Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Kashmiri Hindu Groups Demand Justice on Exodus Day
On January 19, groups like the Kashmir Hindu Foundation and Panun Kashmir in the United States remembered a sad day called Exodus Day.
This day reminds them of when many Kashmiri Hindus had to leave their homes in the Kashmir Valley.
They say it was a planned and unfair action that hurt their community.
They want the Indian government and others to help them go back safely, get their homes and land back, and make things right.
They also want people to know that what happened was very serious and should not be forgotten.
They believe that their culture and history were harmed and need to be protected.
Kashmiri Hindu advocacy groups in the US marked January 19 as Exodus Day to remember the displacement of Kashmiri Hindus from the Valley.
The groups described the displacement as a deliberate and sustained process of ethnic cleansing, leading to the loss of homes, roots, and civilisational identity.
They rejected symbolic gestures and tourism-focused narratives, calling for justice, restitution, and secure rehabilitation.
Key figures like Sunanda Vashisht, Dr. Agnishekhar, and Deepak Ganju demanded official recognition of distress sales of properties and a ban on encroachment of abandoned properties.
The groups urged India, civil society, and the international community to acknowledge the genocide and take steps for the dignified return of Kashmiri Hindus.
- Who
- Kashmiri Hindu advocacy groups in the United States, including the Kashmir Hindu Foundation and Panun Kashmir
- What
- Renewed their call for justice, restoration, and secure rehabilitation of the Kashmiri Hindu community
- When
- January 19 (Indian time)
- Where
- Washington, United States
- Why
- To mark Exodus Day and demand recognition of the systematic displacement of Kashmiri Hindus from the Valley
- Date
- January 19
- Groups Involved
- Kashmir Hindu Foundation, Panun Kashmir
- Key Demand
- Justice, restoration, and secure rehabilitation
- Symbolic Date
- Exodus Day
- Key Figures
- Sunanda Vashisht, Dr. Agnishekhar, Nitin Dhar, Deepak Ganju, Anit Monga
- Key Concepts
- Ethnic cleansing, genocide, Kashmir Deshachar
