The KOA organization has its origins in the early meetings of several Kashmiri Pandit families in the Washington D.C. and Maryland areas. These families soon came to realize the importance of building a community structure which could include other families too in a bond for mutual preservation and growth. As more families and members joined the founding group, the organization evolved to become a national outfit with regional chapters, documented bye-laws, systems and procedures as well as a non-profit status to better seek donations and pursue community actions.

This is the beginning of the process to document and detail the history and origins of KOA. At the present time, this document is a simple chronological representation from materials available in various KOA publications. The eventual document will trace the past 30 years and list important milestones that have brought the organization to the present point.

• Organization Summary

• Year 1976-79

• Year 1980

• Year 1981

• Year 1982

• Year 1983

• Year 1984-85

• Year 1986

• Year 1990

• Year 1992

• 1993-Present: Coming Soon

Source: Kashmiri Overseas Association - Recordings of our US based KP community from 1976 - a powerpoint presentation by Arun Koul ( Download)