Kashmiri Hindu

Kashmiri Hindus are ethnic Kashmiris who practice Hinduism and are native to the Kashmir Valley of India. They have made significant contributions to Indian philosophy, especially to the tradition of Kashmiri Shaivism. Following their exodus from the Kashmir Valley in the wake of the Kashmir insurgency in the 1990s, most Kashmiri Hindus are now settled in the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir, and in other parts of the country. The largest group among Kashmiri Hindus is the Kashmiri Pandits.