Curfewed days, my mind is blocked, my pen is frozen.
I wait for the free air to blow across my face, passing by the Dal. But, alas, the dreams are shattered when I see barbed razor wires, lying across the streets. The air too isn’t free anymore.
Between Pakistan and Hindustan lies an idyllic nation of Curfewistan (formerly Hartalistan). Lofty snow caped peaks, deserted streets lined with barbed wires greet you. Curfew is the national sport (P.S. It is not included in the CWG games currently), it is somewhat similar to hide and seek, and the only difference being that not only kids but adults also play it here. The game has been continuously been running from the past three odd weeks. In the end, they will declare the winner; the losers will be common Kashmiri’s (this part is fixed and is brought to you by the Pakistan cricket team [ADVT.]). The game begins
Scenario 1:- The government declares curfew, it is announced from loudspeakers atop police vans. If anybody dares to step out of his house, the Indian security forces tickle him with specially designed bamboo sticks and tell such jokes that the person dies laughing (Government version), don’t believe me read this .
Scenario 2:- The government doesn’t announce any curfew, but still if someone steps out of his house to get bread or milk or just for a walk, the security men begin dancing. Dancing over the body of the person, who is first respectably made to lie on the road, and as a precautionary measure all the bones in his body are broken to make it more flexible.
Like some other game shows shown on television, this show also has a lifeline™, it is known as a “curfew pass”. It is a piece of paper, square in shape, with bright colours and some magical text written on it, you can easily infer that because the policeman reads it from both sides. Then he tears it, and repeats what is done in Scenario 1 and 2.
Today was the third straight week of curfew, a couple of days were open and occasionally curfew is relaxed in the late afternoon. The food stocks are running low, medicines are out of stock, and baby food is not available. This is Kashmir, welcome to Curfewistan.
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