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The next day the mist evaporates above Lake Dal in the sun’s first rays of light. The Shikaras glide through the dissolving night. Suddenly the snowy mountains guarding the valley stand ablaze in a ray of sun breaking forth. I visit the Hindu Shrine of Shankaracharya high above the city of Srinagar. Only from here is one able to truly appreciate the total magnitude of the glittering, green beauty of the lake’s floating gardens. The snow-capped mountains on either side of the valley, which cut the country off from the rest of the world, are beautiful. Once again I must leave my camera behind since taking pictures here is not permitted.
Wherever I look the presence of the Indian troops is a thorn in the eye. 50 000 military soldiers control every checkpoint in the country. They are entitled to examine each paper, bag and face that passes them, with machine guns in their hands. It is not hard to understand that the heart hardens with each day that the Kashmiri is forced to see the Indians exert their alien rule.
On the other hand the physical presence of the surrounding mountains represents the lofty dreams harboured by every Kashmiri: an unopposed existence. The polarities are as extreme as the lofty heights of the encircling mountains and the toxic wastes beckoning from the depths of the lake. An independent state would be unrealistic. The natural choice is unity with Muslim Pakistan, where the same languages are spoken.
Cold and hunger mark the life of the simple people but their dreams are as high as the peaks they see each day when they look up. It is the dream of independence which keeps them warm at night, not the congdis, the ash filled clay pots in tiny wicker baskets that they carry under their woolen ponchos. The people I meet shine with hope. Their dreams are colourful and bright, colourful and bright like the fragile kites the children of Srinagar fly when rays of sunlight heat the atmosphere.
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Nice vision Nishant | Sep 15th, 2009
What you observe is something very rare and great. You showed the valley of Kashmir what it was and what it become now. Terrorism is a height of hatred...and hatred has evolved as an epidemic in every part of this blue planet. I work as a development professional and observe this everyday and feel ashamed of being Human... Fights, Terrorist attacks, genocides, these all are the means of getting Power as an end. I loved the way you observe things and write. I wish to meet You someday and show you the same in many part I visited... and its still going on and on...
Nice description Ikram Ullah | Aug 4th, 2012
I appreciate the way you have described Kashmir, My Land. I hope Indians understand how pathetic it is to see their ghostly looking soliders yanking at us each passing moment. But let me tell you, the dream of Independence which you thick as unrealistic is going to see the light of the day. We the young and intellectually more strong Kashmiris are highly inclined to see our dreams come true in a much different and effective manner. Surely, time is what it takes but hopes become the feeder of our aim.
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