On September 14, 1989, a day forever engraved in the collective memory of Kashmiri Hindus, the life of Pt. Tikalal Taploo, a prominent leader and advocate, was brutally taken by Pakistan-sponsored Muslim terrorists. This moment in history marked the beginning of an era of terrorism in Kashmir, with the tragic murder of Taploo serving as a harrowing signal for the […]
Who was Tikalal Taploo? A Kashmiri Pandit remembers.
I remember the days before everything changed in the Valley, when our neighbors told us about the attacks and the recent campaigns by militants in the city. The whispers of fear hadn’t yet darkened our homes. But that all started to unravel the day Tikalal Taploo was killed. His name, Tikalal Taploo, rings heavy in the hearts of Kashmiri Pandits […]
Preparation of Kashmiri Hindu Genocide
As a retort to grievances raised by Kashmiri Hindus about their suffering in Kashmir and the exodus, Muslims most commonly relent to their assertion of failure of civil and state administration in implementing corrective measures to curb mass displacement of Hindus. The age-old allegation of the Jagmohan conspiracy springs up that accentuates the role of Governor Jagmohan as a catalyst in the […]