It has been sixty-three years since India occupied Kashmir. During all these sixty-three years they have never shown any kind of respect for Kashmir in general and its people in particular.
With the passage into the 21st century, borders are losing relevance in this world, and a new concept of global village is being discussed. Ironically Kashmir being physically part of this global village has virtually been erased- courtesy great efforts of India.
Since the last sixty-three years, they not only suffocated our voice and throttled our emotions, but also have drained our resources both in terms of human lives and as other natural resources. There is no single example in the last sixty-three years that India would have shown any sign of dismay or disappointment in what they are doing in Kashmir.
All these lines are being written for those who understand, who analyze into these facts, both practically as well as emotionally. A class of people who are educated enough to value a life and believe that every human being is born with right to live free. This is evidenced by the evolution of governance in human history, which is presently described as; by the people, for the people, of the people- courtesy democracy. But in our Kashmir it is by India, for India, of India – courtesy Indian might.
This is an occupation, which is relentlessly getting worse with every decade, the only thing, which is changing, is the way in which they disregard, discredit and demoralize our genuine emotional uprisings and demands. There is no hope, not even a shred of hope that Kashmir in particular and the world in general can expect that India will sensibly and mindfully respond to the needs and demands of kashmiris at any time, in the present or in the future. India is a heedless rogue in this world for a kashmiri, who is not only ignoring the genuine demands and the genuine agony of the Kashmiri people but is also ignoring every international body or community which find themselves also helpless in front of this arrogant country. And unfortunately India turning into a rewarding hub for future investment and growth, for this economic drawn present world is bringing silence to the lips of big nations. Let me clearly indicate to the people of Kashmir who can understand the tactics of India. We kashmiris have to bear this thought in mind that India is not going to respond to any International pressure or diplomacy as is very clear from the past sixty-three years. The only thing that will provoke a response now, is an indigenous uprising to curb their growing arrogance.
In the last six decades, and even before during cruel Maharaja rule there is no decade that passed without an uprising and without brutality and tyranny. Every decade we generate the momentum and we sacrifice limitlessly our time, lives, possessions and yet still succumbing to the brutality, tactics and cunning design of this insensitive regime. There is no doubt, that no dream can be fulfilled without sacrifice and that no goal can be achieved without nourishing it with efforts and passion. But if we, the present intellectual generation, cannot value this effort and sacrifice, we will be held responsible by the future generations who will go through this again and again. It is a moral responsibility of not only those people who have been labeled as leaders of our nation, or those who has been labeled as illiterate stone pelters, but it is an obligation upon every responsible and educated individual of Kashmir to respect and recognize this sacrifice for once and for all.
For that day we will definitely need you and without you we will not reach there. And one day you will definitely be part of this, but when that day comes really does matter. If you people who have the ability to listen, to read and to understand, listen to your hearts and read and understand your responsibilities, then you may start to value that day, be curious about that day and feel joyful about the coming of that day.
It is a day, which will decide, and a day, which will pay respect and regard to all those sacrifices laid by our nation of Kashmir. This is not possible just by dreaming, thinking, it will be possible by also doing and contributing what that day requires. It is not impossible, but it may seem so to the people who don’t feel responsible, to those who are cowardly, narrow minded, who are insensitive, who have limited knowledge of history and who are corrupt. But believe me, we will experience that day like other nations in the past. What matters is when that day comes. It will be a great day to be part of. It will bring relief to the whole of the nation and if this day comes early, it will be an achievement of the people of this present time to experience this day in their lifetime and put an end to the agony.
This day is the day when we will get relief and relieved from the tyranny of a tyrant. Who not only have eroded our emotions but also has corrupted our minds to believe that day may not be possible. It is not uncommon to hear in Kashmir that ‘That day is not possible’ this is a sign of corruption that this barbaric state has achieved in these six decades. Even though we have the resolve to fight back and resist again and again, what is lacking is that freedom from corruption.
There is nothing possible in the world without being imagined or cherished and there is no doubt that we have cherished and cradled this thought for generations. So what is this thing that is lagging in accomplishing this achievement of experiencing this beautiful day? Imagine you being a part of this salvation, salvation not of a person, not of a state but of generations. Imagine if this state had been saved in 1930s from our ex-tyrant, remember how many emotions we sacrificed, how many deaths, rapes, molestations we received, how much progress and prosperity we lost in our way while fighting this relentless occupant who has not only thwarted our emotions but corrupted to the level that we as a nation are not able to believe what we are able to do as a unit or as a state. We have been corrupted and perverted to the level that we are begging for things that are in our hands and that we can achieve with conscious approach.
This is a question to every person at this time in Kashmir who is experiencing the brutality, whether they are at home, whether they doctors, businessmen, policemen or, bureaucrats, whether they are teachers, scholars, writers or a scientists. Whether they are in Kashmir or abroad. How can they justify their existence in this kind of barbarism? A young kid is being killed ruthlessly in the 21st century for protesting for their birthright, which even animals are enjoying in this century. It should shake the conscience of every Kashmiri intellectual, which debate short-term loses like education, state economy and development. They should ponder upon their real existence as a part of this nation before they shamefully start living under these so called normal conditions under India hegemony and will forget what has happen. How can they move forward? How can you live forward without those teenagers, that fresh blood from the last couple of generations? Why don’t you understand that this is an arrogant barbaric occupation that is not going to end unless you are not participating in the uprising otherwise it would be paramount to being part of the tyranny. If you cannot raise your voice at this juncture of life- you may end up in your graves, leaving behind your future generations under the same brutal occupation, If this is not the fact, go back in the history, which as I earlier mentioned could have changed our life and the lives of millions of others who are part of this humiliating persecution.
This is a simple thought for all the people I am addressing today, since the last so many years, even though everybody agrees that Kashmir had improved in terms of violence, India is still not ready to withdraw the ASFPA which would not be considered as a favor to kashmiris but a demand. Understand that this brutal country is not even considering us as normal human beings, how are we living? We are treated as dogs, to be caged, shackled, with inhumane designs. India as a state has never respected our intellect, they have always muzzled or muscled, one way or another and there are hundreds of examples of killing in order to silence the voices that sound a little louder than the common Kashmiri. Imagine if you people as a mass will voice the concern, this will be stronger than any external force, or form or community, whether national or international. And this is the real force that will achieve the dream of that day. The fact is that we need all kashmiris to realize that this day will only be possible by coming together and voicing clearly and coherently to this immoral country.
It is high time for all those people who have a heart to feel and mind to think, to come out of the corruption of Indian occupation, to come out from the shells of their imaginary success, to come out from their shackles of uncertainty and help the present and the future generations for once and for all. My appeal goes to all the kashmiris who enjoy offices and incentives by being intentionally or unintentionally associates of this brutal force. Their soil is soaked in blood, their brothers are grieving, their mothers are in shock, their friends are in pain and their houses are on fire, their neighbors are in agony an their own families are insecure. If you don’t want to repent after you have reached your graves, by leaving your generations behind in the same unending pain, this is the time to say to yourself, ‘We want this day, as soon as possible.’ Not only for yourself and your own family, but also for all those souls who are unborn who will pray for you even before they are born. Believe in the magnitude of your voice and believe in the difference you can make for these wailing and weeping mothers and bleeding and bruised children. Without you, this day is impossible.
We may have to wait for another generation, another decade, to wake ourselves to achieve this day, but the fact is, without you, this day is not possible. You are the voice, which can tear any boundary, which can shake any state, which can make everybody believe that Kashmir’s demand is genuine and possible.
And that Day will be AZADI.
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