Thus the minority community of approximately people, mainly Kashmiri Pundits, were driven out of the Kashmir Valley and continued living in exile. Ultimately, the whole erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was engulfed in this cross border terrorism sponsored by our adversary. In addition to other things, these radical elements want to destroy the basic fabric of Kashmir, Kashmir at. When the people of Jammu and Kashmir suffer, the magnificent metaphysical and mystical ethnicities augmented by Rishis and Sufi saints bring succor to them. There have been conversions, sometimes peaceful while at times by force. J K witnessed conversations, various changes in administration and transfers of power. Nevertheless, neither the adaptation nor forced migrations could obliterate their mutual trust, love and psychological bondage amongst the various communities. Ironically, the converted people did not change their surnames after conversions. People of Jammu and Kashmir take pride in their culture as the society is deeply inclined toward the culture of Rishi Sufi mysticism. People chose not to lose their diverse spiritual identity, which is neither unequivocally Hindu nor Muslim. This culture and spirit of a singular identity, irrespective of individual religious beliefs, sometimes confuse people outside of J K. However, Kashmiris with pride refer to it as Kashmiri at, in simple words, Kashmiri ness. The people of Jammu and Kashmir, especially of Kashmir Valley continued to live in harmony till 1989 when Pakistan aroused the communal sentiments of the majority population of Muslims in Kashmir and changed the course of a passive otherwise secular in nature, into a violent ridden communal movement. Pakistan forced deology of fundamentalism, which was alien to the Kashmiri society where Sufism flourished, divided the People based on religion, thereby complicating the ethno religious identity of the Kashmiris. For terrorists from the other side of the fence, religion was merely a tool to exploit the vulnerabilities of the masses and tear apart.