30 Years After Mass Exodus, Kashmiri Pandits Pledge To Return Home

To mark the 30th anniversary of the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley, members of the community took to social media to post videos of themselves by narrating the "Hum Aayenge Apne Watan" dialogue from Vidhu Vinod Chopra's upcoming movie, 'Shikara', with the hope that they would return to their homeland one day.

On January 19, 1990, lakhs of Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave their homes in the Valley following a genocidal campaign launched by the terrorists.

Theatre actor Chandan Sadhu participated in the campaign and said that Kashmiri Pandits have shown "unimaginable resilience" and hope to return to the Valley soon.

"As Kashmiri Pandits complete 30 years in exile this weekend, let our cry for justice be finally noticed. We have shown unimaginable resilience, and today we resolve to return home. Kashmiri Pandit friends: please record this video statement and put it up with #HumWapasAayenge," Sadhu tweeted.#HumWapasAayenge is trending on Twitter as more and more Kashmiri Pandits are joining in the campaign to narrate the "Hum Aayenge Apne Watan" dialogue and pledge to return to their homes.

As Kashmiri Pandits complete 30 years in exile this weekend, let our cry for justice be finally noticed. We have shown unimaginable resilience,
and today we resolve to return home.

[Kashmiri Pandit friends: please record this video statement and put it up with #HumWapasAayenge pic.twitter.com/rUHTDlXLMZ

— Chandan Sadhu (@chandansadhu) January 17, 2020

Kashmiri Pandits complete 30 years in exile from Kashmir this weekend. The community has shown conviction of courage and fortitude. Let's all now resolve to return home.

[Kashmiri Pandit friends: please record this video statement and put it up with #HumWapasAayenge ] pic.twitter.com/NPPboeLcA2

— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) January 17, 2020

30 years of exile from Kashmir. Let us now pledge that we will return home.

[Kashmiri Pandit friends: please record this video statement and put it up with #HumWapasAayenge ] pic.twitter.com/d0PBXx7QRU

— Rahul Pandita (@rahulpandita) January 17, 2020

30 years in exile. Three decades of pain. One day, we will return back #HumWapasAayenge pic.twitter.com/2WcZPe1Ug7

— Sanjay Koul (@sanjkoul) January 17, 2020