"Roots In Kashmir"

17 years ago, some of us were just toddlers.
17 years ago, some of us were still sucking our thumbs.
17 years ago, some of us were still trying to learn our ABCs.
17 years ago, some of us were still playing with our trucks and dolls.

17 years ago, during the darkest night of January 19, 1990, our parents had to hide us in their chests and escape the claws of death looming over their heads. That night, our parents had to take the extreme step of leaving their “Roots” behind in the land of their ancestors so that their toddlers could have a life of their own.

17 years later, we have grown up and the only passion in our lives is to look for and connect back to those “Roots”.

"Roots In Kashmir" is an initiative launched by us, the Kashmiri Pandit Youth, to reclaim our Roots that identify us. Even though we have been hounded out of our homes and hearths in the Kashmir valley, our "Roots" are very much anchored in the Vitasta Valley. This is an initiative to protest and raise the general awareness of public to a level where our "fight for our roots" is felt, heard and acted upon.