In the days of so called “war on terror” ‘Islamists’ is a slur, a western jargon to describe the ilk of Osama bin Laden and Alzahawari. But people of Kashmir, in spite of the worst kind of suppression, have not lost their moorings. On the contrary, even when their identity is under siege, not a single Yatri had been obstructed to fulfill his or her religious obligations. When entire Kashmir has come to a grinding halt only Yatri vehicles ply on the roads here. People of Dalgate, Chandanwari and other places have made Kashmir proud by feeding stranded Yatris and tourists, from their own meager resources. Can the Swamis and doyens of Indian journalism show us one such example from the land ridden with Godhras, Ahmedabads and Bhiwandis. It happens only in Kashmir. And, to set the record straight— the flag hoisted on the clock tower was green with crescent not a Pakistani flag, and it does excite the huge agitating crowd there.
