As Kashmiri Pandits’ Martyrs Day Or Balidan Diwas
Indo-European Kashmir Forum together with the Hindu Council UK commemorate the Kashmiri Pandits/ Hindus 36th Martyrs Day on 14 September ,2026.
On 14 September,1989, a prominent Kashmir Pandit leader , Tika Lal Taploo ,was gunned down and killed by the militants outside his own house in Srinagar. He was the first victim of the militancy which followed the barbaric killing of many more Kashmiri Pandits and Hindus and the other prominent Kashmiri Hindu leaders. The commemoration of 14 September as the Kashmir Hindus’ Martyrs Day highlights the 1990 mass exodus and displacement of Kashmiri Pandits/Hindus from the Valley.
Since 1990 Kashmiri Pandit/Hindu community across the globe come together on 14 September to pay homage and honour those brave Kashmiri Hindus Martyrs who were killed in targeted violence and who made the ultimate sacrifice for their community and for their nation. On 14 September the Balidan Diwas Kashmiri Hindus remember and honour and reaffirm that the sacrifices of Kashmiri Pandits/ Hindus will never be forgotten.
The displaced community for 36 years seek justice for their security and dignified return and rehabilitation to their ancestral land .They urge the UTI and the Central Governments to put measures in place for the preservation of their history, temples and their cultural heritage .
Krishna Bhan
On behalf of IEKF and HCUK
Date: 14 September,2026.