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I am sikh born and broughtup in Kashmir,India,sikhs in kashmir represent the secular face of kashmir with mere population of 50,000.Muslims with a population of approx of 60,00000 are a major community.Kashmir people are struggling to get independence from last 18 years.it is believed approx more than 500000 kashmir muslims have lost their lives and at the same time 350 kashmiri sikhs too have lost their lives one way or other.If we observe keenly as per population both people have suffered,It is very sad to see the state of affairs of sikhs in Kashmir.Not only local govt.but the govt. of India is also not bothered about sikh people's sentiments.The moral of sikh community is at lowest level,they feel alienated as the total focus of govt and non govt. agencies is major community,as everybody want,s to woo them.sikhs feel they are unwanted.I doubt if the same trend continues sikhs will be history in Kashmir.
Posted by paramjit singh on 9 October 2008