Panun Kashmir appoints Tito Ganju as vice chairman yhrough unanimous resolution
11/07/2025
Jammu, July 11 (KIP)-In a landmark resolution passed unanimously by its Working Committee, Panun Kashmir has appointed Tito Ganju as its Vice Chairman. The decision marks a carefully considered transition within the organization, firmly rooted in its intellectual legacy yet oriented toward a generational realignment in leadership.
Confirming the development, Kuldeep Raina, General Secretary of Panun Kashmir, stated that Movements rooted in memory and mission know when to deepen their bench, not just widen it. The appointment of Tito Ganju as Vice Chairman is not merely organizational, it is strategic, ideological, and civilizational. We are not replacing torches; we are lighting new ones from the same flame.
Tito Ganju is a distinguished legal mind, public intellectual, and one of the most respected voices in the contemporary discourse on genocide recognition, Indic civilizational jurisprudence, and transitional justice. A post-exodus Kashmiri Hindu intellectual shaped by exile, resistance, and scholarship, he has contributed consistently and courageously to the cause of his community over the past two decades.
He has been heading the Legal Affairs Division of Panun Kashmir, a position he shall continue to hold, where he has played a pivotal role in shaping the legal and policy direction of the organization, particularly in areas concerning constitutional safeguards, minority rights, and international advocacy mechanisms.
One of his most defining contributions was his role as the Chairperson of the Drafting Committee of the Panun Kashmir Prevention of Genocide and Atrocities Bill, 2020, a first-of-its-kind legislative proposal in the Indian context that aims to define, document, and seek redressal for the targeted violence and displacement faced by Kashmiri Hindus. The bill stands as a cornerstone in the community’s demand for justice, remembrance, and restitution.
Tito Ganju is also the Founder Chairperson of JIGAS (Jonaraja Institute of Genocide and Atrocities Studies), the first Indian institution dedicated to genocide studies from an Indic perspective. Under his leadership, JIGAS introduced a pioneering academic framework that draws from classical dharmic philosophy, historical memory, and modern international law, challenging dominant Western narratives that often overlook indigenous experiences of civilizational trauma.
His work bridges the space between jurisprudence and cultural identity, offering a coherent and scholarly response to one of the most complex injustices in Indian history, the genocide and exodus of Kashmiri Hindus. It is not merely a post-independence tragedy but part of a continual genocide spanning over 700 years, where every century witnessed one major cycle of targeted extermination and forced displacement. The 1990 exodus was not an aberration, it was a continuation of that civilizational persecution, executed this time within the framework of a democratic, republican India governed by the rule of law.
Panun Kashmir, since its inception, has been the ideological backbone and conscience-keeper of the Kashmiri Hindu community. It has not only resisted erasure but has architected one of the most intellectually coherent and politically robust responses to civilizational genocide in post-independence India. At a time when silence was the norm and political correctness stifled the truth, Panun Kashmir tore through the fog of appeasement and denial, placing genocide, justice, return-with-dignity and separate homeland at the core of the national discourse.
Its bold articulation of the Margdarshan Resolution of 1991, its drafting of constitutional templates for genocide victim protection, its active documentation of oral histories, and its unapologetic advocacy have ensured that the community’s tragedy was neither diluted into ‘migrant welfare’ nor forgotten by history. Through decades of political marginalization and cultural invisibilization, Panun Kashmir has remained the singular uncompromising voice that never traded memory for mainstreaming.
Kuldeep Raina further added:
The baton has not been passed, it has been extended with intention, foresight, and trust. As the movement advances into a more complex and contested arena of political, legal, and cultural struggle, Panun Kashmir under the collective leadership of its seasoned and emerging thinkers appears more prepared than ever to shape the narrative, reclaim justice, and assert historical truth."