0Hinduism,\u00a0but\u00a0everything\u00a0that\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0stood\u00a0for\u00a0was\u00a0destroyed\u00a0by\u00a0Afghans,\u00a0Turks,\u00a0and\u00a0Mughals. Kashmir\u00a0even\u00a0hosted\u00a0a\u00a0significant\u00a0Buddhist\u00a0meeting\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0past. Karan\u00a0Singh\u00a0stated,\u00a0“Kashmiri\u00a0Pandits\u00a0were\u00a0only\u00a0allowed\u00a0to\u00a0return\u00a0to\u00a0their\u00a0homeland\u00a0during\u00a0our\u00a0era,\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0Dogras’\u00a0control\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0Valley. He\u00a0claimed\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Pandits\u00a0of\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0are\u00a0resilient\u00a0and\u00a0have\u00a0never\u00a0given\u00a0up. “You,\u00a0the\u00a0Kashmiri\u00a0Pandit,\u00a0have\u00a0an\u00a0unwavering\u00a0spirit. You\u00a0leave\u00a0your\u00a0mark\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0community\u00a0wherever\u00a0you\u00a0go. You\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0battling\u00a0attitude\u00a0and\u00a0have\u00a0never\u00a0given\u00a0up,”\u00a0Singh\u00a0exclaimed. He\u00a0stated\u00a0that,\u00a0luckily,\u00a0the\u00a0rich\u00a0Hindu\u00a0heritage\u00a0of\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0has\u00a0not\u00a0been\u00a0thoroughly\u00a0researched\u00a0or\u00a0documented. Great\u00a0Hindu\u00a0emperors\u00a0ruled\u00a0over\u00a0Kashmir. Prominent\u00a0Hindu\u00a0poets,\u00a0builders,\u00a0philosophers,\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0wealth\u00a0of\u00a0Hindu\u00a0history\u00a0from\u00a0Kashmir,\u00a0which\u00a0has\u00a0sadly\u00a0not\u00a0been\u00a0well\u00a0documented\u00a0or\u00a0presented,”\u00a0Singh\u00a0said. In\u00a0a\u00a0same\u00a0vein,\u00a0he\u00a0claimed,\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0has\u00a0also\u00a0had\u00a0Dogra\u00a0kings,\u00a0whose\u00a0histories\u00a0have\u00a0likewise\u00a0been\u00a0misrepresented\u00a0and\u00a0inadequately\u00a0documented. “The\u00a0Dogra\u00a0dynasty\u00a0was\u00a0responsible\u00a0for\u00a0expanding\u00a0India’s\u00a0borders\u00a0to\u00a0include\u00a0China,\u00a0Tibet,\u00a0and\u00a0Central\u00a0Asia. The\u00a0Marathas\u00a0were\u00a0unable\u00a0to\u00a0expand\u00a0India’s\u00a0borders,\u00a0but\u00a0we\u00a0Dogras\u00a0were\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0so. They\u00a0engaged\u00a0in\u00a0combat\u00a0inside\u00a0India’s\u00a0borders. However,\u00a0none\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0adequately\u00a0written\u00a0about\u00a0or\u00a0given\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0public,”\u00a0Singh\u00a0remarked. He\u00a0made\u00a0a\u00a0point\u00a0of\u00a0pointing\u00a0to\u00a0Kashmir’s\u00a0other\u00a0well-known\u00a0roads\u00a0and\u00a0hospitals,\u00a0including\u00a0the\u00a0renowned\u00a0Boulevard\u00a0Road,\u00a0saying,\u00a0“All\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0built\u00a0by\u00a0us.” He\u00a0added\u00a0that\u00a0while\u00a0Maharaja\u00a0Gulab\u00a0Singh\u00a0and\u00a0Zorawar\u00a0Singh\u00a0were\u00a0only\u00a0Sikh\u00a0Empire\u00a0foot\u00a0soldiers,\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0establish\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0illustrious\u00a0powers\u00a0in\u00a0Indian\u00a0history\u00a0by\u00a0pure\u00a0willpower\u00a0and\u00a0skill. In\u00a0her\u00a0book\u00a0introduction,\u00a0Sopory\u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0we\u00a0should\u00a0inform\u00a0the\u00a0public\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0fruitful\u00a0conversations\u00a0that\u00a0have\u00a0taken\u00a0place\u00a0in\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0previous\u00a0two\u00a0millennia\u00a0concerning\u00a0Buddhism,\u00a0Sanskrit,\u00a0science,\u00a0and\u00a0medicine.“We\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0it;\u00a0if\u00a0we\u00a0don’t\u00a0do\u00a0it,\u00a0then\u00a0who\u00a0will?”\u00a0she\u00a0uttered\u00a0in\u00a0Kashmiri. She\u00a0brought\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0attention\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0audience\u00a0the\u00a0period\u00a0when\u00a0prominent\u00a0individuals\u00a0from\u00a0China,\u00a0Persia,\u00a0and\u00a0Central\u00a0Asia\u00a0would\u00a0travel\u00a0to\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0and\u00a0establish\u00a0the\u00a0region\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0centre\u00a0of\u00a0discussions\u00a0in\u00a0literature\u00a0and\u00a0science. Regarding\u00a0the\u00a0temples\u00a0in\u00a0Kashmir,\u00a0Karan\u00a0Singh\u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0his\u00a0family’s\u00a0Dharma\u00a0Trust\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0doing\u00a0everything\u00a0within\u00a0its\u00a0power\u00a0to\u00a0maintain\u00a0them\u00a0operational\u00a0in\u00a0Kashmir. For\u00a0example,\u00a0many\u00a0people\u00a0are\u00a0unaware\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0existence\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0temple\u00a0maintained\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Army\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Pandraten\u00a0region. In\u00a0Kashmir,\u00a0it\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0operating\u00a0smoothly\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0past\u00a0few\u00a0years,\u00a0according\u00a0to\u00a0Singh. Sopory\u00a0noted\u00a0that\u00a0just\u00a0three\u00a0of\u00a0Kashmir’s\u00a0old\u00a0temples\u00a0remain\u00a0intact:\u00a0the\u00a0Parvati\u00a0(Sharika)\u00a0temple\u00a0in\u00a0Srinagar’s\u00a0Hari\u00a0Parbat\u00a0fort;\u00a0the\u00a0Kheer\u00a0Bhawani\u00a0in\u00a0Ganderbal;\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Shankaracharya\u00a0or\u00a0Jyeshteshwara\u00a0temple\u00a0in\u00a0Srinagar.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,67,15,89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-header","category-jammu-and-kashmir","category-national"],"gutentor_comment":0,"yoast_head":"\nNot 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