tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14198126.post2348481840894775925..comments2024-03-23T21:35:17.710+05:30Comments on Gurcharan Das: Kashmiri choice, August 24, 2008gurcharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280014001356284482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14198126.post-75412237192069871792008-12-14T16:39:00.000+05:302008-12-14T16:39:00.000+05:30very well put indeed. but i dont actually trust th...very well put indeed. but i dont actually trust the feasibility of your solution.<BR/><BR/>you tell a kashmiri to move out and see the strong economy, the strong democracy india bosts off. but what actually happens when a kashmiri tries to move out.<BR/><BR/>try telling a authority person or anyone you a dealing with that you are a kashmiri and to add to it a muslim, and notice the change in attitude of the person.<BR/><BR/>kashmiris are still treated with suspicion. we are so insecure in our minds that on the mere utterence of word kashmir, reminds us of terrorist.<BR/><BR/>so what i want to say is that, first we need to accept kashmir as an integral part of our country. which is present not only on our political map but also our hearts. and than there would be no need to ask kashmiris to make a choice for they too will feel the harmony with the state and will automatically be inducted. its like you never need to tell your brother that you are his brother. its felt, thus it is everlasting.Anuj Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17839152578235833545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14198126.post-61602596355638419822008-09-29T08:19:00.000+05:302008-09-29T08:19:00.000+05:30An exceptionally lucid and perceptive article. But...An exceptionally lucid and perceptive article. But the difficulty is that most Kashmiri youngmen do not care for democracy. They care more for what their muezzins tell them in their mosques. Indian government also has not helped the situation by having too much of army in the Valley. For most Kashmiri muslims it is a visible symbol of police state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14198126.post-54246705742681059802008-09-06T15:25:00.000+05:302008-09-06T15:25:00.000+05:30Hello Gurucharan, Nice thought and well said. I fi...Hello Gurucharan, Nice thought and well said. <BR/>I find your comments about Pakistan's Goverment (or failure of Pakistan Government - to say) quite insightful and supported by facts.<BR/> <BR/>I am equally Patriotic about our country as you and feel that India has done quite better than the so called norm for the third world countries. <BR/><BR/>However I guess Indian government has also failed to include everyone in the hyped 'democracy'. In my perspective - North East and Kashmir has received step brother attitude and that in many ways- it is responsible for the current state of affairs in these regions. I am afraid that our future generations might wake up to a LOC in Arunachal Pradesh as well. I wish I am proven wrong. <BR/><BR/>I do not understand the dynamics of people politics. Nevertheless - I can see the situation slipping away from our hands if we continue to ignore the facts and accept our shortcomings.<BR/><BR/>Coming back to your post on Kashmiri Choice - I think it would have been representative of the Kashmiri sentiment if the atrocities of the Indian military and the neglect of State and Central government would also have received an equal reference in the post as the misgivings of the Pakistan's democracy. <BR/><BR/>I would be eager to know your perspective on this.<BR/><BR/>I definitely enjoy reading your posts as it broadens my horizon. <BR/><BR/>Keep writing<BR/>Jai Hind<BR/>GirirajProtegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527501396010530498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14198126.post-32545356193091070912008-09-04T09:44:00.000+05:302008-09-04T09:44:00.000+05:30Gurcharan,Well said. In all this though, I cannot ...Gurcharan,<BR/>Well said. <BR/>In all this though, I cannot help but be saddened by the utter incompetence of the Indian state.<BR/>True, people have the capability to think, but a mob does not. What happened in Kashmir was the take-over of the situation by a mob. In such cases, the state has to stand firm and uphold the law. Not let it be broken by a mob driven by a few politicians with their own agendas.<BR/><BR/>All this talk of an economic boom is great but if our dream run is going to be stymied by our petty politicians who do not have enough managerial capability to run a farm, we have only ourselves to blame.. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes this makes me wish for a China style dictatorship instead of the free-for-all democracy we have.Cane-anhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05367967273174803244noreply@blogger.com