About Rohit Tikoo
I am Rohit Tikoo, an author and independent researcher focused on documenting the
history, displacement, and lived experiences of the Kashmiri Pandit community.
My work examines the events that led to the 1990 exodus and the long-term consequences
that followed, with an emphasis on context, continuity, and historical clarity.
Why This Work Exists
The displacement of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990 remains one of the most contested and
misunderstood episodes in modern Indian history. Public discussion is often fragmented,
politically framed, or reduced to slogans. This project exists to move beyond abstraction
and document events through chronology, testimony, and sustained narrative.
The aim is not advocacy, provocation, or simplification. It is preservation.
History that is not documented with care risks distortion or erasure.
Approach and Method
My writing is guided by a research-first approach. Wherever possible, events are presented
in chronological order and placed within their broader political and social context.
Personal narratives are treated as historical testimony, not as rhetorical devices.
This site distinguishes clearly between:
- Documented history and background
- Analytical and interpretive writing
- Memorial records and remembrance
Each section serves a different purpose, allowing facts, memory, and interpretation
to coexist without being conflated.
Background and Writing
My work spans long-form essays, historical overviews, and book-length documentation.
I focus on narrative preservation, displacement studies, and cultural memory, with
particular attention to events surrounding the Kashmiri Pandit exodus.
Rather than responding to every contemporary debate, this platform prioritizes
durability of the record. The objective is to create material that remains relevant
beyond news cycles and political shifts.
What This Website Offers
- A structured historical overview of the Kashmiri Pandits
- Contextual documentation of the 1990 displacement
- Essays and analysis grounded in evidence and chronology
- A memorial space dedicated to remembrance and loss
- Books and long-form work developed from sustained research
Independence and Intent
This website is an independent effort. It is not affiliated with political
organisations, advocacy groups, or media campaigns. The intent is to document,
not to mobilise.
Memory carries responsibility. This work seeks to honour that responsibility
through careful writing, restraint, and accuracy.