The Idea of ‘Shaheed’ Inspires more Youth to Pick up Guns
More than two years post the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant commander, Burhan Wani in an encounter with the Government forces, the Kashmir Valley remains shrouded in grief, anger and frustration, As dawn breaks everyday, the news of encounter penetrates into the households, inmates armed with sticks, stones and Molotov cocktails emerge from homes to take on the collective might of a flailing administration for the cause of 'Azadi'.
But beyond the bold headlines and blaring prime time news shows, not much has really emerged from the Ground Zero of protests.
Thousands of passionate women and men gather shouting pro independence and pro Militancy slogans to celebrate death, death has been romanticized here as the concept of Shahadat blooms here which cuts across people from all a...