An introduction will normally begin as..... We are a group of.....
This space indeed is to find out who we are?
We are Kashmiri Pandits, scattered all over the world and slowly the community is seeming to disintegrate.
We are Kashmiri Pandits based in the UK and we have found other Kashmiri Pandits here, still looking for more.
We are proud of our culture and rich heritage - a happy group of people who like to have fun and wish to make a difference to the society we are living in.
In our group there are students studying in the UK, young professionals, those settled here for decades, those in the UK on short visits, those who were in the UK and now are elsewhere, those who plan on coming to the UK......basically we are just an ever growing family of KPs who meet regularly, do fun things, do socially relevant projects and give back to our society and community.
Anupama Handoo was born in Srinagar, Kashmir at a time when Kashmiriat was still the living ethos amongst its people. Her family got scattered around the globe after 1989, like hundreds of thousand other Kashmiri Pandits. The sharp pang of love for our Maej Kashir always lives on in Anupama’s heart. An engineer through education and a civil servant in the UK government by profession, Anupama is also a Commonwealth scholar. Coming from a family of poets, Anupama writes poetry and prose on socio-political topics. She lives near London with her husband and two children. Anupama leads the Cultural and Heritage wing of Kashmiri Pandit Cultural Society (UK) – a non-profit community initiative. Her dream is that the next generation of Kashmiri Pandits are aware of their roots, speak good Kashmiri, and follow age old cultural and religious traditions.
SHAFALICA BHAN KOTWAL
Executive Member
Twitter: @shafalica
Shafalica Bhan Kotwal is a psychiatrist by profession and by heart a staunch supporter of all efforts focussed on maintaining the rich culture and traditions of the Kashmiri pandit community. Born and brought up in Srinagar she, like all of her family and friends had to leave her beloved homeland under duress on the 19th January 1989.Since 2000 as a resident of United Kingdom she has endeavoured to strengthen the foundations of the Kashmiri pandit community by participating in community building exercises and supporting all efforts to empower the marginalized community. She is married with two children and lives in Essex. Her dream is for all Kashmiri pandits to be able to return to their homes with honour and dignity and as equal stakeholders in the socio-political milieu of the state.
SHIVAS BHAT
This space indeed is to find out who we are?
We are Kashmiri Pandits, scattered all over the world and slowly the community is seeming to disintegrate.
We are Kashmiri Pandits based in the UK and we have found other Kashmiri Pandits here, still looking for more.
We are proud of our culture and rich heritage - a happy group of people who like to have fun and wish to make a difference to the society we are living in.
In our group there are students studying in the UK, young professionals, those settled here for decades, those in the UK on short visits, those who were in the UK and now are elsewhere, those who plan on coming to the UK......basically we are just an ever growing family of KPs who meet regularly, do fun things, do socially relevant projects and give back to our society and community.
Meet the Team@KPCS
LAKSHMI KAUL
Founder and Executive Member
Twitter: @KaulLakshmi Email: kpcsevents@gmail.com
A
service professional with over 15 years of work experience in the non-profit
sector; her experience ranges from relationship building, communications,
public relations, research, strategy and policy work to creating community
networks and building focussed campaigns promoting the interest of India in the
UK.
Lakshmi has spent a considerable part of her career as a political strategist, human rights campaigner and has founded a number of institutions, platforms and projects in order to build a positive perception of India and to fight propaganda prevalent in the West against India in reference to Kashmir. She is the founder of Kashmiri Pandit Cultural Society UK, a community organisation set up with the aim to “preserve and promote the culture, customs and language of KPs”. In order to take forward the aim of the community group and bring the community closer, the objective of KPCS, UK is to engage across areas spanning: Social engagement, Religious traditions, Professional development and mentorship, Political lobbying and awareness building, Culture & Heritage preservation, External engagement and global networking and Educational and Language promotion.
Lakshmi has spent a considerable part of her career as a political strategist, human rights campaigner and has founded a number of institutions, platforms and projects in order to build a positive perception of India and to fight propaganda prevalent in the West against India in reference to Kashmir. She is the founder of Kashmiri Pandit Cultural Society UK, a community organisation set up with the aim to “preserve and promote the culture, customs and language of KPs”. In order to take forward the aim of the community group and bring the community closer, the objective of KPCS, UK is to engage across areas spanning: Social engagement, Religious traditions, Professional development and mentorship, Political lobbying and awareness building, Culture & Heritage preservation, External engagement and global networking and Educational and Language promotion.
ANUPAMA HANDOO
Executive Member
Twitter: @anu_handoo
Anupama Handoo was born in Srinagar, Kashmir at a time when Kashmiriat was still the living ethos amongst its people. Her family got scattered around the globe after 1989, like hundreds of thousand other Kashmiri Pandits. The sharp pang of love for our Maej Kashir always lives on in Anupama’s heart. An engineer through education and a civil servant in the UK government by profession, Anupama is also a Commonwealth scholar. Coming from a family of poets, Anupama writes poetry and prose on socio-political topics. She lives near London with her husband and two children. Anupama leads the Cultural and Heritage wing of Kashmiri Pandit Cultural Society (UK) – a non-profit community initiative. Her dream is that the next generation of Kashmiri Pandits are aware of their roots, speak good Kashmiri, and follow age old cultural and religious traditions.
Executive Member
Twitter: @shafalica
Shafalica Bhan Kotwal is a psychiatrist by profession and by heart a staunch supporter of all efforts focussed on maintaining the rich culture and traditions of the Kashmiri pandit community. Born and brought up in Srinagar she, like all of her family and friends had to leave her beloved homeland under duress on the 19th January 1989.Since 2000 as a resident of United Kingdom she has endeavoured to strengthen the foundations of the Kashmiri pandit community by participating in community building exercises and supporting all efforts to empower the marginalized community. She is married with two children and lives in Essex. Her dream is for all Kashmiri pandits to be able to return to their homes with honour and dignity and as equal stakeholders in the socio-political milieu of the state.
Executive Member
Email: shivasbhat@gmail.com
Email: shivasbhat@gmail.com
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