What happened in Kashmir to Hindus?

The local organisation of Hindus in Kashmir, Kashmir Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS) after carrying out a survey in 2008 and 2009, said that 399 Kashmiri Hindus were killed by insurgents from 1990 to 2011 with 75\% of them being killed during the first year of the Kashmiri insurgency, and that during the last 20 years.

What is the Hindu population in Kashmir?

3,566,674
Jammu and Kashmir Population by Religion

Religion	Persons	Percentage
Hindu	3,566,674	28.44
Muslim	8,567,485	68.31
Christian	35,631	0.28
Sikh	234,848	1.87

What is the Hinduism of Kashmir?

Whilst in Kashmir, the Kashmiri Hindu Pandit caste claimed to have a pre-Muslim historical background and pre-independence right. In the context of the surge of this Hindu ideology, the forced integration of Kashmir into “Hindu rule” in India became necessary.

Was there a forced exodus of Kashmiri Hindus?

In a room opposite an ancient temple in Srinagar, four men – two Hindu and two Muslim – are hotly debating the “forced” exodus of hundreds of thousands of Kashmiri Hindus from Indian-administered Kashmir in the early 1990s. The two Muslims sympathise with the Hindu migrants, also known as Kashmiri Pandits, calling them victims of circumstance.

How many Kashmiri Hindus were issued domicile certificates in Jammu and Kashmir?

According to officials, 98,600 Kashmiri Hindus were issued domicile certificates of Jammu and Kashmir up to the end of June 2021. They further state, “90,430 domicile certificates were issued to displaced Kashmiri Pandits, while 2,340 families of displaced Kashmiri Pandits were registered as fresh migrants.

What is life like for Kashmir’s Pandits today?

Today the Pandits are condemned to live a life of anonymity in their own homeland. Mr Tikku and Mohan Lal Bhat, like most Hindus who did not leave Kashmir, lived nightmarish existences during the initial phase of the conflict. “In the beginning there was a lot of fear, nights were eerily silent.