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Dialogue on Kashmir?
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Started on: Friday, October 29, 2010
Started By: Ragini Shankar Sinha

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Kashmir is a much-talked about state, but poorly understood. As vested interests play their game to keep the state under turmoil, some activists too have become part of the dirty game. Is every publicity seeking activist is right in giving a highly judgemental but personal opinion which may lead to disruption of peace in the state and influence the impressionable minds? Whatever Ms Arundhati Roy recently said about Kashmir can't be retracted but being a globally known writer she could have logically thought over the issue before expressing her "views" which created such a ruckus in the country.

 
Kashmir- a puppet show
By: Eva
Replied on: Friday, October 29, 2010  |  Report Abuse

We all have seen a puppet show at some point in our lives…but Kashmir issue has become the Biggest and Hit Puppet show ever staged live nationally and internationally…I truly admit we as a nation are quite enjoying the show and buy tickets promoting different political parties and their propagandas!!...so as this tamasha goes on the “main issue” holds no value at all.
To add on that we get caught up in this false notion of india’s prestige, to talk about prestige how many of us are willing to push india as developing nation, help needy, avoid protests and ‘bandhs’, and the list goes on n on! We are just dumb and mute audience ……

 
 
why do we HOLD!
By: kaustav
Replied on: Friday, October 29, 2010  |  Report Abuse

to add on, i was wondering why we "hold"!
always....holding kashmir...holding kasav (and not hanging him)...holding the almost dead IAS posts...thats indian anyway... masculine...HOLDING!\
can somebody please hold Ms Troy and teach her how to hold before jumping from one issue to other?

 
 
kashmir and troy
By: kaustav
Replied on: Friday, October 29, 2010  |  Report Abuse

Kashmir, was always a place to "create issues" so that the political vote bank earns well...for aam admi of "main land India", kashimr never matters..other than the stone pelting innocent looking youth in long dresses....yelling elders...shouting leaders...and yes, the dead bodies...we r so used to with death today tht we can sip morning tea with the bloody pix in the front page...for aam indians kasmir is just an "issue"...why? cause we are being "tought" by media / authority in tht way...kashmir no "not human" its a piece of land which we MUST hold...why the hell we need to hold! cause thts our ego..our prestige...i am sure, if india leaves kashmir ppl thr will be in worst situation..but if they wants to be in tht situation (like POK) let them be!
Ms. Arundhuti Troy is trying to be in news, lime light is addictive...she jumps from issues to issues..without being in deep...without even enjoying a bite of mosquito she wants to be with the mosquitos!..we have seen it in many places, right from Lalgarh (WB) to Kashmir...anyway, thts she!!

 
 
 
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