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The Kashmiri Hindu genocide and exodus of 1990 easily remains one of India's most under-reported and under-acknowledged tragedies. The trauma of this tragedy haunts generations. And what's perhaps worse than the violence itself is how our story has been marginalized, politicized, pushed to the sidelines, and
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Civilizations don't heal by accident. Take Germany after 1945. They didn't stumble into becoming a beacon of modern democratic values. They didn't accidentally develop one of the world's strongest advocates of human rights. They certainly didn't get there by building
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This is a firsthand account of Krishnalal Bhagotra during the 1947 Pakistani invasion of Mirpur, Jammu & Kashmir. As the tensions flared and violence escalated, thousands of Hindus sought refuge in Mirpur. When Pakistani forces attacked from the surrounding hills, joined by local Muslims, defensive fronts were formed within the
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“Raliv, tchaliv, ya ghaliv” - Convert, leave, or die. “Asi gatchhi pakistan, batav rotchh ta batnyav saan” - We want pakistan, without the Hindu men and, with the Hindu women. “Yahaan kya chalega, nizam-e-mustafa” - What will rule here? The islamic rule. “Kashmir mein rehna hoga, allah-hu-akbar kehna hoga” -
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Picture a history classroom in a metro city of India. Maps are displayed on the projector screen, but the Gupta Empire—widely considered India's Golden Age—bears a glaring red question mark. The teacher, peering sternly through thick glasses, lectures her students. "Remember," she insists, "
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There's a satisfying crash echoing across the globe these days. Can you hear it? It's the sound of bronze and stone hitting the pavement - statues of colonial 'heroes' being yanked from their pedestals by people who've finally had enough. From Bristol