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M i lcharVol. VI, No. 4 : July-August 2011

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President's Message - Rajen Kaul

Between Ourselves

amaskar.In this issue of Milchar, I wouldlike to dwell on importance ofpreserving and empowering our

culture. For this our community leadersbuilt Kashyap Bhawan in Andheri (East) 25years back and we now have embarked onbuilding another cultural centre – ShardaSadan in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. ShardaSadan will not just be building but willembody our culture, aspiration and hopes.

While we were living in Kashmir, wewere seamlessly woven to our customs andrituals and had access to places of worshipand centres of community gatherings. InMumbai, we generally do not live near eachother and hence we need to have culturalcentres like Kashyap Bhawan and ShardaSadan where we can interact with oneanother with the ultimate objective ofpreserving and empowering our culture.Sharda Sadan which has been planned totruly exemplify our culture will whencomplete, instill a sense of belonging andpride amongst all of us and leave a positivelegacy for our youngsters. This centre willprovide home to expression of our cultureand arts that showcases our rich heritage.It will provide an opportunity to biradarimembers living in Mumbai and for thosevisiting Mumbai to learn and experienceculture of Kashmir with its spirituality,poetry, music, literature, etc.

Some of us believe that our culture isall but lost in today’s society - with growingtechnological advancement, focus onmaterial gains, intercaste marriages and notspeaking predominantly in our ownKashmiri language at home and in biradari

networking forums. It isincumbent on all of us toembrace, preserve &strengthen our culture forfuture generations. Forpreserving andstrengthening ourculture, we need time, patience andpersistence. In this connection, it isimportant that we learn from Parsis andJews who despite being miniscule innumbers have preserved and empoweredtheir culture by adapting to changesneeded to keep their youngsters in theirfold.

It is my strong conviction that if we shunour firewalls and build trust and effectivecommunications amongst biradarimembers, we can work together tocontribute in building in the next one yearSharda Sadan. We still need minimum ofRs. 1.00 crore to make Sharda Sadanfunctional and for this, I appeal to allbiradari members for their valuablecontributions.

As we move forward in our journey tobuild various programmes / projects to fulfilour objectives, I encourage you all to 'putyour hand up' and stay involved in ourongoing programmes / projects. Please joinme and my Board in achieving our missionof making KPA a stronger and more vibrantorganization.

I will be happy to receive yoursuggestions and constructive criticism.Regards.

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Editorial - T.N.Dhar 'Kundan'

Rehabilitation of KPs

ehabilitation of Kashmiri Panditsis a complex problem. Over thepast more than two decades,since they were hounded out

from the valley by threats and persecution,much water has flown down the river. Thecharacteristics of this miniscule social groupare such that they are able to face and comeout of the worst circumstances mainly ontheir own strength, wisdom andperseverance. Even so this displacedsociety can be divided into variouscategories. Some, whose children studiedin various parts of the country and have nowgot employed, have settled at the sameplace. Their memories of Kashmir areconfined to the photographs of importantshrines and prominent saints adoring theirrooms. They may not be much concernedwith rehabilitation as their links are by nowreduced to only emotional sphere. Even sothey would not let go the opportunity toreturn to their hearth and home if theconditions so permit.

Another category is of those personswho are technically in the employ of thestate government. Some of them may havebeen adjusted in Jammu and adjoiningareas, some may have reached or may beapproaching superannuation, yet there aremany who need to be posted and gainfullyemployed at appropriate places. Therecannot be a worse punishment than askinga healthy person to idle away his time andget paid without doing any work. He ismade to waste not only his time and energybut also his talent.

The third category is of those who usedto live in villages, owned farm andagricultural lands and/or orchards. They are

Rthe worst hit people andneed to be rehabilitatedwith dignity and in safeenvironment. Theycannot be rehabilitatedin centralized hutmentsor in satellite townships.Their profession andneed are such that they must get back totheir villages, re-occupy their own housesand restart their engagements there.Similar is the need of those KashmiriPandits, who lived in Srinagar or prominenttowns like Anantnag, Sopore and Baramullaand had their businesses and shops. Theyalso need to be rehabilitated in theirrespective places in order to enable themto restart their vocations. They need to besettled both physically and professionally.These two decades of exile have broughtup sizeable number of youth, who areeducated, trained and qualified. They areeager to utilize their expertise andknowledge for the development ofKashmir, the land of their forefathers.Theirs is a problem more emotional thaneconomic. After all they can workanywhere and get reasonably good paypackets but they wish to go back to theirown place and work for their fellowmen.Then there are old people who areshattered emotionally and health-wise.They were not used to living in scorchingSun with snakes and scorpions around. Ourdoctors will vouch for the fact that most ofthem have fallen prey to diseases unheardof back home. They would be foremost torush back to Kashmir once they are assuredof safety and dignity. They would be morethan happy to live on their familiar ‘Hak



batta,’ a modest diet once again.Kashmiri Pandits being the original

inhabitants of Kashmir have their social,religious and cultural roots there. Their holyplaces, shrines and pilgrimage centres arescattered all over the state, in remotevillages, at mountain tops, on the banks ofthe rivers, by the side of lakes and springsand in the forests. The contribution of theirforefathers to the philosophy and otherbranches of knowledge as also to theliterature in Sanskrit, Persian, Hindi, Urduand Kashmiri is a treasure stored inmanuscripts, books and other publications.They are naturally keen to preserve it,promote it and enrich it with their owncontribution. This, they know, can be donebetter while living in Kashmir only and incollaboration with other inhabitants ofKashmir who would be equally interestedin their rich inheritance. Alas! The greatestcasualty of the terrorism and gun culture ofthe past two decades has been the mutualtrust and brotherhood. Restoration of these

is the biggest challenge of our time. Thiscannot be done at governmental levelalone but at social level by increased inter-religious dialogue and inter actionbetween various categories of the civilsociety. An attitude of forget andforgiveness is essential and an open armwelcome from the majority community is amust.

The problem of rehabilitation has to betackled at various levels, emotionally,economically, socially, religious concernsare to be addressed and physical safeguardhas to be ensured. Let no one, who has theproblem of our rehabilitation uppermostin his mind waste his time and energy intechnicalities. Let us face the factsobjectively and try to re-establish thecomposite culture and make it again the‘abode of sages’ (Rishi–vaer) that it was inspite of the upheavals of the history.

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Report & Biradari News

Justice Sunil Hali shifted to Allahabad HighCourt :June 22, 2011 : In anextraordinary judicialdevelopment, judge ofJammu & Kashmir High Court,Mr Justice Sunil Hali, hasbeen transferred andappointed as a judge of Allahabad HighCourt. A notification issued by Governmentof India is silent with regard to reason butknowledgeable sources insist that JusticeHali’s transfer is the result of a 'campaign'against him that includes 'negativereporting' from Intelligence Bureau.

Knowledgeable judicial sourcesdescribed Justice Hali’s transfer as'extremely surprising' in view of the fact thatit had come at a time when the number ofjudges in J&K High Court had reduced to justnine against the sanctioned strength of 14.Born on 22 Feb, 1951, Justice Hali is due toreach superannuation in February 2013.Normally, judges left with less than twoyears of service are not shifted from theirplaces of posting, particularly when postedin their home states.

Sources insisted that Justice Hali’stransfer was the culmination of a 'virulentcampaign' against him that had started evenbefore he was picked up from Bar andappointed as an Additional Judge in J&KHigh Court on 15 March 2008. He wassubsequently elevated and appointed as aPermanent Judge of J&K High Court on 5March 2010. According to sources, stronglobbies in executive and judiciary hadopposed his appointment and heaps ofcomplaints and negative reports stalled theprocess for over one year even after hisname was recommended by the Collegium

in J&K High Court.According to sources, Collegium of

Supreme Court of India approved andrecommended Justice Hali’s transfer fromJ&K when Chief Justice of India, Mr JusticeS H Kapadia, referred the complaints forverification to IB. The IB, according tosources, reported that there was 'substance'in the complaints. After consultation withJ&K Governor, N N Vohra, President of Indiaordered Justice Hali’s transfer and thenotification was subsequently issued byMinistry of Law and Justice.

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KPs Meet NCM Chairman WajahatHabibullah :6 May 2011 : In a rare gestureof solidarity, Kashmiri Panditsof Delhi and National CapitalRegion (NCR) with differentorganizational andideological background held a meeting withMr. Wajahat Habibullah, Chairman NationalCommission for Minorities (NCM) atthe Conference Hall of the commission atLoknayak Bhawan, New Delhi. The grandinitiative to invite all these members of thecommunity to send the unity messageacross was taken again by S.K. FoundationChairman Sh. Sunil Shakdhar. Besides Sh.Shakdhar the other members thatparticipated in the marathon meeting thatlasted for more than two hour includedrepresentatives from Kashmiri Samiti,Delhi, Panun Kashmir, KECESS, JK VicharManch, KPUF, JK Conference, KVS, KashurSummut, KWA Partap Vihar, KSS Faridabadetc. It all happened with the agony of Smt.Sarla Tapiloo who had been facing





harassment by the encroachments andmisbehaviors of her neighbor at her Rohiniresidential flat. She and her son Ashitoshhad taken up the matter with various KPorganizations and finding no succor hadapproached Sh. Shakdhar who took it as aninsult to the martyrs family and an insult tothe community. His personal instigationturned out to be the focal point of today’smeet that attracted wide range of discussionin the NCM conference hall and broughthome myriad problems of the communityin front of the commission chairman.

Sh. Wajahat Habibullah, a former ChiefInformation Commissioner ofIndia before joining NCM as its chairmanwas accompanied by noted Journalistand member NCM Sh. Vinod Sharma, Mrs.Kar Joint Secretary NCM and Sh. R.K.Malhotra private secretary to chairman.Sh. Shakdhar introduced the members ofthe community with the NCM Chairman andexplained in detail the security and otherproblems faced by this displaced minority.

The specific issues that got echoedforcefully from the speakers were Passingof Temples And Shrines Bill, Removal ofTemple Encroachments in the Valley, WhitePaper on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits,Census of Kashmiri Pandits, DeclaringPandits as Internally Displaced People,Single door system for the redress of day today Pandit problems, Solve teachers',traders' and other problems, Declaration ofall Pandit property sale in Kashmir valley asdistress sale and its restoration back toPandits, Allocation of priority in AIMS andother Government hospitals andconcessional treatments in PrivateHospitals for Kashmiri Patients sufferingfrom chronic diseases, Issuance of state

Subject Certificates to the Pandits living inDelhi and NCR by ResidentCommissioner Delhi, Creation of amechanism for the redress of PanditProblems, Updating the revenue records ofall the temples and shrines left in thevalley, etc. Shri Ramesh Manwati alsodemanded creation of Panun Kashmir.

Sh. Habibullah gave a patient hearingto all the delegates and said that he wasconscious of many of the problems that thedisplaced Pandits faced. He said that thoughthe Commission enjoyed the status andpowers of a civil court but those could beonly used for the persons belonging to theminority community and the Governmentof India has notified only 5 minorities thatcomprise of Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jainsand Parsis. The NCM chairman added thathe has come across a supreme courtjudgment wherein the apex court has givenrulings under article 29 of the IndiaConstitution in favour of declaring anycommunity even a Hindu a minority if it isfound that there is a threat to its Culture,Religion and Language. He said the KashmiriPandits fall in this category and thecommission is in the process of submittingthe Supreme Court rulings and otherrelevant documents for therecommendation of declaring the KashmiriPandis a minority with a permanentmember in the minority commission. Heassured that once the community isdeclared as a minority and there is apermanent Kashmiri Pandit member in thecommission, the NCM would use all itspowers to ensure justice to this sufferingcommunity.

Sh. Habibullah further said that he hasrecommended to J & K Chief Minister, Omar




Abdullah and the Government of India togive first priority in employment to thosewho have been left back in the valley.

The meeting ended cordially with S.KFoundation chief making an earnestrequest to the Chairman to write a letter toall Chief Secretaries of the Statesrecommending taking care of the displacedKashmiri Pandits in their respective statestill their return back home.

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vvvShri P.N.Takoo Hospitalised :Shri P.N.Takoo, Vice President,Kashmiri Pandits' Association,Mumbai and President,Durganaag Trust, Srinagar wasrecently hospitalised inMumbai to undergo treatment for kidneyailment and bi-polar replacement. Dr.Farooq Abdullah, President NationalConference and a Union Minister visited Mr.Takoo on 12th May to enquire about hishealth. Dr. Abdullah decribed Mr. Takoo as agreat leader and praised him for hiscontribution to maintain communalharmony in Kashmir. He wished Mr. Takoospeedy recovery. Mr. Takoo has since beendischarged from the hospital and is nowconvalescing at his home in Kandivli,Mumbai. KPA Mumbai prays for TakooSahib's speedy recovery.

vvvLegendary film-maker Mani Kaul passesaway :Noted film-maker Mani Kaul,who was considered one ofthe pioneers of nee Indiancinema, died in New Delhi on6 July 2011, after prolonged

illness. Kaul, 66, breathed his last at hishome in New Delhi after he was dischargedfrom a hospital on July 5. Born in Jodhpur,Rajasthan, Kaul was ranked among the film-makers who contributed to new Indiancinema with their exemplary movies. Kaulbegan his career with ‘Uski Roti’ in 1969which won him the Filmfare Critics Awardfor best movie and his other movies like‘Ashad Ka Ek Din’, ‘Duvidha’ and ‘Idiot’ alsogot awards. The fact however is that mostpeople had long since forgotten Kaul, whoby all counts was a unique voice in Indiancinema. His so called admirers and friendsin the industry were too bust promotingtheir own careers that no one thought togive this man another chance. His name wasprobably never mentioned on Twitterbefore the day of his death. Hindi filmindustry personalities like Shekhar Kapur,Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher, MadhurBhandarkar, Ranbir Shorey and ShirishKunder all expressed shock at Kaul's deathalthough it was known in some circles thatKaul had been battling cancer for a while.[News courtesy : Times of India, Mumbai July 7, 2011& Mumbai Mirror 10 July 2011]

vvvArea Mentors of KPA, Mumbai :In order to maintain un-interrupted liasonwith the Mumbai Biradari, the AreaMentors of KPA have been assigned theirareas of work as indicated below:Shri Rajen Kaul - Andheri (W)Shri C.L.Raina - VashiSmt. Meena Wanchoo - JVPD & JuhuShri K.K.Kemmu - Sion, Vikhroli, Kurla,

Ghatkopar, ChemburSmt. Neena Kher - Bandra, Khar,

Santacruz, Vile Parle (E&W)Shri K.L.Dhar - Nerul





Shri Satish Ganjoo - Mahim (E&W) toChurchgate, VT, South Mumbai

Shri Ashwani Hashia - Borivali to MiraRoad (E&W)

Shri Dilip Bhat - Airoli, Ghansoli to KoparKhairne

Shri Jayant Raina - Bhandup, Mulund,Thane (E&W), Kalwa

Shri Ashwani Bhat - CBD Belapur,Kharghar, Panvel, JNPT, Uran

Shri Bippan Bhat - Bhayander,Nalasopara, Vasai, Virar

Shri P.N.Wali - Andheri (E)Shri Chand Bhat - CBD Belapur,

Kharghar, Panvel, JNPT, UranShri T.K.Raina - Airoli, Ghansoli to Kopar

KhairneShri Virender Takoo - Kandivli (E&W)Shri Bharat Pandit - Jogeshwari,

Goeregaon, Malad (E&W)Shri Naren Kachroo - Andheri (E)Shri Aajay Kaul - Jogeshwari, Goregaon,

Malad, Kandivli, BorivaliSmt. Jyoti Kaul - Andheri (W)Shri Narendra Kaul - Mahim (E&W) to

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Return of displaced Pandits debatable issue- KPC :JAMMU, July 7: Maintaining that the returnof Kashmiri Pandits is a debatable issue,national president Kashmiri PanditConference (KPC) Kundan Kashmiri said thatthis issue is connected with the survival,honour and dignity of the community.Addressing a meeting of the displaced KPsin Pune today, he strongly criticized thoseelements who are luring displaced KPs forfew Government jobs and granting someconcessions for their return. This way thesevested elements were trying to create a

great confusion among the community, headded. He made it clear that KPs have notleft the Valley for jobs and concessions butthere were many vital reasons responsiblefor the mass exodus of the community. Theso-called Confidence Building Measures(CBMs) can't be solution of permanent andpurposeful rehabilitation of the displacedPandits to Valley, he added.

Reiterating his demand he said thereturn will be only possible to aconsolidated place of land called Kashyaphomeland where the writ of IndianConstitution would runs large. This is onlyviable solution to the problems of thecommunity, he added. Mr Kashmiri urgedthe Central and State governments to startnegotiations with the genuine leadershipof Pandits. He also appealed the communityto observe July 13 as Black day all overcountry where the displaced Pandits areputting up. He criticized the Pakistan forcontinuing its support to terrorists in J&Kwhich has been cause of large scaledestruction and devastation in the State.He urged Pakistan to realize the reality andstop aiding and abetting terrorism in J&K asit will have serious consequences for thatcountry too.

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Change of Residence :Mr. R.C.Razdan of 303 B , Mittal Ocean View,Juhu Tara Road, Mumbai 400049 haschanged his residence. His new address is1201 / 1 B, Versova Samarth Darshan, NewMHADA Complex, Near LokhandwalaCircle, Andheri (W) Mumbai- 400053.E-mail: [email protected]

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P.N.Wali: Lot has been goingon, on the return to thevalley issue during the lastfew months both from Govt.side as also on behalf of thedisplaced KPs. Could you

please enlighten us on the issue, for thebenefit of Mumbai Biradari.

Moti Kaul: Our long termsurvival as an ethnic groupcannot be sustainedwithout a land base. Lasttwenty-two years werespent by KPs consolidatingtheir economic base. Surely

for such achievement, as I always say, wehad to pay a price. For KPs, continuedrootlessness is the price. Today KPs in theirheart of hearts want to address this issue,in whatever way they can. The recentemployment of about 1400 displacedmembers of the community has given flipto this urge.PN: Does the recruitment of 1400 KPs implystart of return?MK: I have made it very clear at variousforums as well as through media that theemployment of our youth under the PM’spackage should never be linked with ourreturn. Employment is our legitimate rightwhich has been denied to us during lasttwenty two years in exile.PN: How does one view the recentstatements by the Govt., separatists and

others?MK: The recent call by the separatists, forthe return of KPs needs to be taken withpinch of salt. We need to ask them certainblunt questions like, (a) who wasresponsible for killing of hundreds of KPs,(b) where were they during twenty yearsof our torturous exile, etc. etc. When welook at the majority community in Kashmir,they have in recent past shown somewillingness to accommodate KPs. However,knowing well their changing positions sinceindependence, we can only keep a watch.Reports do suggest that the employeesrecently recruited were treated fairly.

As for the state political parties areconcerned, it is an irony that KPs welfarenever remained within their radar. If I cansummarize our last twenty two years inexile, I cannot find a single concretewelfare programme for displaced KPs,promoted and financed by the stategovernment. When we talk of JagtiTownship, small clusters in Kashmir orrecent employment of KPs, these are allcentral government packages.PN: What is the latest on AIKS petition withapex court?MK: The silver lining, if any, today is in termsof the petition filed by AIKS in the SupremeCourt. During the last couple of hearingsthe apex court reprimanded both thecentral and the state government for thecallous attitude shown towards the

KP Exodus - An Interview with Moti Kaul

KPs' Resettlement IssuesPresident AIKS in conversation with Pran Nath Wali for Milchar

As the return to Kashmir has been receiving added attention during the last few months, we felt that aclearer picture be presented to the readers of Milchar. For this there could be no better resource than Pt.Moti Kaul, President AIKS, himself. Not only is his position pivotal in the matter but his high personalinvolvement gives him a proper perspective of the issue. Moti Ji, when approached obliged us and gavethe perspective as appearing in the following conversation.



displaced community. This petition isreaching a decisive stage and we arehopeful of a positive outcome.PN: What have the interlocutors and ourexiled members to say on the return?MK: Our interaction with interlocutors,appointed by the central government hasbeen interesting. They gave us theimpression that KPs return to the valleyshall always be the litmus test to thesincerity of the central and stategovernment. I am hopeful they will, in theirfinal report, address the legitimateconcerns of KPs in terms economic, culturaland political.

My discussions with community leadersacross the country and overseas haverevealed their desire and a firm wish toremain connected with the land theybelong to. We need to however keep inmind that during the last two decades, forthe very survival, our young boys and girlshad to seize the economic opportunities.However, it has been observed that a largesection of the community especially thoseliving at Jammu and Udhampur are keen toreturn if their economic, security, cultural,religious and political aspects are properlyaddressed.PN: What about the Prime Minister'spackage?MK: It is a package of 1600 crores. It includesRs. 7.5 lacs per family who want to repair orrebuild their houses and live there,employment, transit accommodation, Rs.5.0 lacs as startup capital for businessmenetc. Three years have passed and thispackage is still to be implemented. AIKS isconvinced that this package in its presentformat is not workable. It needs to berestructured to suit the aspirations of ourcommunity. We are convinced that unlessthe displaced community members arePolitically empowered, any attempt for

their return will be half-baked andtemporary. The need of the hour is that theGovt., after discussing with prominent KPorganizations, prepare a comprehensiveBlue Print for the return and resettlementof KPs in the valley.

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ive Milchar a Hand, A Big Hand' -The very desparate appeal fromthe Journal to a mass sense ofapathy and detachment within

the community. Nevertheless, it invoked inme a sense of situations we are confrontedwith in the backdrop of our forced exile. Acontinuous process of dispersal and disin-tegration of the entire community in the af-termath of tragic turmoil in Kashmir valley,is a stark reality we have been confrontingsince last two decades. Our contemporarypast in Kashmir valley has its own narrativein history. Answers to our history shall ren-der its verdict when the last one of us isgone. But then history is not to be misun-derstood with the past, because history is alearning process from the in-built preju-dices, egoism and contradictions.

In the present scenario, my generationis slowly but surely diminishing into theevening of our lives. Our children havinggrown up as young men and women areemerging from the ashes of phoenix on theIndian scene and beyond by their own reck-oning and hard work. As a consequence ofthe unforeseen developments since 1989-90, our Kashmiri youth, the children of pain-ful and traumatic history, are reduced to theno-where-people only to fend for them-selves. The subsequent devastating eventsthat confronted the community as a wholehave been conveniently misrepresented onthe misconstructs of the plight that the dis-placed community has gone through allthese years. As a matter of fact, our com-munity peoples identity is basically relatedand linked to our homeland i.e. the Kash-mir valley we belong to and have inhabited

for generations andthrough centuries. It isthe logical and strongestlink, i.e. the land of ourancestors. Once up-rooted and displaced, thehomeland goes away,and so goes away theidentity of its original inhabitants. That isthe crulest truth.

Entire generation of present day con-flict children is ridden with the 'Identity Cri-sis'. Language has been the foremostcasuality. Then comes the related convassof our culture, traditions and the remainsof the puritan KP concepts linked to our 5000years of history in Kashmir valley. Under-standably, our younger generation is caughtin apparent contradictions, pulls, pressures,and cross cultural influences in the givencircumstances. It is a mix of both 'Boon &Bane', something of a 'Conception & Mis-conception'. Conception - new vistas andvisions, new horizons, new opportunitiesand new hopes free from communal, po-litical and economic trappings experiencedin Kashmir. But definitely, it has extracted aheavy price in the form of a slow and steadydilution of our religious, social and culturalidentity coupled with our disjointed anddisorganised approach to our broader com-munity causes and effects.

Last in the heat and dust of highly di-verse scene of India, this miniscule KashmiriPandit community having experienced dis-crimination, marginalisation and last but notthe least the communal majoritarian poli-tics in Kashmir is trying to find the ways andmeans to rehabilitate itself in the prevail-

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ing situations. But the fact of thematter is that today we areterritoryless hence statusless. Inthe power corridors of New Delhiand Srinagar, we are branded as'Migrants' and not even 'Dis-placed'.

In the backdrop of it, how toarticulate the community aspira-tions as free citizens of India? Ouryounger generation is busy set-tling down their lives in the hopeof a better future, which they aretrying hard to carve out in thelength and breadth of India. Inthe process, we have lost thesense of permanency and secu-rity in our own country. Back inKashmir valley, we don't havepractical stakes involved, givento the prevailing environmentthere. We don't have a perma-nent parking place there. That isthe reality bite. Merely makinggood at jobs or entrepreunershipis just one side of the story, i.e.survival. But what about thebroader context of KashmiriPandit empowerment? Let us notpretend that 'All is well'. We justcan't afford to be indifferent tothe prevailing dilemmas facedby us. We alone are to address it.We alone are to fight our ownbattles. We are at cross roads andso is the 'Milchar' and the likes ofmany community mouthpieces.We all have to come up with in-puts for a meaningful dialogue toaddress our concerns - immedi-ate and beyond.

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Ahad Zargar (continued) :had Zargar opposes this practiceas useless and lays stress oncontemplation and thought

process, essential features of ‘Advaita’ ornon-dualism. Says he, ‘Zikir tai tasbih zalithtrav, fikrav gaetsh gaetsh seer parzanav –give up this Zikra and the rosary and try toknow the secret by contemplation. Not onlythis, he calls it a fraud and deception, whichleads us to nowhere. In his words, ‘Makravsaet no dai athi aav, fikrav gaetsh gaetshseer parzanav – You cannot attain God bythese frauds and deceptions. You shouldknow the secret only by a serious thoughtprocess and contemplation’. He does notsee any difference between himself andthe Supreme, again a prescription of thenon-dualist phi losophy. For him self-realization and realization of the Divine areone and the same thing. ‘Dayi saey bronhsapud oasus bui- Only I existed before theDivine’. ‘Ha Ahad Zargara dur kar daey, puraada deshakh panun deedar – O! Ye AhadZargar, shun all duality and then alone youwill realize your self’.Zargar is influenced by Hindu theology somuch that he freely uses terms from thatand refers to Hindu sacred scriptures withreverence. ‘Rig Ved, Yajur Ved, Sam Ved,Athar Ved vaster sanyasyan tai. Khastargo’ran tsor veed havinam, jugya samanagnyan – My preceptor taught me the fourVedas and revealed to me the knowledgefrom these, which is the characteristics of aJogi’. Kashmir Shaiva Philosophy describesthe Creator as ‘Prakasha’ or radiance andthe creation as ‘Vimarsh’ or awareness of

Culture & Heritage - T.N.Dhar Kundan

Influence of Advaita onMuslim Rishis of Kashmir - Part 4

Him as the multitude inthe form of creation. Thisholy person says the samething in his own way.Aakash paatal prakashmeelith su gash gatshivuchhun tai – At thehorizon there is agrandeur of light when the two worldsmeet. That radiance is worth seeing. Heacknowledges the benefits of chanting thesacred ‘OM’ and refers to the Hindu practiceof ‘Pranayam’ or breath control. ‘DamaShama dyut me Omkaran tav – I practicedbreath control and was spiritually ignitedby the sacred OM’. Bhagavad Gita hasdescribed the abode of the Supreme as self-illumined. In the same spirit Zargar says: ‘Nachhu tor subaha ta na chhu tor sham- nachhu tor kalma ta na chhu Ram Ram, nachhu tor millat-u- mazhab saman , rinda banzindagi sara kartan – That supreme abodehas no mornings, no evenings. There is noclassification of sacred words nor is thereany demarcation of creed and religion. Freeyourself of all these divisive notions andtry to know the secret of life.’ He uses Hindunames of the Divine, Hindu ways of worshipand Hindu religious symbols freely in hisverses, sometimes in a better way than aHindu Rishi would use. I cite a few exampleshere. ‘Goshi goshi Shankaras Shainkh konavayav- Why not blow the conch in everynook and corner to please Shankara?’ ‘Omki aalav dity mye har shayav- I chantedaloud OM at every place.’ ‘Ram bo ko’rhasRama rubayav- I was ecstatic to listen tothe hymns in praise of Lord Rama’. The great

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Lalla had in a typical mystic way referred tothe Divine as nameless in these words:‘Goras pritsham sasi late, yas na kenh navtas kyah chhu nav- I asked my preceptorrepeatedly about the name of thatnameless Divine’. Ahad Zargar has followedsuit and has said, ‘Chhu kenh nai karithkenhnas ral, vuchhum kenh nai mye deedantal, chhu kenh nai kyah mye kornam tshal –He is formless and you get absorbed in thatformless. I have myself perceived theformless before my eyes. Being formlesshow come He has enchanted me’.

‘Advaita’ or non-dualism is essentiallya philosophy that believes in one-ness ofthe Creator and the creation. Knowing selfaccording to this doctrine is tantamount toknowing the Divine. This has been amplyexplained and expressed by Ahad Zargartime and again in his compositions. A fewexamples are cited here. ‘Lamakan sapdithvaechh lamakan- you have to become theDivine (Literally one who has no house) inorder to realize the Divine. ‘Aabaechsoorath aabas banayo, khabas milavankhabas saet, grakas pananizath athi aayo– Water merged with water and all theillusions were removed. The seekerperceived his own self.’ ‘ Katras meelith gavdaryav – the entire river got merged withone drop.’ ‘Baey chhus maikhana paimanay,baey chhus saqi hyeth sarshar, baey chhusbaegran maerfata maiy, aki nokta gatshbedar- I am the goblet in the tavern. I amthe cupbearer and I only am distributing thewine of spiritualism. Thus you need tobecome wise by just one hint.’

The great Lalla had said six centuriesearlier, ‘Asi aes tai asi aasav, asi dore kaerpatavath – We only were in the past andwe only shall be in the future. We only havebeen coming and going all the time’.Underscoring the same view about the

continuity of life Zargar says, ‘Baey chhusaamut az kehnaiy, baey chhus kehnachi ziyihund bahar, baey nata panaiy chhuskehnaiy, aki nokta gatsh bedar – Fromnothingness I have emerged, I am the fruitof nothingness. I am not I but nothingness.Again you should take a hint and awaken’.

Non-dualism is a creed with this greatmystic. He has no qualms to declare himselfas the supreme and that too in a wonderfulterminology. He says, ‘Bae chhus shama taparvanay, baey chhus gashuk banikar, baeyshamso qamar prazlanaiy, aki nokta gatshbedar- I am the candle as also the butterflythat hovers around it. I am the one fromwhom the light emanates, I am the shiningSun and Moon. Take the hint and awaken’.Other Luminaries :There is no Muslim Saint poet or Rishi, as Iprefer to call him, who may have remainedunaffected by the Hindu philosophy,mythology and religious beliefs prevalentamong the Kashmiri Pandits. Non-dualism,universality of the Divine, transmigrationof soul, continuity of life, chanting the nameof God, penance in solitude andmaintaining secrecy in spiritual matters asalso ‘Guru-shishya parampara’ or teacher-taught tradition are some of the prominentprinciples which have influenced thesepious souls and which they have clearlyexpressed in their poems. For the Divinethey have often used the Hindu terminologylike ‘Naran’ or ‘Daiy’ (Narayan or Dev).Suffice it to cite a few examples from othersuch luminary-poets.

Rehman Dar who lived at Chhattabal,Srinagar around the middle of 19th centuryhas said, ‘Nishi chhui panas paan parzanav.He is within you and so realize your self.’Rahim Saab, who lived in Sopore and diedin 1875, writes, ‘Samah kornam aemOmkaran. Chanting Om has created poise



and balance in me.’ Moomin Saab (1810) hasexplained the high point of yoga in this line,‘Aslas saet gatshi vassal sapdun ye. Oneshould get merged with the ultimate Truth.’Shah Qalander who lived at Haigam in mid19th century has almost quoted Lal Dedverbatim in this verse, ‘Lava ta prava chhainavi khota navye, ravas atagath sori nazanh, Shiv Shah Qalander chhuna kansihyuvye kamadeev divaye Manasbal. Theradiance and glare is newer and newerwhile the Sun cannot cease to rise and set.Shiva is unique and unparalleled andKamadev is enjoying at Manasbal (A villagein Kashmir, literally the lake of the mind.).Another great Saint Vahab Khar has writtena full ‘Masnavi’ on Sheikh Sanna clearlybringing out his love and devotion towardsHindu tradition and philosophy. In Hindumysticism there is a tradition of keeping thedirections of the preceptor secret and thedisciple, after getting initiated makes apledge in these words, ‘Shrutam me gopaya– I have heard what you have told me and Iknow I have to keep it a secret’. Ahmad Rah,who lived at Dalgate in Srinagar has statedthe same thing in his poem thus: ‘Peeranvaenim easar, seer gatshi vyaparavun.Seeras ma kar guftar, deedar tas deedan –my preceptor revealed the secret to me andthis secret has to be protected. Secretshould never be talked about and then onlythe seeker is able to have a glimpse of theSupreme’. Referring to the Hindu conceptof ‘Jeevan-mukhti – emancipation duringlife time’, he says ‘Mar zinda par soo hamsoo hamas, damas saeti zaan – attain deathwhile living, repeat ‘I am He’ and in amoment you will get enlightened’.

Another great name is that of SamadMir. Originally he belonged to Nambal Harbut lived initially at Narwara in Srinagarbefore going back to his village, where he

lived up to his death in 1959. He was adisciple of Khwaja Ramzan Dar of Anantnagwho initiated him in mystic discipline. Healso advocated the doctrine of non-dualismand self-realization. Says he, ‘Pay hyotaashqav kaaba butkhanas, gayi ada panaspana mushtaq - The seekers searched inthe temples and the mosques andultimately they realized that God was notdifferent from them and they began lovingtheir own selves’.

These examples can be multiplied bythe dozens. The influence is so pronouncedthat the following line from Asad Parayappears to be the translation of the oft-quoted quotation from the Veda. The Vedahas said, ‘Ekam sat viprah bahudha vadanti.The Truth is one and the seers describe it indifferent ways.’ Asad Paray has said thesame thing in this way, ‘Kath chha kuni vathchha byon byon. The Truth is one but thepaths leading to that are different.’ Thispoints to the mountain peak theoryaccording to which the ultimate Truth is likea mountain peak, which can be reachedfrom many sides. Of course the climb maybe easy and smooth from some sides andsteep and tough from others. It is high timethat we realized the truth of this statementand started respecting each other'sreligious beliefs and customs as valid andrelevant, so that harmony, love and peaceare ensured for all times to come.Conclusion :The non-dualism is a universal experienceand the great thinkers of every religionhave sometime or the other contributed tothis on the basis of their own experience.Dionysus the Areopagite, a Christian monkof the 5th century has said, “Then beyondall distinction between knower and knownthe aspirant becomes merged in thenameless, formless Reality, wholly



absorbed in that which is beyond all thingsand in nothing else… Having stilled hisintellect and mind, he is united by hishighest faculty with That which is beyondall knowing.” Malise Ruthven in his book onIslam has this to say, “In the long termmodernization is a global process …..Muslim souls are likely to find the Sufi pathof inner exploration and voluntaryassociation more rewarding thanrevolutionary politics.” In an articlepublished in The Times of India, JamalAhmad Khan has observed, “The Sufi saints,Muslim scholars and Islamic sects wereliberal in their out look a la their Hinducounterparts and recognized that therewere several paths to God, Love of God andservice to mankind were their mostimportant principles They were believers

in pantheistic monism, the earliestexposition of which is to be found in theUpanishads." The great ChinesePhilosopher, Lao-tzu has said, ‘Knowingothers is wisdom and knowing yourself isenlightenment.’ The bottom line is that theemancipation lies in realizing immortalityof the soul, in awareness of the Self and inbeing an integral part of the universalconsciousness. This is what Rishis and saint-poets of Kashmir have absorbed andexpressed in their poems. Together withHindu Rishis these noble Muslim Rishispreached a life of piety, purity,contentment, love and firm belief in God,who they said was attainable by love,devotion and penance. ☯☯

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Requiem- Dr. K.L.Chowdhury

On A Friend's Demise*

hen I visited your hometo condole your demise,dear Jagmohan,

your daughter came near me and cried,“Daddy, your friend has come,where have you gone, Daddy?Come, receive your childhood friendyou so much adored and spoke about.”

I had persevered till thenthe shock of your passing away‘with a stone on my heart’, as they say.I had not uttered a word to any oneor to myself,but choked with grief for two daystill I could stand it no longerand decided to face your daughterwho had brought you to me in all faithfor a healing touch, for cure.

I was destined to visit your homeonly after your death,sixty years after having known you.But, did I know you, my friend,the way you knew me,and extolled and eulogized meeven to the point of irking others?When your greeting cards arrived(three times a year without failon the New Year, Shivratri, and Diwali),my wife looked at me teasingly,for you invariably address me as‘The Pride of the Nation’.(Oh, how you pampered me!)We made a good laugh at it -my wife and me -and I would sometimes deciphera bit of envy in her demeanor.She, who never met you personally,shed more tears than mewhen she came to learn

about your passing away!Your time had come,my dear friend,but what agonizes me is the betrayal.Yes, I failed you utterly,and, in the process, I failed myself.Or did I really fail, my friend?Did you not ask your daughter to fly at oncewhen you got the ache in your heartand could hardly breathe or speak,and told her,"Take me to my friend, my daughter;I want to die in his hands, and none other."Why that profound death wish,if I may ask you, my dear?Did you not knowthere is enough guilt that assails mefor having failed to save so many -especially my own near and dear ones,who put all their trust in me -that you desired to add your nameto that unenviable list?Why, going against the conventional wisdomthat a doctor should not treat his own kindid they always seek me,and why did I tend to them,even as I knew nothing much could be done?Is it I who betrayed them for doing my best,or they who left me wringing my hands indespair, I wonder?For, it seems to meyou knew about your end,or you would not have asked your kinto fly to you at once,and stay with you till the very end.Like a true sanyasiyou chose the place, manner and the hourto make your final bow.Like a brave soldier

Dr. K.L.ChowdhuryW



you chose to go down fightingin the battlefield of lifeand not carry the wounds with youto lick them in a dark corner.Like a seeryou chose a quick dignified exitrather than leech on to life and bea cardiac cripple at others’ mercy.

Dear friend, much do I regretnot having joined your funeralto lend my shoulder to your bier.

Rememberance - T.N.Bhan

A Letter To My Muslim FriendDear friend Yena,Your phone call to me on the occasion ofJaithashtami, to remind me to observe thatparticular day as a vegetarian day and abstainfrom non-veg food, speaks volumes about theroots of our culture and tradition i.e.'Kashmiriyat'. The basis of this way of life isSufism.

Both Sufism and Kashmiriyat are having thehistory of tolerance and unity. The poet-SaintNoor-Ud-Din Noorani known as Nund Rishipreached this and implored on people to live incommunal harmony. Not only Nund Rishi butLal Ded, Samad Mir, Shamas Faqir, Parmanand,Krishenjoo Razdan, Zinda Lal Kaul all belongedto Kashmir valley and had the same identicaloutlook on life. It is most surprising to realisethat the thoughts of these people of highthinking ran parallel to TRIKA philosophy. It isthis concept that blended Shaivism and Islam.This blending of the synthesis of two ways of lifebrought about the Bhakti Movement, whichproved to be one of the most glorious periods ofIndian history. It is most important for all of usto know that Kashmiriyat is the blending of Islamand Shaivism. The message of Kashmiriyat is tounderstand the essence of all the religions. Onemust follow one's religion in letter and spirit, atthe same time one has to respect all otherreligions. This has been the message of the

The last thing a physician likes to faceis the dead body of anyone under his carestaring at his failure,even as he fights death every day, every hour.But, I have the solace of that last hugyou gave me when you left my chamber,as an everlasting memory of a friendwho finally stole a march on meeven as I always stole it on himduring those heady days in school.

[*On the death of B.P.Jagmohan Kaul, June 11, 2011]

greatest leaders like Buddha,Ashoka, Gandhi and Akbar.They preached andpropagated the message of 'UniversalBrotherhood'. The same message was spreadby our own Zain-Ul-Abidin - Budshah, the mosttolerant and just ruler Kashmir ever had. Toaccept the teachings of these great men oftolerance, we have to transform our mindsetand strive to create 'Sufi thinking' in the mindsof all the inhabitants of the Valley.

Dearest friend, I feel I am over burdeningyou with my thoughts, but your phone call tome when the annual celebrations at KheerBhawani were on, has left an indelible imprinton my psyche and has drawn me to pen thisepistle to you. I shall for ever treasure the soundof your voice. As a small child, I was told by theold inhabitants of Tullamula that it is the abodeof Maa Raginya. I pray that She showers herblessings on you and all the members of yourfamily so that you all have all the happiness,good health, contentment and peace of mindall along.

With lots of love,Tribhuwan Bhan

[This letter was written to Mir Inayatullah,affectionately called Yena, ex. Chief Conservator ofForests, J&K Government in June 2006. Mr. Inayatullahpassed away in May 2009. His daughter Mahrukh Inayetis a famous newscaster on Times Now.]

T.N.Bhan



y journalistic career nearly beganwith the journey of a Dalit manwho had just resigned from asenior post in the revenue

services to launch a political party. Iattended his first presser at the Delhi PressClub. A few months later, I drove to a townon the fringes of Delhi to cover a mammothrally he was addressing. I was force fed asamosa and a soft drink while the leaderranted about ‘Manuwaad’ and the need todestroy the ‘Brahminical order’. At the endof his speech I interviewed him, and weshook hands. He asked for my business card.Suddenly his ears turned crimson withembarrassment, and he said: ‘Please don’tmind my speech.’ Of course, I didn’t. Afterthat episode we met many times, and I musthave interviewed him two or three timesmore. He was embarrassed because he hadread my surname on my business card.

I am a Brahmin, a Kashmiri Pandit, whowas forced out of my home at the age of 14after Islamic terrorists began to call the shotsin the Kashmir valley in 1989-90. I have hadmy share of hardship, as victims of violenceface worldwide. I don’t remember everbeing conscious of my caste. My parentswere no socialist reformers, but I neverheard them speak of caste or us beingdifferent or special from others. They werenot overtly religious, but they werebelievers. My father knew his scriptures,and I learnt the Hanuman Chalisa from mygrandfather at the age of eight. Like myancestors, I wear the Janeu – the sacredthread that Brahmins are supposed to wear.And I don’t eat meat on Tuesdays. That wasthe one thing I had promised my

grandfather.I am saying this

because I have beencovering the Maoistinsurgency for severalyears now. I have writtenextensively aboutpeople’s movements, about the plight offarmers and adivasi tribals, and on theviolence perpetrated against Dalits. I havewritten on the life of the senior Maoistleader Anuradha Ghandy. And I havereported on human rights violations inKashmir as well. Many people I meet askme (in disbelief) why I cover these issues –and it baffles me. It baffles me because Iget the sense they only expect Dalits or‘leftists’ to report on the subjects I writeabout, and in the way I do. Or at least oneshould be a JNU pass out with a jhola. Or sothey think.

A few years ago, confided a friend, aprominent Dalit intellectual hadmentioned my work at a book launch. Atthis, another Dalit intellectual remarked:‘But he is a Pandit after all!’ Now I don’tknow why this should be a problem! As aBrahmin, does it make me less sensitive tothe plight of the poor or the marginalised?Why is it such a big deal that I can wear myJaneu, recite my Hanuman Chalisa, and yetgo to Bant Singh’s house in Bhurj Jabbar,thirstily gulp down a few glasses of water,and tell his story? Where is thecontradiction? To be truthful, I don’t knowwhat exactly that *# Manu has said thatmakes so many people angry. I also heapabuses on Tulsidas who wrote: “Dhol,ganwaar, shudra, pashu, nari/ ye sab tadan

Without Comments - Rahul Pandita

A Brahmin Heart

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ke adhikari”. Drum, illiterate, lower castesand women are better off with beating. Iam also of the firm belief that all these so-called babas one watches on religiouschannels (and increasingly on newschannels) should be sent to Gulag. And thatthe whole disputed structure in Ayodhyashould be turned into a multi-specialtyhospital after forcibly annexing the entirewealth of Sathya Sai Baba. These are mypersonal views, of course.

My father didn’t have much to teachme. But he taught me a few things,nevertheless. He taught me to be proud ofmy roots, of where I come from. He taughtme to be proud of any work I chose, and toexcel in it. I don’t think I’ve excelled injournalism, but, yes, I have always stuck tothe truth. That is what wearing the Janeumeans to me. That is why I protest the arrestof Binayak Sen. That is why I protestOperation Green Hunt. That is why it givesme no joy when a father is made to frog-jump in front of his son by a CRPF soldier inKashmir.

And, yes, I have violated the rule of nomeat on Tuesdays once in my life so far. Itwas at a meal served in Hyderabad by therevolutionary writer Varavara Rao’s wife,Hemalata. She served it with so much love,I just couldn’t refuse.

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Clues Across:1. He was founder of Shaiva philosophy inKashmir.4. Other than Kashmir, this place was famousfrom ancient times as the seat of learning.6. She was the first woman ruler of Kashmir.7. He was a famous engineer. He desiltedVitasta during the reign of RajaAvantivarman.8. Noor Jehan laid this Mughal garden inKashmir.Clues Down:2. This was considered a university, famousfor ancient learning and pilgrimage.3. This city was founded by Parvarsena II inthe 3rd. Century. Its ancient names wereHimavat, Parvarpor and Parvarsenpor. It isnow known by this name.5. He was a great king. He introduced Bud-dhism in Kashmir.[Correct answers and Names with Photos of thosesending correct answers will be published in thenext issue of Milchar. Send your answers [email protected]]

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Mr. Kashi Nath Durani of Sebdan,Budgam, Father of Shri A.K.Durani ofOshiwara, Andheri, left for his heav-enly abode on 16 May 2011 at Jammu.

KPA Mumbai sends deep condolencesto the bereaved family.



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Surrounded by pine clad mountains in the middle of maize fields,Lie a spring of nectar, clean, calm and deep, protected by natures yields.

Till date it has quenched the thirst, whosoever came for a sipNever parched, deficient or dry, drenched them with wealth whoever wanted a dip.

A miller of Korel, Lassa Bhat, an embodiment of peace and amityHas seen many ups and downs but never experienced any enmity.Singing songs of celestial, giving spiritual doses with bags of flourPrays for universal brotherhood, while recalling the bonds of yoreHaving profound belief in Kumar ji, whose abode is in the vicinity?

The inhabitants of this beautiful village love to respect human dignity.At the top of the hillock nearby, the shrine of Nunda Reshi is situated

The great mystic, poet who nurtured the values of oneness and motivated.Devotees go up to the hillock to pay obeisance at the sanctum sanctorum

Irrespective of religion, the devout return with saint’s honorarium.The face may read a different story but the heart is full of love

Compassionate, generous, God fearing, cooperative pretty dove.Yes there have been instances when differences of opinion crept

With the passage of time the malice was automatically swept.The blend of Rishuit, Tasawuf and Trika is the hallmark of my identity

God fearing, compassionate, and humane and the time tested sanctity.It reminds me our great cohesiveness despite aberrations

When misgivings changed into confidence and sorrows into celebrations.I have got nothing to do with what people preach or teach

My inner voice is more than sufficient to have a reach.The stream flowing out from me gushes through different habitations

Singing and dancing without barriers transgressing all limitations.I am the same and shall remain the same to go on ever

Pilgrims may come or may not but will stop never.Once upon a time my integrity and my sincerity were questionedBut thank Almighty it was an automatic bailout that was destined.

No power on earth can move me until I decide my selfInstead movers and shakers will come to my help.Time has come, when I have to rise to the occasion

To show to the world my real vision.

Poetry - Ravinder Ravi

Kungam Nag



Bearing the brunt, went on, without opening my mouthOnly to show my endurance, humility and devotion in the south.

Now I will invite all irrespective of caste color and creedSo that every body would come to join the fare in deed.

Tomorrow I may be there or I may not be thereI am sanguine my legacy will remain intact here.Whether my water change its color and course

Still it is water without malice gushing out from its own source.God bless my people who reposed their faith in me

They will find the treasure trove with my key.☯☯

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ater in their eyes has starteddrying up, but their wait seemsto have no end, still, a hope indespair, that the day will come

when they will be back to their homes andhearths again, If not for living the rest oflife, but definitely to share the incinerationground next to their forefathers. KashmiriMigrants, yes, these are about whom I amapprehensive and this is what life hasactually chosen for them. One can easilysense a dying wish in the eyes of elderlypeople of this community, who have grownold ahead of time, with backs turned bent,standing at the doorsteps of death andconvinced that death-God may least showmercy to them. Life has deserted them ofprecious years of their life. Had they beenin their homes all these years, they toocould have seen life differently, perhapsfull of wishes, breaths and energy. And whoknows this wait may even haunt their soulslong after they are gone.

One can still remember the early daysof exile and fulfilling the wants by going upto all possible worldly extents, where thefire of belly couldn’t be quenched for toolong with the light purses the people ranaway with, as the wants opened theirmouth like a monster and kept ondevouring people with each passing day ofexodus. The handful earnings may haveforced many to tread the path, whichotherwise angels fear to tread. Since caughtbetween the devil and the deep sea and inthe event of choices one would havedefinitely embraced death instead of life.Life can be deserted only the way lifedeserts, no body would love to be

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Endless Wait

remembered as good fornothing. Helpless turnedthose who stood to fight itout as the wait ceases tobe endless. What I amafraid and skeptical mostabout is that this exile mayturn into extinction of this particularcommunity.

No body knows what exactly provokedYouth of majority community of Kashmir totake up to arms. Most of us puzzle toenvision if their freedom was really at stakeand if there was no other option left exceptredeeming it with gun. It is now more thantwo decades and what we had beenlearning throughout, the struggle is forfreedom. But to be very honest, most of uswonder & question ‘Freedom from whatand freedom from whom’? And the replyneed to be sought from those who areactive in the so called freedom strugglealong with those advocators who arevoicing it from behind, whether known asmoderates, separatists or others. Panditswould have loved to join this struggle, hadit been for the freedom from religious andregional bindings, from starvation, poverty,illiteracy, caste, colour, crime, corruption,nepotism, unemployment or in thetransformation of human into humane andall other ill wills, of which our society andstate is ridden. Live and let live is the onlyhymn which every religion and communityglobally acclaim, which ensures thefreedom of every sort and the freedom forwhich the misled youth of Kashmir is cryingstands nowhere. What I am sure of is themoment this misled youth will taste the

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real freedom and that is possible only byaccepting the hymn 'Live and Let Live', theywill shun the path of this delusive freedomstruggle. No body in the Kashmir or in anyother part of the country has beenbarricaded from enjoying onesfundamental rights, which stand one andthe same for all with definitely somespecial privileges for J & K in general andKashmir in particular.

The Kashmiri Pandit (KP) community isin exile for over two decades now, but nobody seems interested in addressing thepains inflicted on them. From politicians tobureaucrats, every body is flirting with theirsentiments, one proposing and anotherdisposing and that too at the behest of oneanother. None is unfeigned in working forthe welfare and betterment of thisinnocuous community. KP community isslewing from all sides and is clearlystanding at the verge of extinction. Thecommunity being pocket-sized has failedto please or lure any of the political partyat any level, so as could be exploited in thename of vote bank, which otherwise couldhave benefited the community.Encountering things contrary to aspirationsshould never come as a surprise to KPs; thisis what perhaps communities like KPsdeserve, the sin of being too small to echovoices.

A salute the community deserves,especially elders, who always stood firmlike Himalayas in the path of adversity. Sincebeing too young at the time of migration torealize its curse, rather too callow to assessdevelopments clearly, as running away fromhome was pleasing for many of my age atthat time, because every thing seemed likeworking for freedom, perhaps it was for notattending the schools, which I believepleases every kid during ones school days.

But these moments (of not attending theschool) will l ive so short I had neverimagined, and to my utter surprise verynext day of our being in Jammu, we (meand other sibs) were sent to a governmentschool, with a clear instruction, that this isfor what we have left the valley. And this iswhat I believe every Kashmiri Migrant didafter landing in Jammu and other parts ofthe county. Now I could realize howdifficult actually it was, after coming acrossthe hardships through which KP communitypassed. At times it used to be difficult toeven manage two square meals a day forself and all other dependent familymembers, but still the education of theirwards was their prime motto which keptour elders moving undeterred and unfazed,pulled in all their energies to earn from allsmall and petty jobs they did and are stilldoing tirelessly. A salute they really deservefor having such a vision which I believeshould envision all younger generations ofthe value of education.

Youth of the community has to play avital role to carry forward the wishes of theirelders otherwise we will not be doingjustice to our elders and children. Elders arecrying to die in the lap of their motherlandand the children on the other hand are atthe brink of losing their identity, and thetime will not be far when we can find ourchildren saying that 'it is said we areKashmiris'. Kashmir can neither be justifiedwithout Pandits nor Muslims and the livingof both the communities in harmony is whatKashmir is known for. Our elders despiteliving all odds of the life, which they hadnever imagined, still believe that Kashmiris their real place to live in and really wantlife to roll back as it used to be.

Two decades mean generations’gap, a gap which can neither be bridged nor



overlooked and the gap is still on itsmove to make it a big gulf. If the youngbrood of both the communitiescontinue to defy each other the sameway, things will move from bad toworse Their role need to be contraryto this and they need to bridge thisdivide. Needless to say frequentinteraction among young ones willhold the key which otherwise withthe occultation of time may not proveeasy for them to accommodate thosewhom they actually have never seen.The social unrest in valley, since notbeing that far buried under the annalsof Kashmir, but the Kashmiriyat forwhich Kashmir and Kashmiries areknown world over, if not told andtaught timely to younger ones, thepeople and the region may have topay a heavy price for it, especially theequation the elders of both thecommunities used to share. The joyof meeting one another or the desireto see one another before embracingdeath can easily be seen on the facesof the elders of both thecommunities. And if we people stillfail to respect the wishes of our eldersby not giving them the joy theydeserve, our posterity may notforgive us, and at that time we willbe rated and viewed as one of themost insensate generation of times.So the need is to put in every effortto end this wait by way of making theseparated and wanting ones toreunite, otherwise this traumaticwait as of now seems to be an endlesswait.

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[This poem was awarded Second Prize in a competitionconducted in Fiji Islands in 2006 by the French Institute ,when Kaws were posted there.]

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Chakreshwara SharikaPainting by

Dr. C.L.Raina, Miami, USAAbout the Painting

A perception of Shri Chakra witha crown, adored by thedecorated Chandra Kalaa/mooncrescent. OM emegres from theChakreshwara, sprouting theKalpa Vriksha, i.e, Shri Ganesha,when we enter the Hari Parbat.Seven colored rocks take me backto the Sapta Rishis, where MayaKundalini Kriya MadhumatiShloka used to be recited by thedevotees, daily and on the HuryaAiTham day. Below the crown,Shri Raja RajeshwariChakreshwari is adorned withthe Sindoor. The PanchadashiKadi Mantra is the quintessenceof this painting.

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Kheer Bhawani (Tulmulla) KashmirPhoto Courtesy: Rita Sapru & Prem Sapru

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Ø My dear MK Ji I will be mailing my INR check to theaforementioned address in order to be ableto download the (Milchar PDF) at mydesktop. Many thanks for including me inyour important mails.Regards,Kiran [email protected]

lllØ Dear Sir,I am all praise for you forintroducing the column 'KnowYour Motherland' in Milchar.This is indeed a novel idea for

which you certainly deservecongratulations. I thank you so much forreplying to my question regardingShankaracharya Hill being called Takht-e-Sulaiman by Muslims of the Valley. Theanswer was indeed like History is re-written.A piece of Literature indeed.

After your return to Milchar as its editor,there is a sea-change for the better, in get-up and presentation of the magazine. Forthe flawless and nice presentation, I am allpraise for you.T.N.BhanBorivali (W), Mumbai.Mob: 9892343103.

lllØ Dear Raina Sahib,My sincere compliments andappreciation to you and youreditorial team for bringing out

in time yet another issue of Milchar (May-June 2011) full of very good articles andnews. I have observed that the informationrelated to locality/area for each AreaMentor by oversight appears to be missing.This is vital piece of information which will

enable Biradari members know as to whoin their respective areas should they becontacting for effective communicationbetween Biradari members and the BOT.This needs suitable correction in the nextissue.Regards,Rajen KaulPresident, KPA [email protected]

lllØ Dear Raina Sahab,This edition of Milchar hascome up very beautifully andnow we are getting a feelingthat we are reading somethingspecial.

Thanks and regards,Bippan BhatVasai (E), Dist. [email protected]

lllØ Esteemed Raina Saheb, I am sending my latest poemfor your Prestigious publication.I am sanguine that it matchesthe standard set for thetowering magazine. Recently I

checked out the magazine on the internetand found it amazing. Regards,Ravinder RaviNew [email protected]

lllØ Dear Editor,Thanks for considering myrequest of including 'KP YouthProfile of the Month' in (thefuture issues of) Milchar, which

will have a small write up and a photo on

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the person. Young KPs (age upto 35 yrs) whoare doing well in a particular field in anyway (Career, Hobby, topping exams etc) canget featured here. My suggestion is that thisshould be open for KP youth across theworld. With due respect to views of all, mypersonal view is that KPA Mumbai shouldthink global on all matters. I have earlierput across this thought to Rajen ji also. Dueto some practical constraints we may notbe able to do some activities outsideMumbai but we can connect with KPs acrossthe globe. The location of Mumbai is suchthat it makes it a sort of transit point formany. Regards,Rakesh Roshan BhatKamothe, Navi [email protected]

lllØ Dear Shri Maharaj Krishen,Congrats KPA, Mumbai. Apointment of Area Mentors(Milchar May-June 2011) is astep towards right direction.

Warm regards,M.K.KarMulund, [email protected]

lllØDear Raina Sahib,It was a great pleasure toreceive and read the copy oflatest Milchar. Hope to receiveit on a regular basis. All

articles were worth reading. This magazinewill go a long way in connecting people ofour community. I am attaching a poemtitled 'Ashiana Bana' written by me. Thispoem of mine was awarded in a poetrycompetition organized by the Frenchinstitute Alliance Francaise. The theme of

the competition was 'HOME'. I Hope thispoem is published in the forthcoming issueof Milchar.Regards,Sunaina KawNahar Amrit Shakti, [email protected]

lllØ Dear Raina Saheb,Introducing Area Mentors(Milchar May-June 2011) toliaison with the biradari, is anexcellent effort and I am sure

it will bear fruit. Congratulations also forgiving Milchar a new look.Best wishes!Samvit RawalPune, [email protected]

lllØ Thank you Mr. Raina,We all liked the photo of Mata KheerBhawani and Tulmul Chalisa, circulated onnet. We look forward to read more ofMilchar.Regards,Ajay KothidarKandivali (E), [email protected]

lllØ Dear Editor,I have been sending you myEnglish poetry through e-mailand Kashmiri poetry throughpost but you neither

acknowledge nor send me the copy of yourpublication. Where is the problem sir?Sincerely,Dr. Roshan Saraf 'Roshi Roshi'Trikuta Nagar, Jammudrroshansaraf@[email protected]






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[M.K.Raina replies: I have resumed theeditorship of Milchar only recently after agap of three years. You seem to have beensending your written material on my oldresidential address which I have changedthree years back. Your current write-up inKashmiri, which has been re-directed to mefrom my old address, is being included inthis issue. It seems that you are not a regularsubscriber to Milchar and for this reason,you seem to be ignorant of thedevelopments. Kindly send your material toEditor Milchar at Kashyap Bhawan, Plot No.16, Bhawani Nagar, Marol Maroshi Road,Andheri (E), Mumbai 400 069, forpublication. For subscribing to Milchar,kindly send a Cheque in the name ofKashmiri Pandits' Association for Rs. 2500.00for life-time subscrition or Rs. 250.00 for oneyear subscrition to the same address.Thanks.]

lllØ My dear Raina Saheb,Apropos of your editorial‘Mubarak or Poushta’ (Milchar,May-June, 2011), Kashmiri is alanguage as much, if not more,

of the valley’s majority community as of KPsin exiled diaspora. There are, on social,religious and attitudinal accounts,differences in the vocabulary of thelanguage of the two communities; somewords, mostly Arabic and Persian, areexclusively used by the majoritycommunity, some, mostly Sanskrit andHindi words, by the minority communityalone, while the bulk of the vocabulary,irrespective of the source of individualwords, is used by both the communities.Kashmiri is more alive in the valley thanoutside it. Imagine if, utterly unimaginable

though it is, they start cleansing thelanguage of Sanskrit and Hindi words!

Dropping Mubarak altogether andadopting Poushta exclusively for ourgreetings will hardly help in making ourgreetings warmer. And, why pick on just thisone Persian word? What do we call Salaam,the big festive day which follows our mostauspicious festival Heyrath?

From the day man learnt tocommunicate with his fellowmen by wordof mouth, his vocabulary has kept onexpanding through his exposure toenvironment, by observation, studies,discoveries, inventions, and contact withother societies etc. Kashmiri language has,likewise, adopted new words all along tocommunicate clearly, cogently andcomprehensively. Numerous familiar andhousehold words seem to be our own, likeHçw³çjvç, ìÓh³ç, pJçjçyçe, mçcççJççj, mçÓþ, kçÀçíþ, hçQþ, yçÓþ,ì³ç, oÓl³ç, hçíìçÇkçÀçíþ, çÆyçuççí]pç, çÆHçÀjçKç, çÆMçuçJççj, kçÀcççÇ]pç,hçç@pççcçe, kçáÀlç&e, omlççje, kçÀevçeKç, cçkçÀç@³ç, mçç@yçe, n]pç etc.,but are they really? It is by adopting wordsfrom other languages and those coinednewly in the fields of business, finance,science, exploration etc. that we cancommunicate properly. So let us keepadopting while retaining what has comedown to us as our legacy.Regards,H.N.Kaul Rind Anushakti Nagar, [email protected]

lllØ Dear Editor,God bless you for all the efforts you areputting for making Milchar a success. I havea small suggestion. K indly checkthe possibility of putting 'Renewal Date' onthe envelope so that members




automatically send the renewal amount asand when it is due. Regards,Vinod warikooKopar Khairne, Navi [email protected][Editor replies: The suggestion is beingcommunicated to Circulation Manager ofMilchar. Thanks.]

lllØ Dear MK,Thanks a lot for sending me asoft copy of Milchar (May-June2011). I liked inviting readersto a discussion on Sufism.

Please keep a hard copy of Milchar for me,till we meet. Good luck and [email protected]

lllØ Dear Raina Saheb,I have read the article ‘Sufism’written by Dr. Zutshi with greatinterest since I am myselfinterested in this subject. Ifound the article quite

informative in some respects but thereappears to be some mix up in certainrespects. There is no doubt that Sufis werea band of mystics in the Middle-east at thetime when Islam was the religion there. Thebasic tenet of Sufis’ that man and God areone went against the teaching of Islam.That is why Sufis were persecuted and thatis the reason Hamadani had to take refugein Kashmir. It would be incorrect tocategorize great Indian spiritual leaders andsaints like Kabir and Guru Nanak as Sufis,least so a Shaivite like Lal Ded and a godmanlike Sai Baba. There is some inaccuracy inthe mention of the various Sufi orders

referred to in the article by the learnedwriter. I have, therefore, attempted a smallwrite up on this subject, which I am sendingherewith for publication in the ‘Milchar’ sothat the facts about Sufism are put in properperspective.Regards,T.N.Dhar 'Kundan'Bellandur, [email protected][Editor replies: Thanks for the write-up. Due topaucity of space, it could not be included in thisissue. The same will appear in the next issue.]

lllØ Esteemed President KPAShri Rajen Kaul,This is again 'Betweenourselves' and has a referenceto your lead Article in theMilchar of June 2011. KPA, as I

have been looking over the past twodecades has passed through several phases.As I have learnt about it, before our latestmigration to this place, it had a progressiveperiod of growth and development duringthe period Shri Moti Koul, after this it stayedin its dormant state until before youradorning the chair, it was chaired by Sh.M.L.Matto. His was a period of tireless effortfor building up the Kharghar project. Theproject is stil l in the halfway stage ofdevelopment, but for him it would havebeen only at its ground level yet. I knowthe effort he has put in making collectionsfor this venture. No other man in thecommunity can sweat so much for makingcollections at organizational and personallevel. I personally know the hardship hesuffered at Delhi for getting the grant of 17Lacs released from Ministry of CulturalAffairs, Govt. of India. Hats off to hispatience and perseverance.

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Community in general and me inparticular have high hopes in yourleadership. For the first time I see a silverlining for the future of the organization aftera long break, this is because you have givena clear road map for the progress andprograms of the setup. The visionstatement that is projected in your leadarticle clearly spells out short term and longterm objectives of KPA. The Road map thatyou have spelt out is very well defined andas a visionary you have for the first time inthe History of KPA stated a well defined'Vision Statement'. I wish and pray that Godgives you Gods speed to achieve theseobjectives.

Luckily you are this time gifted withdedicated persons at key positions alongwith the team of honest and upright andmeaningful trustees who can help inreshaping the system and setup with yourguidance and blessing. Mr. S.P.Kachru, yourGeneral Secretary is a gifted man with stoic,philosophic bent of mind with all theexposure for running a purposefulorganization. With you is Mr. M.K.RainaEditor Milchar. Milchar speaks volumes forhim. All your team members are dynamicpersonalities. I know many of them inperson. I can write pages about all of them.I wish and pray that this opportunity ofinfusing life and vigor in the organizationshould not get lost and solid steps be takentowards achieving objectives which youhave so intelligently laid.

I would only like to request you toinclude the programs of 'Resourcegeneration' in your long term objectives.This will reduce the dependence ondonations and collections in future. For anyorganization to sustain, this is oneimportant feature which should never be

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lost sight of. The seeds for such type ofprograms have to be sown now so that itfructifies in near future.

Barring my health constraint, I will betoo pleased to render any and every typeof assistance at any time.Warm Regards,Pran Nath MiyaPresident, Vishwabharti Institutions,J & K and NCR Delhi [email protected][President KPA, Rajen Kaul replies: DearMiya Sahib, It was great pleasure talking toyou a while ago. I must thank you for yourkind words. Our BOT team and Milchar teamlead by Shri MK Raina are working hard tofulfill our objectives. I agree with you thatShri ML Mattoo has done an outstanding jobin practically singlehandedly creatingSharda Sadan and raising funds. Likewisehis predecessors Shri Manwati, Shri PNWali, Motiji, Sheopuri Saheb had showngreat leadership to steer us during difficulttimes post migration. As discussed we are working on a fundraising program later this year to raiseresources for Sharda Sadan and otherprojects and hopefully will have such fundraising programmes on an ongoing basisevery year.

I am sending a copy of brochure onSharda Sadan and would greatly appreciateyour suggestions for giving more depthto the contents in order to create buy infrom large potential non-KP donors. Basedon your wealth of experience in creatingand running Vishwabharati Institutions, Iwill be delighted to receive your suggestions and feedback to achieve KPA’sobjectives. God Bless You and with warmregards.]

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BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE

Smt. Shama Kaw(1942- 2004)

When we turn back the pages of time and discover a rose nestledbetween the pages, we think of years of blossom and the fragrance ithad left behind. You have been inspiring us as always. Shravan ShuklaPaksh Panchami, that is 4th August 2011, is your 69th birthday and 7th inheavenly abode. Wish you a ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUMMY’. We all missyou today and on each and every moment.

Sanjay & Sunaina Kaw : Son & Daughter-in-lawNeeraj & Jyoti Kaw : Son & Daughter-in-lawSushant & Anmol Kaw : Grand ChildrenDeeply Missed By : Rugh Nath Kaw (Daddy)

MUMBAI: 402, LANTANA, Nahar’s Amrit Shakti, Chandivali,Andheri (E), Mumbai. Tel: 28578576.

JAMMU: 'SHEHJAR', 13/6 Trikuta Nagar, Jammu - Tawi. Tel: 2471113



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