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16 DECEMBER 17, 2021
an impactful day for
the movie ‘the Kashmir Files’
in washington, dC
At event attended by Congressional leaders, Vivek Agnihotri, the award-winning filmmaker, talked about the
Indian civilization of oneness that emerged from the sacred land of Kashmir
OuR BuREAu
Washington DC
lobal Kashmiri Pandit Dias-
pora is hosting the private
Gtheatrical screening of ‘The
Kashmir Files. As impact advisor
of The Kashmir Files, Priya Samant
devised and introduced the strategy
of impact-screenings for The Kash-
mir Files which are taking place in
many cities across the US. The 2hrs
55 minutes movie was made into a
20 minutes screener for the impact
screening. The movie is based on the
Kashmiri Pandit genocide and eth-
nic cleansing. The movie depicts the
humanitarian angle of the challenges
that Global terrorism brings and dis-
rupts communities and make them
rootless. It also highlights human
pain and sufferings.
2nd December was an impactful
day in Washington. The day started
with the lunch meeting which was
hosted by Mr Ramesh Kapur, Pres-
ident of the US India Security Coun-
cil Inc. The day progressed by a VIP
tour of the US Holocaust Museum
for the celebrity guest from India,
award winning director Mr Vivek
Ranjan Agnihotri, his wife, award
winning actress Pallavi Joshi, their
daughter Mallika Agnihotri and few
other community leaders.
As Priya is also a changemak-
er, she conceived and organized the
congressional reception of Indian
Americans from the Kashmiri-Pandit
community at the US Capitol Hill.
The objective of the congressional cide. The event was co-sponsored set that stage by saying “We are here genocide have stood for the human
reception was to celebrate and honor by Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspo- to celebrate and honor the resilience values of Harmony and co-exis-
the success stories of their resilience ra (GKPD) in partnership with US and the strength of the Peace-loving tence”.
and the strength despite being the India Security Council Inc. She was Kashmir Hindu community, who The evening started with remarks
victims of ethnic cleansing and geno- also the Master of Ceremonies and despite facing ethnic cleansing and Continued at next page... >>
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