[Reader-list] Poignant play on plight of Kashmiri Pandits

[Aditya Raj Kaul]

*Poignant play on plight of Kashmiri Pandits
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 *Chandigarh, February 29*
*Trishna, a play depicting the plight of Kashmiri Pandits, was staged by
'Roots in Kashmir' (RIK)-an initiative launched by the Kashmiri youth. The
play highlighted the atrocities inflicted upon the minority community. *
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*The play, staged in three parts, depicted the real life incidents of three
families that underwent the trauma of terrorism in Kashmir. In the
beginning, Rajesh, who was to become a father in two months, was killed by
the terrorists leaving behind his pregnant wife Geeta.*
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*The second part highlighted the misery of a father, who suggested his
daughters to commit suicide in view of the growing exploitation of women in
Kashmir. The last part showcased the plight of a woman crying for help to
save her husband's life who fell prey to the terrorism. *
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*Entire piece can be read with pictures at -
http://www.kashmiris-in-exile.blogspot.com/*
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*On behalf of Roots In Kashmir <http://www.rootsinkashmir.org/>*
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*Aditya Raj Kaul*
*New Delhi*