Delhi government to establish an institution and museum to preserve Kashmiri Hindu culture, language, and heritage, fulfilling a long-standing community demand.

The Rekha Gupta ,Delhi government is currently getting ready to construct a Kashmiri Academy and Museum in the capital after recently announcing that it will give displaced Kashmiri Hindu households a monthly income of Rs 13,000.

The new academy would focus on preserving, advancing, and promoting Kashmiri culture, language, art, and legacy. It will be modeled after the current Urdu, Hindi, Sindhi, and Punjabi academies. In order to present the community’s millennia-old religious and cultural heritage in one location, a museum will also be built.

Sources claim that if everything goes as planned, the academy might be up and running by the end of the next year. Construction is anticipated to start as soon as a site is decided.

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Fulfilled Long-Standing Demand

The displaced Hindu community in Delhi-NCR has been calling for the establishment of an academy and museum for the past 35 years since leaving Kashmir owing to terrorism backed by Pakistan in order to maintain their distinct identity for future generations.

This demand has been given careful consideration by the current administration. Delhi’s Minister for Tourism, Art, and Culture, Kapil Mishra, recently met with a group of displaced Kashmiri Hindus, among them Ravinder Pandit, President of the All India Kashmiri Samaj (AIKS). Following a thorough deliberation, a decision was made to proceed with the project.

The academy would prioritize developing Kashmir’s ancient Sharada language, literature, food, and traditional dress, according to those acquainted with the effort. The museum will focus on the value of Kashmiri culture to India and its thousands of years of history, which dates back to the Sanatani period. Accordingly, the government has also given the concept of holding a two-day “Sharada Mahotsav” (festival) in Delhi a favorable reception.

This effort builds on prior financial relief initiatives.

Only a few days have passed since the Rekha Gupta government gave the community substantial financial assistance. The income-limit restriction that was keeping 1,800 Hindu families from Kashmir who had been displaced from getting their Rs 13,000 monthly payment was lifted by the government. Payments that had been suspended for 18 months will now be able to resume thanks to this judgment.

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Additionally, more than 500 more displaced Kashmiri Hindus will benefit from the payment after new applications were accepted.