Hmm.. anecdote bannta hai, suno
very late 80s, 89 around, just before the
&&
&& hit the fan in J&K, my parents decided to take a vacation to the valley, hotel deals seemed good.. hum pahunch gaye. Everything khaali khaali, mostly sannata, my mum recals vividly how the friendly taxi driver was raging about Faruq Abdullah or something "kaat denge.. etc" .. anyway, hamari kaafi uneventful and pleasant trip rahi, Gulmarg/Sonmarg (one of the 2) glaciers, lived on house boat, did a bit of idhar udhar gardens and street tours, was quite nice what little I recall.
Within a few months the
scene was in full swing. We know what followed.. there was also this super cute Ms Kaul, our teacher in little school.. early 90s, and how there was this air about her, everyone would follow her around in school.. ki bechaari refugee hai.. I think she'd lost a few in the violence.. of course, I had no idea, but all these years the pieces are coming together, full matrix style
but that BD is heading to utter chaos, mujhe bhi yehi feeling hai.. plus, unki ideology.. no bullwarks anymore, creaky bulkheads, some have given way.. she listing.
Eastern command better be up to it, a Pakistan rises to our east again
*cracks knuckles and neck .. aa jao pancho !
ho jae fir