Sir,
Apropos Changing Trends in Literature in Exile by Adarsh Ajit published in the Daily Excelsior dated October 19, 2014. The nicely written article is very informative and worth preserving. The scribe has written about the books written by Kashmiri Pandits in English, Kashmiri, Hindi and Urdu in the last 25 years. He has in a logical way introduced the Kashmiri Pandit writers and their works to the Kashmiri readers.
The author of the article is correct when he writes that young Pandits also write on exile and other problems. I know some young KP writers who contribute articles on exile and other issues to some journals. Some more young persons including girls are writing and contributing to literature. The future of Pandit writing is bright. Each Pandit migrant has hundreds of stories to tell. Exile theme will not be exhausted.
The article written by Adarsh Ajit consists of hope and optimism for writings of KPs. They will not stop writing now. The younger generation is full of fire and wants to express itself. I congratulate the author on kindling the fire that lies in the young. We KPs must, read the writers named by Adarsh Ajit.
The writers write about many aspects of life which are not connected with exile. This is a very happy trend. The readers will come to know about those aspects. But exile literature should not and will not die. More needs to be written so that the future people of the Pandits come to know about our problems. Actually we need writers in English. Not many young people read Kashmiri or Hindi. Somebody should show us the way. Adarsh Ajit has done so through his article. He has missed M H Zaffar whose contribution to Kashmiri Pandit culture is great and worthy of praise.
Yours etc…..
Pankaj Dhar
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