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Sanjeev Munshi

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A Kashmiri Pandit from Budhagir, Alikadal, Srinagar, have received my education from J&K, and a career of 42 years in Herbal Pharma Marketing (Ayurveda). I was heading Domestic as well as International Marketing for the organization.

Currently living in Vadodara, Gujarat, and engaged as a Pharma Marketing Consultant. I'm keenly interested in matters of social, historical, and human behavior, particularly Kashmir-related issues.

Has been writing for several magazines about community-related and Kashmir-related matters, social as well as political.

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    • Sanjeev Munshi
      Sanjeev Munshi published a blog post Welcome to Kashmir – As Tourists Only
      Recently, I called one of my cousins living in Ghaziabad to inquire about his welfare and was surprized to learn that he and his family, including his +80 yrs old father were in Srinagar, visiting the city of their origin first time since the Exodus...
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        Sanjeev Munshi published a blog post Puji Badleyem (Only the Butchers have changed)
        In Kashmir, we have a saying, at times attributed to the great poet Mahjoor (1887-1952), in the form of a lament of a sheep, that loosely translates as,” Only the faces of my butchers have changed – tools of oppression remain the same,”! I was...
        • Sanjeev Munshi
          Sanjeev Munshi published a blog post Kashmir’s Traditional Miniature Art – a Heritage Conserved
          The blessed land of Rishi Kashyap, Kashmir became a garden in which bloomed knowledge in all its creative forms – philosophy, religious theology, languages, poetry, music, sculpture, architecture, painting, dance and performing arts (natya shastra)...
            • Suniel Kumar Dhar
              By Suniel Kumar Dhar

              While going through this article, I am reminded of my younger days, when on the occasion of Gouri Tritya, or Gor Try, we as young children used to anxiously wait for our Kulguru who will bring that KrielPachh for us ! This was a tradition...

            • Sanjeev Munshi
              Sanjeev Munshi published a blog post Nation Sans Nationalism?
              Bharat, known and described as Bharatvarsh in our ancient historical texts is one of the most ancient civilizations in the world. Hominid activity in the Indian subcontinent stretches back over 250,000 years, and it is, therefore, one of the oldest...
              • Sanjeev Munshi
                Sanjeev Munshi published a blog post Martand Sun Temple – The Lost Jewel of Kashmir
                Kashmir’s history, as per its illustrious historian son, Pt Kalhan, can be traced well into the Mahabharata times. Kalhan, in his epic Rajtarangini has mentioned that King Gonanda I ruled Kashmir (3238-3188 BCE?); he was related to King Jarasandha...
                  • Suniel Kumar Dhar
                    By Suniel Kumar Dhar

                    This is a very interesting blog on the rich heritage of Kashmiri Pandit Community and provides the first hand information as to how our heritage, be it religious or cultural, was being eroded by the brute and merciless religious fanatics...

                  • Sanjeev Munshi
                    Sanjeev Munshi commented on the blog A Community of Yore!
                    KPs are leaderless, have no political clout or standing. As a result, nobody takes us seriously. Even while Govt departments still have KP employees, mostly migrants themselves, still, our community people have to run from pillar to post! Our people...Read more
                    • Sanjeev Munshi
                      Sanjeev Munshi published a blog post Impact of Prolonged Exile on KP Culture - Challenges and Our Responses
                      I wish to start my presentation with a story about a friend living in Wayne, New Jersey (USA) – Mr Bhupendra Gadhavi, a NRI for 5 generations now. Starting 1880, one of his ancestors left Bhavnagar, Gujarat for Zanzibar, off the coast of east...
                        • Suniel Kumar Dhar
                          By Suniel Kumar Dhar

                          Our community is facing a new challenge of disintegration due to further dispersal of our population and we all are effected by this new trend in our society. It is not that other communities are not facing these developments, but rate of dispersal...

                        • Sanjeev Munshi
                          Sanjeev Munshi published a blog post Challenges for KP Cultural Survival and How We Can Respond
                          Year 2023 marks the 34th year of our community’s Seventh Exodus from the land of our forefathers. Our first exile started in 1389 when Sultan Sikander Shahmiri (1353-1413), notorious as Butshikan (the breaker of idols) ascended the throne of Kashmir...
                            • Suniel Kumar Dhar
                              By Suniel Kumar Dhar

                              This write up by Mr. Sanjeev Munshi has very aptly analysed the present social and cultural scenario of our community and also given a wake up call to our so called leaders to reassimilate their energies for building a cohesive platform for our...

                              • Dr. Suhul Dhar
                                By Dr. Suhul Dhar

                                This is a really nice article that helps us understand why we must take cultural preservation seriously.