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| Re-live pain of exodus and celebrate existence: Youth 4 Panun Kashmir to KPs | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 22: Youth 4 Panun Kashmir, youth wing of Panun Kashmir, held its Annual Executive Body Meeting at Faridabad on December 21 and 22. Members from across the country participated in the two day deliberation, with members outside India joining over Skype.
A spokesman of the organization said the executive body prepared a roadmap with near-term, medium-term and long-term goals and milestones. The organizational structure was also reviewed, along with deliberations on clear roles and responsibilities. The executive body held detailed discussions for planning the proposed annual exodus day event-"29 in Exile".
Rahul Razdan, General Secretary Y4PK, explained how the 24 hour event has been conceived to ensure the community keeps alive its exile consciousness and the new generations of the community experience the pain that the community went through in these 29 years. He explained that the program will essentially comprise of three broad areas remember the past to understand what the community has gone through, revisiting those harsh times of 1990s and appreciating the pain that the community had to endure.
Rahul said that it is important to celebrate the present and the resilience of the community to pick up their lives even after going through a genocide and yet rebuilding through focus on future and development instead of looking for revenge and violence. He said that we need to reaffirm our resolve to return to our homeland as per our geo-political aspirations.
Rahul Kaul, President Y4PK, explained that as part of "29 in Exile", the community members will re-live the pain of those days. Volunteers of the community will recreate the conditions of the first day of exodus with a makeshift camp of tents and live that day all over again - feeling the pain of the people who witnessed the exodus, and ensuring the community renews its vow for achieving their demand of return to their homeland as per their geo-political aspirations.
The 24-hour program will begin at 10 am on 19th January, and complete at 10 am on 20th January, every year. The program will comprise of series of talks on the current and past exoduses, photo exhibitions, artistic displays and renditions, documentary screenings and tribute to the martyrs.
Vijay Raina, President Kashmiri Samiti Delhi, assured complete support of KSD in co-organizing the program with Y4PK. Senior members of Panun Kashmir like Kamal Hak and Dr Shakti Bhan and other eminent members of the community like Susheel Pandit also participated actively. |
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