Not Yet

What happened in my Life,

But I am not dead yet !

Auschwitz has happened ,

But I am not zionist yet !

Armenian has happened,

But I am not Hanchuk yet !

Alnaqba has happened,

But I am not Hizbollah yet !

Tibet has happned ,

But I am not a Lama Yet !

Jafna has happened,

But I am not Eelam Yet !

Yes extermination has happened,

But I am not forgotten Kashmiri Pandit Yet !

Distinct Kashmiri Cremation

First time, I heard it was in Bollywood Movies ... the way it was recited on funerals across India ! 

Raam Naam Satya Hai :  

Raam Naam Satya Hai :  

Raam Naam Satya Hai :  

The Word of Lord Rama is Eternal Truth 

The Word of Lord Rama is Eternal Truth 

The Word of Lord Rama is Eternal Truth 

Bring born and bought up in Kashmir, I was amused that #kashmiriPandits never used this line for their funeral and instead used a sentence

CHINTAYONI APARADHA SHIV SHIV SHAMBU 

It was quite often done in sonorous musical way with every cremation. As I learnt my way to be corrected recently by Shri Bhushan Koul Deep.  Quoting him on whats-app

तमि सातॖ छि स्यठाह सॗत्यवऻल्य ग़लथॖय परान मगर तथ मोकस प्यठ कऻन्सि कॆंह वनुन छु नॖ शूबान।

At time of Cremation, most Kashmiri people pronounce it wrongly but its against mannerism to correct them at crematorium, so the broken version went on.  Exact words are as follow

 "क्षन्तव्यो मेपराध:  शिव शिव शंभू"

KhyentYomeh Apraadha  , Shiv Shiv Shambhu 

म्यऻन्यन कऺर्यमॖत्यन अपरादन (पापन) ‌क्षमा कर तॖ यमिस ॳस्य सॗत्य छि ॳम्यसॖन्द्यन पापन ति क्षमा (माफ़) करॖन्य शिव जियस व्यनती करान।

Oh Lord Shiva, forgive our sins & also forgive the sins of one, who is dead today that may have been done in this material world 

I thought to document it as part of our cultural Samskar which should be passed to progeny !

HERATH KAR CHE ?

Postcode 190001

HERATH KAR CHE ?

Many Intellectual Kashmiri Muslims in person, have told me that biggest loss of #KPexodus in 1990 wasn’t to Hindus only ( who somehow & anyway were able to come back to so called new ways of LIFE ). It was to the Kashmiri Muslim population in particular specially the educated & semi educated class.

It has been a loss to 1000s of KM youth, who lost an opportunity to learn diversity & learn to piggy back with KP friends into new ways of opportunities & Challenges. And indeed the competitiveness between communities helped scale, both groups at times into news of living & life. Many times it was friendly & sometimes boring rat race . Still it was well received by all sections of society . They give many examples in detail and I indeed concur with them.

The bitterness of today could have been avoided, if intellectuals would have been able to talk about it more openly but the fear of gun has kept them mum. But among KPs , we let our progeny forget the basics of Kashmirism ( read Shaivism or Battil ) , far faster than last 800 years of struggle by our ancestors to keep them .

We lost the touch with our roots in terms of language , culture , festival but tried remarkably best at times to restore , maintain & adore them. Sometimes , I correct them on few when I find them to be Kashmiri Muslim tradition than KP tradition but with smile tell myself, let it be at least if not with them , let it remain with us . On either side , let that Kashmirism stay alive. When we divide it , we will let the progeny decide that day to whom it belongs or may be both adopt it. As simple as Design of Farens , Style of our Cutlery or for that matter a war of words on Samavar or Santoor.

In last 28 years , a new generation of KMs has arrived who are more hardcore with Wahabi & extremist views of Islam which even my friends who supported it in 1990 find difficult to digest . This stand has been hardened with political discourse against any minority living in Kashmir or anywhere else. The rationale of Pluralism & diversity has lost its followers to be replaced by frantic breed who don’t mind to speak up in public against anything that they feel doesn’t match their prescription of Darul ISLAM where so called ascetism or even Sufism is cult of heretics. How a Kashmiri in age group of 35 to 55 or 55 to 85 comprehends it is entirely a different story.

My forecast based on current situation is that by 2040 as our generations fades away too , Kashmir will be another Somalia or Afghanistan totally cut off from actual history. The Sanity ( whatever left post 1990) is evaporating like Acetone . The Battil in Kashmiriyat would be lost forever under normal circumstances. We will be a subject of archaeology and our shrines like many others turned into ruins.

Reversal of Exodus isnt only important for we KPs but in larger interests of Kashmiri Muslims too who have lost connect with their DNA and marshalled into slave robots of Islamic Jihadi Identity. New Doctrine forced and thrust in last 50 years upon them by society as means of resistance but will become biggest curse when resistance might not be required.

In history examples are vivid that post Islamization , societies collapsed and knowing it well , this will cause bigger impact on Indic traditions . Kashmir has been fountain head of Indic Civilization & INDIA is just an extension of Kashmir in every way. The Ways of Life from Kolam to Kokernaag are in danger as snow of Kashmirism melts and becomes extinct in valley.

Who is at bigger loss ? As worldwide radical Islamization is getting condemned , Kashmiris might find themselves on wrong side of fence seeking refuge in old DNA which might not be readinly available. Remember the recent #IRAN protest where resistance against Arab domination turned into Anti islamic movement from heart of Islamic centers.Its time Muslims in J&K / INDIA give honest efforts to restore diversity in Kashmir and create Homeland for Kashmiri Pandits. The fear that it will be Israel Palestine model is totally over imagination as cultural affinity & close social bonds would restore.

As I pass on my Kulchuworr to a KM boy working on terminal 3 in New Delhi , he reminds me with smile . “Jinab HERATH KAR CHE” & I wonder how does he remember my HYERATH still ? Flash Memory of 1980s Hyerath comes to my mind when Muslims and Hindus would celebrate toegther as if it was a great grand wedding in Kashmir.

 There is a connect deep in our psyche which is native Kashmiri and I firmly believe religious divide will die natural death if the diversity is restored in our life time.

Dreams & Reality

Every organism on earth was born , lived & died from fraction of seconds till 100s of years . Death is ultimate reality !  

NaChe Jänmo, NaChe Mrittu pache pache

 Tata Thoi Thoi, Tata Thoi Thoi, Tata Thoi thoi 

Dances life, in step follows death.

tata thoi thoi, tata thoi thoi, tata thoi thoi

 §§§  Tagore §§§

A fact that everyone among us never actually lives but we stay in two dream in our life span , One which we see when our eyes are shut & many learned men call it as a DREAM . Another one when Eyes are open and many learned men call it REALITY .

Between open & shut eyes , organism lives through imagination when he is sleeping and awake when conscious. Bbut between the dreams the continuity is broken by so called reality and our reality is assumed as contiguous  consciousness. 

When we die what if  , we might not be known in other world with what we did physically but what we mentally fed it in subconscious state which is the continuity of virtual life after death . 

What if the fruits of  KARMA are determined by thoughts and not our actions alone. 

Explosive White Paper of LOVEJIHAD on SIKH Women in Kashmir

Dear Reader  ,

This information was collected from personal interviews remotely and email exchanges but due to hostile conditions in Kashmir , I couldn't validate the authenticity of same physically. 

But I wanted this story to reach  the whole world who still might be thinking about Kashmiriyat is being alive in Kashmir and 1990 being just one more communal riot.  

Only intention is to ask for an SIT probe on such issues in J&K  headed by CBI or retired Supreme court judge who should personally interview these cases

While as we are all aware about the genocide of 1990 on minorities of kashmir especially Kashmiri pundits but other ethnic minorities specially Sikhs , Christians , Buddhists and shias too have suffered a lot.

While as Syrian & Mosul Christians , Iraqi Yazidis and others have faced the brunt of ISIS Islamic Jihad recently & world knows terrorism only through prism of 9/11  but we in INDIA have seen this in last 1250 years , braved it with pen and sword both.

A critical case of the connecting dots comes from kashmiri Sikhs who form an indomitable shield of nationalism and kashmiriyat in Kashmir despite being outcasted since 1947 in name of POK refugees and not allowed in many cases to settle in J&K .

The historic perspective of sikhs in kashmir starts from the creation of Khalsa 100s of years back when Kashmiri Pandits & other clans embraced Sikhism in large numbers to save this land from barbarian Afghans , Mughals and other Jihadis .

Sikhs in Kashmir are only 1-2% of Muslim majority & since 1989 when Islamic militancy started in Kashmir hundreds of Sikh girls have been forced to convert under love jihad. 
This brutal story wont come out because some Sikh organisation of Khalistani fronts  blacklist this story & being based in Pakistan are proving to catastrophic for Kashmir Sikhs.

Repeated attempts to get justice are halted by political nexus of  ministers who are majority Muslims , Judiciary which has Muslim dominance & JK Police which at times is part of this game. All of them collaborate with local Media in such such a way that Sikhs never dare to speak about it and hence wont get any justice. Govt. of India has been mute spectator & is not helping them. 

Sikhs have been left with only hope of divine intervention to save their daughters. Slow and steadily the exodus of Sikhs is now happening from Kashmir to save their daughters.

Following cases will be an eye opener for entire world and needs intervention as Love Jihad has consummated them in name of mutual consent but story of rape , abduction and exploitation has been hidden from the secular and so called moderate Media of INDIA & whats worst that foreign Sikh Bodies in Canada , USA & overseas have ignored the issue for long . 


After few hours of this explosive story online , I had to change names of women by XYZ and men by ABC to save their identity but can provide the name and details if asked to for investigations . Furthermore most of the women were coerced to accept in courts that they have converted on their own.

1. Year 1989,XYZ  kour d/o ABC singh saimoh Tral distt  Pulwama ,lured into trap of love jihad, converted and married to a Muslim. He sold her after few years to a cobbler from Mattan Anantnag. She now lives in Anantnag Mattan,and is seen begging most of days.

2. Year 1990, XYZ daughter of a Nurse at SMHS hospital Srinagar, living at Aloochabagh, taken away forcibly and  converted . she was given a govt.job at university of Kashmir later for her will to convert.

3. Year 1991,  XYZ daughter of Sikh Technician at Lal ded hospital srinagar studying in tenth class living at  Aloochabagh srinagar , taken away and forced into unsolicited acts . She was brought back to family after two years.

4. Year 1991 , XYZ  kour of aloochabagh Tral forced to marry a Jihadi Terrorist. the said Jihadi militant got killed,then married to another militant,who also got killed now married to third militant.

5.Year 1995  XYZ  kour nurse from Baramullah Kashmir working at SMHS hospital taken away and married to a muslim forcibly. Whereabouts missing now.

6.  Year 1998 XYZ  kour a teacher from Budgam forced to marry a Muslim Extremist under mysterious circumstances 

7.  Year 1998 XYZ kour from Tral a nurse being exploited till date !

8.  Year 2001 16 year XYZ kour from Arigam tral taken away and forced to marry a muslim.

9.  Year 2000. XYZ kour of  Tral a nurse at SMHS hospital who was already married forced to abandon her husband and now being exploited.

11.Year 2001 two sisters of police inspector ABC  Singh from  Tral taken away. One sister was recovered after one year and had given birth to a daughter. Second sister who was married already not recovered till date.

12. Year 2010 XYZ  kour  a lecturer in school education deptt govt of J&K, daughter of LIC officer from Baramulla forced by school principal to marry a Muslim. This matter was  brought to notice of then education minister also but of no use.

13. Year  2011   16 year XYZ kour daughter of ABC Singh engineer  of  Bemina taken away  by a militant auto driver.

14.  Year 2013 XYZ kour daughter of  ABC  singh driver of hutmarah mattan was married to a sikh of  Tral, but was taken away by a Muslim forcibly under mysterious conditions.

15. Year 2014 XYZ  kour of Saidpora Tahab pulwama married to a sikh of Aloochabagh Srinagar, taken away by a Muslim on second day of marriage. This matter is in court now.

There are hundreds of examples of love jihad in Kashmir which needs SIT probe and formal investigation . Authors intent isnt to create any communal disturbance but seek an independent probe into the incidents and bring the cultprits to justice . Anywhere where any mutual consent wasn't involved , must be taken as a case of abduction and forced sexual slavery clauses

From Ladisha Laughter To Tearful Memories

My friend Kanwal Peshin & I share a bond that might go beyond the known & unknown practicalities of human thoughts. Often we differ , stop talking for days and then like good old friends start communications again. we often demonstrate all those traits that friends in LORD of the RINGS did. 

I am writing this story to give words to his heroism and humanity which often we forget in his MASKERY ( stand up comedian acts ). he works for Fire department in Kashmir and is often known for his Kashmiri jokes , hilarious songs , humor and laughter. He fills the gathering with joy and entertainment to make life lighter and easy to breath.  He is called vyang Shrimoni by his community members. a title he earned for his satire & comedy.

I am putting words to his story and feeling the moments as he narrates the things to me.

On the intervening night of 6/7 September I ,along with my roommate got up around midnight and went out of our Hotel Hill View in Indira Nagar. After accessing the raised water level & sent information about water flowing into Shivpora area to head quarters but it looked like the things were surprisingly getting out of control much before the SMS could reach the authority. Panic was gripping across the place.

Irshad one of the Hotel employees asked us to leave hotel despite my resentment , we started to move out as quickly as possible. Taking along as many people as we could & those who believed on our word.

The water was fast rising up in adjoining areas & we managed to reach Batmaloo Fire & Emergency Services Headquarters . I was posted there and as such it was my first stop to reach along with many more people whom I didn't knew anyone personally but carried them along as a fellow human being. 

On the way we saw water flowing into Jahangir chowk as if a well was getting filled with monsoon water. Water had started to move into our Hqrs too and upto first floor .

Water had crossed the all limits as if it was jhelum was flowing towards Batmaloo Bus stand rather than its normal course.  Our Head quarter was almost getting dysfunctional as none of us could move out & we have no means to move out . No boats No rafts No life jackets . what ever rescue stock was available was already underwater . It was left to few of us within the HO to save with what ever supplies we had and what ever we could achieve. 

We had to act with what ever few boats we got at our disposal. Suthrashahi was fully submerged & we were rescuing as many people from the locality on our rescue boats but water flow was on such high current that we where forced to stop operation at around . fully exhausted by then & left with few pull overs, we were dirty , wet & fighting for survival .  I could hear people praying . Sikhism , hinduism and Islam : All prayers reaching together to almighty for help. It was only Human being and Almighty God which was to connect and survive.  I was cracking jokes but I knew they wont have any effect on people but may be let them have smile on face in this dance of death.

As our own Family quarters submerged & we started shifting the old , women and children to big Hqrs building which was considered little safe. 

In the meantime a truck carrying passengers from Airport managed to reach nearby & we offered them rescue through ropes& boats to reach our Headquarters. The water level had increased & even one floor of our Headoffice building was submerged now.  

In the morning situation was worst & 100s of people rescued to our Hqrs where afraid of loosing precious lives. 

I along with colleage Abrar & his small brother reached top of the building & wrote HELP on the roof and waved Red shirt to Army Helicopters . 

One of them responded n came to close range he was asking me the situation . I briefed him about the females n children along with others but main cause of worry was Lucky Singhs wife who was expecting and in labour pain. There was hardly anything around to feed people with .Drinking Water was almost over. 

IN this situation , we were supposed to help people in rest of city but we were ourselves on brink of starvation and death was hovering over us. I was thinking to discharge my duties and I thought it is best to start in the perimeter where I am stuck.

Helicopter promised to return with other rescue chopper because he failed to rescue women n children in his first stint. Lucky sing was weeping but I was assuring him & other people that chooper will return to rescue them tomorrow. 

I could have easily saved myself but I opted to save all. I didnt climb the ladder of Chopper thinking about my duty to save rest whoc were weak , fragile and looked upon me as the one who could turn the things. one old muslim lady called me BATTEH BAHADUR ( A brave KP ) after I came down from roof top risking my life again to wave to helicopter.

Next morning same exercise started & Air force rescue chopper came thrice & I manged to rescue all needy people but few tourists could not be air lifted. I again promised them for tomorrow but water level was stagnant on that day. it was a time for group discussion and keepingt he morale of people high. there were lots of locals and non locals . Human bond knew no end and people were connecting hungry and few were angry on themselves and their near & dear ones too. 

Same exercise carried & chopper came for mission again. I rescued all those whom I could in next 6 shifts & I was relieved now as my responsibility was over. Everytime I was looking towards towards Shankracharya temple for blessing me and towards the end , I could see a sun shine on Hari Parvat giving me a smile that things would be better soon. 

All these days I almost forgot that I have a family whom I have informed about my safety . All these days , I felt people areound me are the ones who are my family. I never though of anyone being Hindu , muslim , pro or anti , ideological or Plural , moderate or extremists. My 5 days went on to see human being as Human being only. 

Now I couldnt search anyone else who wanted to be moved out by chopper. I found two ppl who didn't want to take risk to board a chopper.  I promised them safety & I had forgotten day & date by then. Over a joke , Mohan Lal said its friday today sir & Sohan lal replied sir its 12th September.  Someone said we have survived 9.11 too.

I asked them if anyone of you ready to move with me into city and then back home to jammu. By now the confidence to succeed was so strong that many of them replied yes. 

But all three of us who were working so far to rescue people in flood where non swimmers that was the worry inside the hearts but all those whom we rescued , they never knew about it till date that I cant swim. Now that it was time to tread journey towards home , I had to break this secret to the utter laughter of all those in room.

Many didn't believe me at all wondered as to how I carried so many things in last one week risking my life at times.  I had tears flowing my eyes and I just couldnt answer other than thanking God for what all I had done.

And I proceeded in  the morning with the help of a fire ladder we reached on top of a fire vehicle & we shifted the ladder to other side where flow of water was less & we started our mission Airport. A tough ordeal of another two days via Batmaloo , Rek Chowk , Allochibagh , Rambagh & then Airforce station.  I was not fearing anyhow now , faith in God and successful rescue at Head office had made my will to survive even stronger. May be I swam or I didnt at time . I waded through water above my head or upto my head was something which I didnt even know. I was a trans like situation as if I was fully under some unfluence of drug. I was singing kashmiri songs ... ZINDH ROZNE BAPAT CHE MARAAN LUKH & sometimes CHYET WATYI AKYE WIZ WAARYE CHE PAKH ALBARYE ...  

Many rescuers and relief operators saw me , many were wondering on my state of mind and many local & army rescuers were motivated by me on way but now I had just my son and wife in mind. With no news for days now about me , I knew they would in state of shock considering the place where I used to stay was washed away or submerged totally.

I had no contact with anyone in outside world other than my few companions and flood victims around me. As I moved on , someone finally picked me up at airport and I found myself with Maaza mango fruity box and as it went into my body , I couldnt hardly digest it. 

Fatigue or infection of 8 days , insomania & total leaching of Body . I was feeling as if a dead man walking. As of today I am on antibiotics and resting at home but everytime I touch water , it looks like flood will comeout of it.

Some Names that I rememered in rescue attemps include

Sonali kumari Banglore.Soom Nath jammuGopi Shouri jmuKasim ....uriMohan lal jmuAftab Ah jmuManzoor Hussain RajouriManju kumari...delhiSanju kumar.....Delhi.Lucky singhW/o lucky singhRandeep singhGh nabi Sheikh pulwamaAb Qayoom Rangreh nOther 50 to 69 names not known.

This how  Kanwal Peshin our Ladisha Laughter man Vyang Shremoni saved lives & cracks a joke in kashmiri poem like a true LADISHA 

Attempts to take out the Trucks from Fire department was impossibility

It was not flood but Satisar resurrected 

All I could think was Almighty god and Scenes of Titanic 

Even getting stuck and Water jamming Engines , we swam and tried again

Swimming across and using Electric wires for rescue 

Roping up people and giving them confidence to survive 

Every time Helicopter would arrive , it would mean some more would survive 

Final Evacuation drill 

Laid On Floor Exhausted ! Hungry , Thirsty and Starved

Yes I am a Kashmiri Pandit

Yes I am a Kashmiri Pandit !
Yes I am an Indian too !
Burnt from Back & Ugly Injuries on face !
I am smiling with faceless giggles !

Those who lit me , burnt their fingers too!
Now hide them in Waters of Vitasta !
Still they cry more than me & in anger !
Because I survived their Forest Fire !

Countrymen don't want to see my face !
they hide in shame & call me Ugly !
An unseen blot on Democratic India !
A hidden patch of secularanarchy !

Yes Still !

Yes I am a Kashmiri Pandit !
Yes I am an Indian too !
Burnt from Back & Ugly Injuries on face !
I am smiling with faceless giggles !

 

Sealed Directive Security Before Development

Respected  Prime Minister of India ,


A quick rejoinder on the current situation and the prerequisites that nation is looking foward before we envision & embark on our dream for Developed INDIA. 

As your esteemed counterpart in Pakistan has been reduced to post of District Magistrate in Islamabad via Coup-de-Anarchy by Kejriwals of Pakistan , ISI & Army are watching for a golden chance to reinstate themselves as CEO of Pakistan .

Its a turning point in history of Pakistan once again and challenging time for us. Reason for continuous skirmishes , mortal shelling & firing on LOC & International border in J&K is very much by design on two fronts. Its not coincidence but well orchestrated.  

One to gain prominence & get excuse for power brokerage if India retaliates & second to ensure HAMAS type operations in Hindu dominated areas of LOC to create anarchism before elections.




On both fronts its a challenge & opportunity for nationalists & Humanitarians in  J&K.  While as Pak Envoy has left no stone unturned to fuel the internal choas & mass frenzy in Kashmir by his direct involvement in #amarnath #Kausarnag & other communally propelled issues which benefits sabotage zoo keepers in #kashmir but what is most disruptive is the congress led Rahul Gandhi going for personal dinner to Pak High Commission, following Hurriyat foot steps.


One Wonder if the so called Secular Jihadi movement started years back by Congress is now open & in direct exposure of sun . Isnt it time for us to relook at our stand on INDIA vis-a-vis this secularism ,which starts from the formidable questions arising from the Secular construct forced on our country in name of diversity by Indira gandhi to break Emergency Jinx.  Not a single state or country where Muslims are in majority , has this concept of Secularism prevailing whether its PAKistan , Kashmir or Bangladesh then why is it bound so dutifully on us only so much so that HINDU CM for J&K becomes a controversial subject.

Nation needs to rethink on its priorities . Development over the diminished pride and lack of security is impossible. 

Mallows hierarchy must be respected and allowed to flourish with sense of security and equality in reality from those parts where shelling kills our people to places where our women are abducted , raped and converted by #LoveJihad . Unless Psychological pattern of constitution is corrected and security ensured , thinking of other three layers is day dream. 

In 65 Years of India , we have not just became minorities but lost the character of India which was so strong and unique that we would go for fasting rather than importing wheat under Shastri Ji .  

We have to take tough decisions and these decision are in mood/mandate of nation and its people. While as STATE at 10 RR might feel that RAJ DHARMA gets compromised but let me assert with righteousness , last shaloks of Bhagwat Gita 


Chapter 18. Conclusion--The Perfection of Renunciation TEXT 78

yatra yogesvarah krsno , yatra partho dhanur-dharah 
Tatra srir vijayo bhutir  , dhruva nitir matir mama

 English translation 

Wherever there is Krsna, the master of all mystics, and wherever there is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence, Prosperity , development  victory, extraordinary power, and morality. That is my opinion.


We need strength of Arjuna today & Mastery of Krishna as prerequisites for your RAJ DHARMA. If Development of INDIA has to be assured, Please rectify the first two things if you really want developed INDIA.

we are fighting an ideology that recalls Ghazweh HInd as major objective, creation of Mughlistan corridor as dream of Jinnah. We are fighting a nation which will contribute 50% polio affected patience across the world in next 5 years ad still contributes 80% terrorist today.  We are living in a neighborhood country where ISLAM has been publicly banned for its religious extremism and intolerance.

Last but not least I see a ray of Hope as my friend from RS PORA said 

Ab Ki Baar , Modi sarkaar ! 

Lahore , Rawalpindi ke Paar !  



Regards ,

Veer Ji Wangoo 

KOA USA request PM India for Intervention

Verses of Neelmat Puran for Vishnupad Kramsar Yatra

The actual name of Kaunsarnag is Kramasara  (Ref. Nilmat Purana.)  Meaning of the Shalokas From Nilmat Purana-

Verse 181. Brahma, Visnu and S'ambhu gave their own names to the peaks on which they had taken
their stand, on the earth.

Verse 182-183. O best among men, they said to the high peaks of the high-souled king of the mountains: "Whoever shall see you after taking bath in this lake called Kramasara, shall see three of us on the mountain and will go to heaven.

कौंसरनाग तीर्थ : इतिहास और परंपरा Dr Agnishekhar

यह कितने अफ़सोस की बात है कि धर्मनिरपेक्ष  भारत में कश्मीरी पंडितों को पहले अपनी मातृभूमि से धर्म के आधार पर पाकिस्तान समर्थित जिहादी और अलगाववादी शक्तियों ने बेदखल किया ,उन्हें जीनोसाइड का शिकार बनाया ,उनके बारे में झूठ फैलाया ,उनके  शैक्षणिक,धार्मिक और सांस्कृतिक संस्थानों को  हथियाने या उनके बारे में विवाद खड़े करने की साज़िश को परवान चढ़ाया। उनके धार्मिक स्थलों के नाम बदले। जैसे शंकराचार्य पर्वत को तख़्त-ए - सुलेमान ,श्री शारिका पर्वत को कोह - ए - मारान करने तक ही दम नहीं लिया ,बल्कि सम्राट अशोक द्वारा बसाये इतिहास प्रसिद्द श्रीनगर को शहर-ए -ख़ास कर दिया। 

कश्मीर के इतिहास को तोड़ मरोड़ कर लिखा जाने लगा। हाल ही में कश्मीरी हिन्दुओं की कश्मीर में वापसी के सरकारी उल्लेख भर से  बिदक कर अलगाववादी नेताओं  से लेकर कश्मीर के मुफ़्ती आज़म तक  उनके पुनर्वास का यह कहकर तीव्र विरोध किया कि भारत सरकार कश्मीर में मुस्लिम जनसँख्या के अनुपात को असंतुलित करने के साथ ही  यहाँ के पारम्परिक भाईचारे , कश्मीरियत को नष्ट करना चाह  रही है। 

       अभी हाल ही में अमरनाथ यात्रियों पर सुनियोजित हमलों ,करीब 150 यात्री लंगरों को जला डालने ,बच्चों ,महिलाओं सहित सभी  यात्रियों की धुनाई के बाद विश्व  प्रसिद्द खीरभवानी तीर्थ पर सामूहिक हमले के बाद अब  कौंसरनाग विष्णुपाद यात्रा का विरोध ही नहीं ,बल्कि उसके लिए  सरकारी अनुमति दिए जाने के बाद हुर्रियत नेता अलीशाह गीलानी के 2 मई को कश्मीर बंद  के ऐलान और भड़काई गई हिंसा के दबाव में रद्द किया गया। 

          कश्मीरी पंडितों को कुलगाम से होते हुए अहरबल के पारम्परिक रास्ते से  कौंसरनाग विष्णुपाद यात्रा करने से रोकने के लिए कभी पर्यावरण संरक्षण का तर्क दिया गया ,कभी यहाँ कश्मीरी हिन्दुओं के हज़ारों वर्ष पुराने तीर्थ होने के तथ्य को ही झुठलाया गया ,कभी कौंसर (नाग)को अरबी मूल का शब्द कहकर वहां मस्जिद बनाये जाने की बात कही  गयी और कभी इस  विष्णुपाद कौंसरनाग की यात्रा की प्राचीन परंपरा को ही निराधार घोषित किया गया। सबसे हास्यास्पद बात यह कि इसे आर एस एस द्वारा प्रायोजित यात्रा भी कहा गया। अब यह बताया जा रहा है कि  कौंसरनाग  विष्णुपाद यात्रा का पारम्परिक मार्ग  कुलगाम ज़िले से न होकर कश्मीर घाटी से 300 किलोमीटर दूर जम्मू जाकर वहां से 64  किलोमीटर दूर रियासी के पहाड़ी मार्ग से है। अर्थात कश्मीर घाटी के किसी हिन्दू को अगर कौंसरनाग  विष्णुपाद  यात्रा करनी हो ,तो उसे बजाय एक दिन के बदले चार दिन लगाकर जम्मू जाकर रियासी जाना होगा।

        

       कौंसरनाग  विष्णुपाद कश्मीर घाटी के दक्षिण में पीर पांचाल पर्वत - श्रंखला के बीच  शुपयन   में स्थित  कपालमोचन तीर्थ से से 34 की दूरी पर समुद्र तल से 12  हज़ार फ़ीट की ऊँचाई पर 5 किलोमीटर लम्बी और 3  किलोमीटर चौड़ी विशाल पाऊँ के आकार  की एक विलक्षण झील है जिसके साथ मिथकीय आख्यान, इतिहास और लोक विश्वास  जुड़े हुए हैं। इस तीर्थ का उल्लेख नीलमत पुराण , कल्हण की राजतरंगिणी  जैसे  प्राचीन ग्रंथों में तो है ही , इस का उल्लेख कश्मीर के महाराजा  रणबीर सिंह के शासन काल में पंडित साहिब राम  की  पाण्डुलिपि ' तीर्थ संग्रह ' में भी है जिसमें  कश्मीर के प्रसिद्द 365 तीर्थों के बारे में जानकारी मिलती है। यह पाण्डुलिपि अभी तक अप्रकाशित है और भंडारकर यूनिवर्सिटी में सुरक्षित है। 

        

       नीलमतपुराण के अनुसार कौंसरनाग  विष्णुपाद झील के इर्द - गिर्द बानिहाल के पश्चिम में तीन ऊंचे -ऊंचे पर्वत शिखर हैं जिन्हे ब्रह्मा ,विष्णु और महेश गिरि  के नाम से चिन्हित किया गया है। इन तीनों में से पश्चिम की ओर जो सबसे ऊंचा  शिखर है उसे  'नौ बंधन ' कहा जाता है । जल प्रलय के समय  मनु की नौका   हवा पानी तूफ़ान के थपेड़े खाते खाते यहीं जा लगी थी। नीलमत पूरा के अनुसार वास्तव में यहीं पर कहीं विष्णु ने मत्स्य अवतार धारण कर अपनी पीठ से  मनुष्यता के बीज लिए मनु की नौका को धकिया कर पर्वत से जा लगाया था और मनु ने इसी शिखर से उसे बाँधा था। जब 1981 में  मैंने पहली बार कौंसरनाग  विष्णुपाद की यात्रा की, मैं सौभाग्यशाली था कि मेरे साथ प्रसिद्द भाषा वैज्ञानिक और भारतविद डॉ टी एन गंजू ,विख्यात रेडियो निदेशक के के नैयर ,प्रतिष्ठित ब्रॉडकास्टर,कवि और अनुवादक मोहन निराश और महर्षि महेश योगी के शिष्य मोती लाल ब्रह्मचारी यात्रा में साथ थे ।संयोगवष हम सभीने  'कामायनी' पढ़ रखी थी। जब हमें एक स्थानीय गुज्जर ने हवा में अपनी छड़ी उठाकर इन  तीनों शिखरों के बाद  'नौ बंधन ' दिखाया था ,तो हम देखते ही रह गए थे। निराश जी ने मुझसे भावुक मुद्रा में पूछा था ,'' कोई कविता तो नहीं याद आ रही तुमको ?'

      

उनके पूछने भर की देर थी कि मैंने और गंजू साहिब ने  छूटते ही पाठ शुरू किया था :

                  'हिम गिरि के उत्तुंग शिखर पर 

                   बैठ शिला की शीतल छाँह।  

                   एक पुरुष भीगे नयनों से 

                    देख रहा था प्रलय प्रवाह।। 

मुझे याद है कि नीलमत पुराण और कल्हण की राजतरंगिणी के सन्दर्भ दे देकर गंजू साहिब और मोहन निराश ने कौंसर नाग के मिथक ,उसके रास्ते में पड़ने वाले अहिनाग (पवित्र जल कुण्ड  ) और  महिनाग (पवित्र जल कुण्ड ) से संबंधित किंवदंतियां  ही नहीं सुनाईं थीं बल्कि उनकी समकालीन सन्दर्भों में भी अपनी तरह की व्याखाएं भी की थीं। मुझे पहली बार तभी पता चला था कि कौंसरनाग शब्द वास्तव में मूल संस्कृत शब्द ' क्रमसर नाग ' का अपभ्रंश है और कश्मीर में त्रिक  सम्प्रदाय ,भट्टारिका सम्प्रदाय ,कुल 

सम्प्रदाय  आदि की तरह ही क्रम संप्रदाय भी प्रचलन में रहा है। कश्मीर में  शिव का एक नाम 'क्रमेश्वर ' भी है। इस विष्णुपाद सर में क्रमेश्वर का वास होने से इस सम्प्रदाय के लोग यहाँ प्रति वर्ष  आषाढ़  पूर्णिमा  और  नाग पंचमी  को आकर पूजा अर्चना करते थे। यहाँ पुंछ और रियासी के क्षत्रिय राजपूतों में छागल (बकरा) की बलि चढ़ाने की भी परंपरा रही है। शुपयन के पास कपालमोचन तीर्थ के पूजापाठी ब्राह्मण पारम्परिक रूपसे कौंसरनाग यात्रियों के साथ हो लेते थे। डॉ त्रिलोकी नाथ गंजू के अनुसार शुपयन के निकटवर्ती  परगोच गाँव के एक बहु पठित पुजारी मोहनलाल  के पास कौंसर नाग का माहात्म्य भी हुआ करता था। उस माहात्म्य के अनुसार  कौंसरनाग विष्णुपाद यात्रा करने वाले यात्री को वही फल मिलते हैं जो अमरेश्वर (स्वामी अमरनाथ ) की यात्रा करने वाले को प्राप्त होते हैं। 

इस तरह कपालमोचन तीर्थ ( शुपयन ) से होकर या  कुल वागेश्वरी (कुलगाम ) से होते हुए  अहरबल प्रपात  जिसका नाम नीलमतपुराण (श्लोक  282 )   में 'अखोरबिल ' कहा गया है जिसका  अर्थ मूषक - बिल होता  है जिस से विशोका नदी ठीक वैसे ही निकली बताई गयी है जैसे भागीरथी गंगा जह्नु ऋषि के मुंह से निकलने पर जाह्नवी कहलाती है। इसके पश्चात कोंगवटन ( कुंकुम वर्तन )की  मनोरम उपत्यका में रात गुजारने के बाद सुबह मुंह अँधेरे अहिंनाग  और महिनाग को पीछे छोड़ते हुए हम विष्णुपद  तक की चढ़ाई चढ़कर बर्फानी जल से झिलमिल कौंसरनाग के दर्शन करते हैं। शब्दातीत दृश्य। अलौकिक झील। मीलों लम्बी -चौड़ी इस सुरम्य  झील के पानी पर छोटे छोटे हिमखंड दूर से राजहंसों की तरह लगते है। डॉ गंजू ने हमें विष्णुपाद की पश्चिम दिशा में  उस मुहाने के पास धीरे धीरे उतरने को कहा  जहाँ से कौंसरनाग से विशोका नदी निकलती है। मुझे याद है यहीं पर फर्फीले जल में हमने  स्नान किया था। पूजा की थी। 

     किंवदंती है की यहीं पर कश्यप ऋषि ने सतीसर की विशाल जलराशि के निकास के उपरान्त कश्मीर घाटी के लोगों के कल्याण के लिए लक्ष्मी की पूजा की थी। इससे पूर्व कश्यप ऋषि ने श्वेतद्वीप में साधना की।  कश्यप ऋषि की प्रार्थना से द्रवित होकर लक्ष्मी विशोका नदी ( कश्मीरी में वेशव ) रूप में कौंसरनाग से बहार आयीं। उसके साथ अहिनाग और  महिनाग भी चल लिए। अर्थात इन दोनों पवत्र कुंडों का जल भी  विशोका में जा मिला। विशोका  कौण्डिन्य नदी ,क्षीर नदी और वितस्ता में जा मिलतीं है। 

     यहीं इसी विष्णुपाद कौंसरनाग के पश्चिमी मुहाने पर सविनय हाथ जोड़कर कश्यप ऋषि देवी विशोका की स्तुति करते हैं -'' हे माता लक्ष्मी ,तुम इन कश्मीर हो !तुम्हीं उमा के रूप में प्रतिष्ठित हो !तुम ही सब देवियों में विद्यमान हो !तुम्हारे जल से  स्नान आने पर पापी भी मोक्ष पाते हैं। '

       नीलमत पुराण का गहन अध्ययन करने पर पता चलता है कि कश्मीर घाटी में प्राचीनकाल से उत्सवों और यात्राओं  की साल भर धूम रहती रही  है। ऐसी वार्षिक यात्राओं में कौंसरनाग यात्रा भी  कोई अपवाद नहीं है। कश्मीर की आदि नेंगी  ललद्यद चौदहवीं  शताब्दी में अपने एक लालवाख में  क्रमसर नाग का उल्लेख करती  हैं  जिससे इसके माहात्म्य का साहियिक सन्दर्भ सामने आता है। ललद्यद् अपने पूर्जन्मों की स्मृति की बात करते हुए कहती हैं क़ि उसे से तीन बार सरोवर ( सतीसर ) को जलप्लावित रूप में देखने की याद है। एक बार सरोवर को मैंने गगन से मिले देखा। एक बार हरमुख (शिखर) को  क्रमसर ( शिखर) से जुड़ा एक सेतु देखा।  सात बात सरोवर को शून्याकार होते देखा। 

         जो अलगाववादी आज यह कहने लगे हैं कि उन्होंने कभी कौंसरनाग यात्रा होते नहीं देखी  है ,इससे बड़ा झूठ कुछ नहीं हो सकता। जिहादी आतंकवादियों और अलगाववादियों ने 1990 में जब कश्मीर से वहां के मूल बाशिंदों को ही जबरन जलावतन किया ,जो कि कश्मीरी पंडित थे ,स्वामी अमरनाथ की यात्रा छोड़ के बाकी सभी यात्राये प्रभावित  रहीं हैं। क्या ऐसे जिहादियों को बताने की ज़रुरत है की मुगलों के शासनकाल में कौंसरनाग यात्रा  प्रतिबंधित रही है। रही बात इस यात्रा से पर्यावरण प्रदूषित होगा ,इससे बचकाना और बनावटी तर्क कोई नहीं हो सकता है। अभी कुछ वर्ष पहले मुग़ल रोड के निर्माण के दौरान हज़ारों हज़ार पेड़ बिना किसी चूं - चपड़ के काटे गए , डल झील को मौत के कगार पर पहुंचाया गया ,चिनार काट डाले गए ,जंगलों का सफाया किया गया, हज़ारों हाउसबोटों का मल - मूत्र डल में निर्बाध जा रहा है। आचार झील और विश्व प्रसिद्द वुल्लर झील की दयनीय हालत पर कोई अलगाववादी नेता ,आतंकवादी सरगना बयान नहीं देता ,कश्मीर बंद का आह्वान नहीं करता। 

      कौंसरनाग विष्णुपाद की यात्रा की इजाज़त देने से कश्मीर की मुस्लिम अस्मिता खतरे में पड़ने वाली है ,ऐसा भी खुलम खुल्ला कहा जा रहा है। . 

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कारगिल का युध थमा नही , कारगिल अभी रुका नही !
कारगिल  युध विराम हुवा नही ! भारत कभी जुकाह नही !  क्यूंकी   कारगिल...अभी

वो महाभारत की एक ओर अध्याय थी !
जिसका अंतिम शालोक अभी कृशण ने कहा नही !   क्यूंकी   कारगिल...अभी

आज़ाध मैदान मे जभ अमर कुंठ पर लात मारी जिहादी ने !
वो शीशा टूटा मगर , मेरा सामर्थ्य टूटा नही !   क्यूंकी   कारगिल...अभी

जब मुंबई की रेल मे, धड़ शीश से अलग हुवे !
धमाकू की गूँझ से ललकार मेरी रुकी नही !  क्यूंकी   कारगिल...अभी

जब जहाद की तलवार कश्मीर से केरेला तक चीरती रही !
लहू गंगा मे तो बह गया , मगर अभी धरती सींची नही !  क्यूंकी   कारगिल...अभी

जब ओवसी , गीलानी और बॅट्कल चिलाते है पाकिस्तान पाकिस्तान !
मेरे अंतकरण मुझ से कहते है , तुम अभी रुकना नही !  क्यूंकी   कारगिल...अभी 

Watch Hurriyat Dynamics : Umar Blasting Geelani ! Raw footage !

10 Minute Deep Dive on Kashmiri Pandit Feminism

KP baraderi in London made a historic start by getting all the KP folks together & celebrate JYESTAH ASHTAMI  together . I was really impressed by the sheer magic of young people namely Laxmi , Anupama , Vinod ji & even the elders like Dr Vivek & others.  A great rejoice at a time when we waning on thin hope of our return.  

Recorded a 10 minute clip for the function and hope you too would like it !