Kashmiri Vahini appeals to KP women to increase population

Jammu, January 30 (Scoop News) – Kashmira Vahini today appeals to kashmiri pandit women all over the globe that preserving the culture, language,heritage and passing the legacy to coming generations the increase in population at the rate of 2% is imperative, this can be achieved only when the young Kashmiri Pandit women produce more than two children.

Meenakshi Sidha,Media Secretary , Kashmira Vahini said that Kashmira Vahini in its appraisal of Jammu Declaration 2010 where in the community concern about dwindling population was addressed. The declaration had appealed to the Kashmiri Pandit community to produce more than two children.

She said that Kashmira Vahini will be organizing a series of workshops in Jammu and other parts of country. The first workshop of the series will be held in second week of march at Jammu where in young  kashmiri Pandit couples and would be couples will be invited to participate.

Meenakshi said that The issue confronting the community on demographic front will be discussed and debated in these workshops. The reasons of drop in birthrates which mainly contributed to this decline were “exodus and genocide of kashmiri Pandit community from Kashmir”.

                       Meenakshi said, Preserving gene pool of community and increasing the population will be the major issues of debate and discussion in these workshops. Numerical fall in population has contributed to a situation where the community has been marginalized by the political class of the nation.

          The core meeting was attended by Smt.Rama Shah, chairperson Kashmira Vahini,Smt.Kirti Kalla,Smt.Sunita Santoshi Gen.secy.,Dr.Khema Kaul National Spokesperson,Smt.Sudesha Koul chief Area co-ordinator,Neelam Kaul organizing secy.,Gayatri Hashia,Nirmala Tickoo, Vijay Saproo,Sushma Reshi,Vijay Khoda and Meenakshi Sidha.

 It may be mentioned here that Jammu and Kashmir Kashyap Bhandu Committee (JKKBC) has already resolved to institute an annual Award of Motherhood for those Kashmiri Pandit mothers who have more than two children. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the committee held on 18 December 2010,Saturday to commemorate the 25th death anniversary of Late Pt. Kashyap Bandhu, under the Chairmanship of its president VK Kashmiri.

The Kashyap Bhandu Committee is the first who resolved to institute an annual Award of Motherhood for those mothers who have more than two children. The Award will consist of a “Certificate of Honour” and substantial cash amount. This resolution was passed unanimously in view of alarming decrease in population of the Kashmiri Pandits. The members felt greatly concerned when a UNO Report was presented before the members which show Kashmiri Pandit Community one of the vanishing communities of  the world.

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