In June 1967, Srinagar witnessed a historic agitation by the Kashmiri Pandit community. Parmeshwari, a 17-year-old Kashmiri Pandit girl working as a cashier in the Government Co-operative Department, was ensnared in a sinister conspiracy. The detailed account is documented in “The Chronicles of Kashmir,” biography of Sh. Amarnath Vaishnavi , by Kashmiri poet and authorContinueContinue reading ““Pandit Amarnath Vaishnavi’s Battle Cry: Jaikara Har Har Mahadev and the 1967 Kashmiri pandit Agitation””
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The Vivekananda Society and Pandit Amarnath Vaishnavi-A Legacy of Resilience.
Rohini Vaishnavi ( Based on “The Chronicles of Kashmir- Biography of Sh. Amarnath Vaishnavi , a book by Balkrishan Sanyasi) In 1962, amidst the turbulent socio-political landscape of Kashmir, the Vivekananda Society was established in Srinagar to protect the cultural and social interests of Kashmiri Hindus. It was Founded by Amarnath Vaishnavi , Amarnath Ganjoo,ContinueContinue reading “The Vivekananda Society and Pandit Amarnath Vaishnavi-A Legacy of Resilience.”
“Unheeded Warnings: The Historic Events that Led to the Kashmiri Pandit Exodus”
Paper presented at “Sh. Amarnath Vaishnavi Memorial Lecture.” August 23, 2024 at Writers Club Jammu By Col Tej K Tikoo, Ph.D. In our 35 years of trials and tribulations, the displaced Kashmiri Pandit community has seen little transformation in Kashmir that would make the environment conducive for our return to our roots. Looking back atContinueContinue reading ““Unheeded Warnings: The Historic Events that Led to the Kashmiri Pandit Exodus””
Tributes
Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Vaishnavi a Symbol of Nationalistic School of Thought It was God’s will that Amarnath should do selfless service to the society as he was born in 1925 when the RSS was found by a great visionary Dr Hedgewar. Pandit Amarnath Vaishnavi presented an example of anContinueContinue reading “Tributes”
Amarnath Vaishnavi Foundation 