Kashmiri bodies have been killed, raped, and tortured under Indian rule. The Indian state thereby lays claim over how Kashmiris live, and how they die: the body that does not obey shall be taken. But the youth is turning this equation on its head.
Kashmiri protesters throw stones at Indian soldiers to help trapped rebels escape near the site of a gunfight in Chadoora’s Durbagh village, Indian-administered Kashmir. Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan since 1947. The two countries have fought wars over the Muslim-majority region and both claim all of it. Most Kashmiris, however, favour independence or merger with Pakistan. — Photo by ABID BHAT I deviate off my escape route and try to hide in a gully but somehow the forces follow me. I climb up a wall and see others running for life. Some have been caught. They are getting thrashed. I try harder for escape. Right on top of the wall, I find myself cornered from both sides by army men. One of them steps ahead to pull me down and I wake up.This is one of the dreams that I had in recent times. It is one in a series…
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