‘My educated and wise grandfather would say, “A person who does not respect one’s faith tends to disrespect faith of others.” He would also say, “If you don’t respect your parents, others must not expect you to respect their parents either.” His supporting argument was: “One’s faith is like one’s […]
Month: January 2018
Judgement
‘What if God spoke to you and said: “I am the infinite and not like you humans. I can’t reward you or punish you. Your own intentions and actions (and inaction) will judge you. Stop praying to me for material favours and forgiveness. I can’t pardon you or reward you […]
Kashmiri Pandits
‘Kashmiri Pandits? Who? What is their problem? Why did they leave Kashmir? Why did they not fight back in Kashmir? They were millionaires – could they not afford a gun? Oh, so they left Kashmir? So sad! Where did they go then? The above are some of questions that my […]
Kashmir
‘All governments must note that without the Kashmiri Pandits and their active involvement, Kashmir can never return to its original peaceful character and glory. Kashmiri Pandits have a major role to play in restoring peace and normalcy in the valley – socially and politically. Different parties – countries and politicians […]
‘Kashmiri Muslim youth, revisit your roots’
‘You are a Kashmiri first. You are not an Arab.’ ‘Revisit our traditional sufi thought.’ You can remove a man from his home, but you can’t remove his home and hearth from his heart. The Kashmiri Pandits — who marked the 29th anniversary of the beginning of their forced exodus from the […]
Return to Kashmir – Reply to Mr Ajaz Dar sahib’s invitation
“Dear Ajaz sahib, greetings and thank you for your comments. As a Kashmiri, I am heartened by these words coming from a fellow Kashmiri. I am prepared to return to my home – my Kashmir. Please tell me when should I return? I can’t, however, say anything about my KP […]
A poignant, yet Pragmatic recount
Chirdeep Malhotra “I am from there. I am from here. I am not there and I am not here. I have two names, which meet and part, And I have two languages. I forget which one of them I dream in.” These wonderful lines were written by Mahmoud Darwish to […]
Nineteenth January 1990
‘My sincere apologies to all my KP friends on my miss. Not a word from me (about 19 January) on 19 Jan 2018! And that is tantamount to blasphemy. No, I have not forgotten 19 Jan 1990. Neither have I forgotten 23 Dec 1989, the day I bid my last […]
Human Relationships
‘Can relationships be taken for granted? Yes, they can be and indeed are being taken for granted in many cases. Should relationships be taken for granted? ‘No, that is poison for any relationship’, said Dale, my wise friend, earlier this morning during Sakha’s monthly wash. (Sakha is my white wolf […]
Keeping appearances
‘I may get a 100 or more ‘thumbs up’ for posting a picture of mine, showing me with dark brown professionally dyed hair; a victorious / confident broad smile on my face; and wearing a flashy designer suite. Appearances, most of time, are deceptive but most people fall for them. […]