Comedian Samay Raina once again spoke about the deep scars left by the exodus of Kashmiris, this time giving a more personal and detailed account of how it affected his family across generations. Recalling the fear that gripped his family, Raina revealed how his maternal grandfather was under direct threat. Amid the violence, Raina shed light on how his family managed to escape.
Comedian Samay Raina once again spoke about the deep scars left by the exodus of Kashmiris, this time giving a more personal and detailed account of how it affected his family across generations.
‘Kashmiri Pandits “I have no sense of belonging.”
Speaking on Dostcast, Raina didn’t hold back when describing the emotional cost of displacement.“It really affects you – you lose your entire childhood, your entire identity. All Kashmiri Pandits had to leave. Kashmiri Pandits have no place that gives them a sense of belonging,” he said.He went on to emphasize how trauma continues to shape the present. “To be honest, people of my generation are afraid to even return to Kashmir.
Our parents have a bittersweet relationship with it. When my mother returned after many years, she became very emotional, but when she saw that there was nothing left, she cried. “It has become a painful memory for her.”
“My grandfather was on the kill list.”
Recalling the fear that gripped his family, Raina revealed how his maternal grandfather was under direct threat.“My grandfather was on the kill list because he was a very prominent doctor in the village.
“At that time, letters were distributed saying who would be killed the next day,” he said.He added: “My mother fainted when the message came saying that my grandfather would be killed, and my grandmother also fainted.”He also spoke about those who chose to stay behind. “A lot of Kashmiri Pandits said they would stay, and they were killed in very brutal ways,” he added.
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It was Kashmiri Muslims Who helped him?
Amid the violence, Raina shed light on how his family managed to escape.“My aunt was the brave one. She calmly went to the clinic where my grandfather worked. Fortunately, he had so much goodwill that the Kashmiri Muslims there helped him and his family escape. They said nothing would happen to him because he had done so much for the people.”He added: “It was the Kashmiri Muslims who helped my grandfather get out of this situation.”
“We thought we would be back in two weeks.”
“We packed our bags all night – my grandparents, my mother and my aunt, the whole family left thinking we would be back in two weeks. It’s been 25 years,” Raina said, describing the night his family left.
