KP Exodus day candlelight vigil

[Kashmir Hindu Foundation]

Thirty years ago, Kashmiri Hindus (known as Pandits) experienced unimaginable devastation when they were cleansed from their ancestral homeland. The Pakistan-sponsored insurgency and campaign of targeted killings, rape, threats, and destruction of properties and religious sites spanned over many years. But events on January 19, 1990 reached a fevered pitch and culminated in mass panic and the forced displacement of 95% of the Kashmiri Hindu population.

On that day, newspapers, posted fliers, and mosques issued declarations that Kashmiri Hindus were infidels and had to leave Kashmir, convert to Islam, or be killed. The campaign triggered a mass exodus of Kashmir’s religious minority, its indigneous people.

It is for these reasons that January 19 is commemorated as Exodus Day. 

Join us for Candlelight vigil on January 19, 2020 @ San Jose city hall at 5 PM

Stay tuned for detailed program. 

Similar events are being organized in Sacramento and Philadelphia