[Reader-list] Fwd: Kashmir Unveiled

Thu Oct 7 16:00:50 IST 2010

Dear Pawan ji

Recently Gowhar, my friend, quoted Ghalib on his FB wall. " during my
adolescent age, when i picked up a stone to hurl at Mujnoon ( lover ),
I thought of my own head. " Gowhar is one of the Kashmiris who hppens
to be an ardent supporter of Azadi, but he is not for throwing stones,
and wants children to resume classes. True, there are many who think
of Violence as an effective tool to acheive their goal, but he knows
where to draw the line.

There will be no stones at the  IHC  tomorrow, let alone stone
pelting. Kalpana Tikku is showcasing the the recent happenings through
images by Kashmiris themselves. There is no hidden agenda. Now it  is
not a secret that all the kashmiris want Azadi. Govt of India is
actually hiding many skeltones in cupboards which all the courageous
citizens need to unravel.

There will be open discussion at 7 pm as she mentioned in her
programme. and if you have time, please join, But if groups like RIK
come only to disrupt the smooth exchange of ideas then it would be
unfortunate.

i understand why you approve any disruption at anything connected to
Kashmir. as it happened at Jantar Mantar protest organzied by Kalpana
Tikku again. But as an intellegent thinking person, please think its
why ?

You want Kashmir to remain part of India, a democratic secular and
socalist India. right, but is India so ? If India was demoractic in
essense it would not impose imposters in in J&K which has ruined all
the peaceful forms of nogotiation. For you, that can be erased from
memory of our collective history, but you need to understand that if
KPs are homeless it is becasue of that policy, that lust for power
since 1947.

Well, the time has come when the root cause of Kashmir problem is
talked about very sincerely. As i said ealier, it is between People
and Kashmir and Govt of India. If you dont recognize that core of the
Kashmri problem, you are automatically not interested to discuss it in
the first place. Even Govt of India will not invite you to sit at the
table for any dialogue on Kashmir if you dont enter the fray
democratically.

Right now, it looks if agenda of yours is to disrupte, then be it so.

But dont forget, your own exodus from Kashmir is because there were
always elements who were encouraged to disrupte the peaceful process
of dialogue. That is our history. the question is : how long we live
with that formula , which bleeds reasoning endlessly.

with love
inder salim

Traces of fascism are inside all of us, Love is only the drug which cures it.

On 10/7/10, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
> Shuddha ,
>
> Endanger ! Did you say so ? What made you think so . Perhaps the same
> mind who justifies stone pelting.
>
> Why cant it be , as i thought , the political gameplan behind this show ?
>
> I am sorry , you have a very bad understanding of words , humanity and
> history . And it is showing off .
>
> Be blessed ......
>
> Hum Kya Chahteeeeeeeeee .........AaaaahJaaaaahDeeeeeeeeh
>
> Pawan
>
>
>
> On 10/6/10, Shuddhabrata Sengupta <shuddha at sarai.net> wrote:
> > I suppose that translates as "If I let the secret out, then who knows
> > what will happen at the gathering"
> >
> > What, Pawan, is the 'secret' that you are privy to, that can endanger
> > this gathering?
> >
> > Or, as always, are you going to be a sleazy purveyor of innuendo?
> >
> >
> > On 06-Oct-10, at 5:46 PM, Pawan Durani wrote:
> >
> >> Raaz ki baaat keh doon to Jaane mehfil main phir kya ho....
> >>
> >> On 10/6/10, Inder Salim <indersalim at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Dear .......,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Arnimaal is a Non Profit Organization based in New Delhi, founded by
> >>> Ms. Kalpana Tikku. As a small step towards peace building, along with
> >>> the idea to stop further alienation of the Valley and its
> >>> inhabitants,
> >>> we propose to hold a Photo Exhibition cum Discussion on the moods of
> >>> the Valley. As we all know that while Kashmir has been going through
> >>> one of the worst turmoils ever, the common man on the streets of the
> >>> valley is suffering. We intend to present the real picture of the
> >>> Valley through this visual medium where audiences will get
> >>> enlightened
> >>> with the realities on ground. And through that we intend to make the
> >>> Indian Civil Societies understand what Kashmir is going through and
> >>> what their lives mean to them in the present circumstances. We have
> >>> Invited Photographers from across the world to participate, who have
> >>> worked in Kashmir in the last twenty years. The Exhibition will be
> >>> followed by an interactive session on the current situation in the
> >>> valley, where we will have four distinguished guests as Speakers.This
> >>> will be thrown open to the audience later.
> >>> Let us have a second look at the beauty of this HEAVEN ON EARTH
> >>> through the images captured by the lens during these last few months,
> >>> or even from earlier troubled phases.. These images, we plan to
> >>> exhibit in a very creative way, enabling the ‘freedom of expression’,
> >>> here in vogue, to meet the voices of ‘the other’ in a very
> >>> contemporary aesthetic way. Photography by nature is spiritual,
> >>> considering it comes from the darkness to show the light. It is more
> >>> than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is about
> >>> depth of
> >>> feeling, not depth of field.. Human expressions are so diverse, so
> >>> many, that no words are required to do them justice. This exhibition
> >>> is a tribute to those, who have suffered the effects of the conflict,
> >>> in one way or other. We request you to be a part of this amazing
> >>> journey into the entire gamut of human emotions as seen through the
> >>> lens, and help us in our endeavor towards a good cause, not just as
> >>> responsible citizens, but primarily as Good Humans.
> >>> Our invitees for the exhibition include the National Media (print as
> >>> well as electronic), prominent members of Civil societies, Social
> >>> Activists, Corporates, Photographers, Journalists, Artists, Art
> >>> critics, Art Lovers, Cultural Attaches.
> >>> The date for the exhibition is the 8th of Oct, 2010 , Timings 3 p.m
> >>> onwards at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road.
> >>> The timings for open discussion are 7 pm onwards.  Speakers are Seema
> >>> Mustafa, Najeeb Mubarki, Amitabh Mattoo, Vrinda Grover and Gautam
> >>> Navlakha.
> >>>
> >>> Looking forward to having you amongst us .
> >>> Thanking you,
> >>> Warm Regards,
> >>> Kalpana tikku.
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