This story is brought to you in arrangement with 'Stories of Bengali Hindus'- an initiative started by descendants of East Bengali Hindu survivors of genocides who have come together to document their past - be it the genocides, culture, traditions, dialects, memories and all their stories so that they never remain forgotten.

On September 14, 1989, the first major killing of a Kashmiri Hindu leader Pt. Tika Lal Taploo happened in the valley setting the tone for the massive exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Kashmir on 19 January, 1990. Pandit Taploo’s killing at the hand of terrorists was a turning point in the conflict in this region