Political Consciousness of Kashmiri Pandits in British India
- Author Nitin Chandel
- DOI
- Country : India
- Subject : History
Keywords : Community, Kashmiri, reforms, Sabha, ceremony, journals, Urdu and Persian
Abstract
The paper describes the role of Kashmiri Pandits in political mobilization during the British spell in India and adjusted them with the changing milieu. The main focus of analysis is on the kinds of professional choices they made and the position of power they occupied in their individual capacity in areas far away from their home land. The article mentions the migration of Pandits sometimes forceful and economical and their adjustment in India with receptive to education and their elevation to different arena which led to formation of association and finally politicized the Pandits in India. An important part of our analysis is to understand how this Diasporas of Kashmir Pandit retained their affinity or connectivity with the community to which they originally belonged. An integral part of our analysis is also to see how the migrant Kashmiri Pandits rose to prominence and also made substantial contribution in their respective area of habitation. The work analyses the role of Kashmiri Pandits in the freedom struggle of the country and their elevation of some of them to the important post in the Indian National Congress. The article pronounces the community consciousness through reform organisation which tends to build the progression of the Pandits in diverse arenas of social stature.
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