“When the power of love overcomes the love for power, the world shall know peace.” I m reminded of this famous quote as we drove around the Dal lake. As we were rowed around in the shikara, I could hear the birds crying for a safe haven and the quieted waters begging not to be turned red with blood and malice. The beauty of nature’s bounties is so miserably undervalued.This valley which is sandwiched between two nations at loggerheads has been bitterly misunderstood. So, I put down my pen to paper to tell their story! Most of the people in Kashmir independent of caste and religion don’t have any hardliner opinions as the governments make it out to be. The major consensus is not to join Pakistan or become an independent state. What they demand is instead very simple and fundamental! They want to be respected as free citizens. I shall elucidate the exact meaning of freedom in this context using a few anecdotes. The Kashmiri youth is facing high rates of unemployment and it is t
With an inner desire to inspire, I believe in an individual's power to change the world. I envision a Matilda (i.e. battle maiden) in each one of us.