KPA Mumbai organises function
Excelsior Correspondent
MUMBAI, Mar 31: The Kashmiri Pandit Association (KPA-Mumbai) organized “Saptrishi Samvat-5101 function in its Association Hall in Andheri East,. The Kashmiri Pandits living in Mumbai and its suburbs participated in the function. Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, a prominent Kashmiri Pandit leader and author-columnist was the chief guest while the function was presided over by the president of the KPA-Mumbai, Ashwani Bhat.
The past presidents of the Association Moti Kaul and Rajan Kaul also graced the function along with Ajay Dhar.
The lady activists of the KPA led by senior activists Veena Ji and Kamini Kaul contributed hugely to the success of the programme and made all necessary arrangements of the function.
The current president along with the past presidents and the other important office bearers of the KPA-Mumbai, honoured Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo on the occasion in recognition of his invaluable services to the society. The booklet titled “Dev Vardutt Shalaan Kautasya” written by Chrungoo was also released on the occasion. Some cultural activities were also performed by the activists of the Association during the programme.
Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, on the occasion spoke about the significance of the “Navreh Mahotsva celebrations” and the importance of the oldest almanac of the Kashmir Valley called ‘Saptarishi-Samvat’ which completed 5101 years on date. He said that Kashmir and KPs are integral to each other and the Kashmiri Pandit community has made an unabated immense contribution to the history, culture and civilization of Kashmir for the last thousands of years. No fake narratives about Kashmir are able to withstand the aura of these sacred and time tested contributions.
“The genocide and ethnic cleansing of the community in Kashmir is a horrible story of our history in Kashmir. While we are in our struggle to regain what we have lost, it is important to keep the flame alive through the hard struggle for existence. Chrungoo added “the KPs will continue to raise their issues and nationalism is at the core of their struggle. However, they won’t now get sacrificed in Kashmir for fake secularism; Enough is enough. The Government of India should take necessary steps to redress the long pending issues of the community and the Government in J&K shouldn’t become a hurdle in the solution of the issues.
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