Jammu, 14 June (H.S.): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Saturday called upon the Kashmiri Pandit community to set up industries, academic and cultural institutions in Jammu and Kashmir that will become the immortal story of their heritage and provide opportunities to generations to come.

While addressing an event here organised by Kashmiri Pandits living overseas, the LG said a moment of transformation is here.

Those once uprooted from their homeland return, and this homecoming is the truest victory. The presence of business leaders, corporate heads, technology entrepreneurs, and cultural icons sends a powerful message of confidence in the peace of Jammu Kashmir, and trust in the administrative stability under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said.

The LG said the Kashmiri Pandits were scarred by genocide and exile, but they have refused to be defined by wounds or struggle, and instead transformed pain into strength.

Kashmiri Pandit community's journey has been scarred by genocide, exile and struggle. The world once witnessed their wounds and now the triumph. The community chose a different path. They refused to be defined by wounds and struggle. Instead, they transformed that pain into strength, the LG said. Sinha said the event celebrates the community's patience and resilience, honours their achievements and, above all, lays the foundation for the community members' return.

Emphasising that the Kashmiri Pandit community's contribution is needed across industry, education, arts and spirituality, Sinha said he believes the true measure of life lies in what we give back, in the hope we inspire, and in the change we leave behind for our society and nation.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar