Desi Fun(da)
These last few days have seen a lot of terrosit activities with horrifying repurcussions, both here at home and around the world. There have been the hostile attack at Ahodya by some militants and ofcourse the 7/7 attack within London surrounding the G8 summit. As far as I am concerned the attacks in London are a direct result of George Bush's oil claim game in Iraq. People around the world have suffered because the dumbest guy in the world is the president of (currently) the most powerful country in the world. I just dont understand how any sensible American who doesnt have his/her mind up their ass could vote for such a person. It going to be tough work for Hillary when she takes over.
All that said and done there was a huge outcry over the human and so called moral loss when 9/11 occurred and now when 7/7 occurred. What about the loss of life that we Indians have been facing over the years in Kashmir? Arent our brothers and sisters out there not to be counted as casualties of an unjust proxy war funded and aided by Pakistan? There are around 3000 people killed on 9/11 and now around 400 reported dead on 7/7. Kashmir has a toll of between 15000-30000 civilians who have lost their lives during the past 25 years of (I hate to use this word but unfortunately it is related to religion) Islamic terror in the valley. Add to that the agony of Kashmiri pundits having to fled their ancestral homes due to this menace. Add to that the loss of property. Add to that the loss of a unique culture and a place that inspired Mark Twain to say "Nothing has been left undone, either by man or by nature, to make India the most extraordinary country the sun vists on its rounds.". Why aren't these so called world leaders taken aback by the suffering of Kashmiris? Why can't the oh so great USofA decry Pakistan as a terrorist state? Why can't we have the valley that once was the talk of the world back?
We need to learn a lesson from history here. Even when the muslim-majority region of Kashmir was ruled by a hindu Maharaja Hari Singh until 1947 there were no brutal killings or relgious mongering amongst the communities. For the sake of his consitituents he acceded Kashmir to India. Why can't that happen now?
When anyone talks to me about forgiving the happenings of the past and starting afresh in Kashmir I get hot. How can we just forget the lives of 10s of 1000s of our brothers and sisters. I am all for peace but asking me to be forgiving is a bit too much. Maybe if westerners didnt put different tags on the lives of an American, a Londoner, an Iraqi, an Indian and a SriLankan we would all be living in a more peaceful world.
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