36 year of Kashmiri Hindu Exile By Muslims Extremist

36 year of Kashmiri Hindu Exile By Muslims Extremist

Kashmir, often called "Paradise on Earth," was historically a powerful example of Kashmiriyat—a unique cultural synthesis where Muslim and Pandit communities shared language, customs, and a common homeland. This centuries-old coexistence was tragically dismantled in the late 1980s and early 1990s. A violent campaign, driven by a specific interpretation of political Islam, targeted the indigenous Hindu minority, leading to their near-total exodus. This article examines this tragedy through the lens of how extremist ideology weaponized religious identity, while distinguishing between the actions of militant groups and the broader Muslim community of Kashmir. The Ultimatum of Terror: "Raliv, Galiv, Chaliv" The late 1980s saw the rapid rise of a Pakistan-backed insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir that explicitly framed its struggle in religious terms. A key tactic was to isolate and target the Kashmiri Pandits, who were labeled as "kafirs" (non-believers) and agent…