Is there any other instance in the history of world where historical events so varied in context bear commemoration by a common nomenclature as is the case with Kashmir Day .A Latin American who
keeps abreast with the affairs of the subcontinent courtesy
to the Social media . Inquired about the number of times Kashmir Day is
celebrated in one calendar year. Adding any event celebrated as a
Day is once in a year on a particular date.
The reason Kashmir Day is
celebrated by different section on different dates which goes at
cross purposes. Further added did Kashmiri
culture has such a traditions for other occasions too. Cited to
January 19, February 5, February 11, 13 July, August 30.
October 24 and how many more it was
asked. As famous saying that the wife of a poor
man is every body’s Bhabi( sister –in-law).So is the case of beautiful
valley and its beautiful people. Its beauty mesmerizing beauty fairly
good looking
people like Diamond mines of South Africa is
curse to its people. No one wants its welfare but use its to
outrage its modesty to hilt. Every one entices vale Damsel with
various names an allurements Some
call it Yooume Sdhooudah, others Kashmir Day Kashmir
Solidarity Day, Kashmir martyrs Day, Kashmiri Pandit
Holocaust/Exodus Day. Even damsel of silver screen was named
Kashmir Ki Kali to sell the
picture. So once decades back Ashok Parimoo was traveling
in a train from Manglore to Madras, in the compartment a hawker was selling
Chekoous like a hot cakes in the name of Kashmir Kaa Chouukous ,Ashok
whispered in his ear Chekoous do not grow in Kashmir. Poor boy replied with
pleading eyes in a hushed voice Dandeey Kaa Maamlaa Hai ji.
Even a MNC selling non sticking wares in the country put
advertisement in leading magazines about its ware showing Biryani
referring it as Kashmiri Biryani fact is Baryani belongs to Hydrabad.
Absolute truth is which cannot be denied on any account is
that no one is serious about Kashmir but to have its own pound of
flesh or use it to brow neat others. For this writer every day is
a Kashmir. Reminds of an incident while traveling in an SRTC bus
from Srinagar to jammu, one autumn of 1987. Bus at jawaher tunnel was signaled to stop
due to one way traffic , at that moment from opposite were coming.
Driver of the bus instead to fall in line went ahead of already waiting
for signal vehicles and stop in front of the tunnel. On duty a Border
Security Force personal came up to the driver and asked to fall in
line.He did not paid any heed despite repeated request which created a verbal
brat and scuffle before matter got worse passengers intervened. What was funny driver strated shouting all
kashmiri drives block the road adding Rajiv Gandhi Koou Bullou Kashmir
Kaa Faisalaa Aaj Yaehhen Paar Hooga.
Martyrs' Day is observed in
Kashmir in remembrance of the people killed on 13 July 1931 by the state
forces to control the unruly mob the agitating outside Srinagar jail
.Where a Pathan from Peshawar Abdul Qadeer Khan a cook to a
British was tried on the charge of terrorism and inciting public against
the Ruler of Kashmir. M.J. Akbar journalist-cum politician whose
mother was from Kashmir
referred to inciting speeches of the cook more spices
than his cuisine. After the killing by fire mobs were directed To
give went to anger by the organizers riots after Hindus were targeted
looted business establishment torched to the fire. But saner
element rescued protected and sheltered the suffers. As Sir Marc Aurel
Stein conveyed to his friend on August 9, 1931 “my sympathy is
fully with those who have been so wantonly attacked and
injured". And the 14 th August Muslim organization
observed Kashmir day to mark protest against the firing which
resulted in killing the year 1931. Ignoring in that unfortunate incident
Minority faced the horrible brunt from their own majority brothers..
Thereafter
from next year 13 July 1932 has been observed
every year as Youumey Shoouda ,Mrytyres Day.
Sheikh Mohammadh
Abdullah as Emergency Administrator declared it a State holiday In 1948
which continues till day. On February 5, is a National Holiday in
Pakistan to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day or Kashmir Day,
since 1990 proposed by the Jamat-e- party in Pakistan was adopted to
support the movement of the people . Ironically, the Pakistani's seem to
have forgotten that they first observed the day on October
24,1952. Pakistan gave the call to observe the day on October 24. The
year was 1952. August 16: Kashmir Martyrs' Day observed throughout
Pakistan in 1953.The Communists in Kashmir under the directions of CPI
gave the call to observe Kashmir Day on August 30. The year was 1953.
Following the execution of Maqbool Bhat on
February 11, 1984, the separatists in Kashmir observe February 11 as Kashmir
Day. post-migration a Kashmiri Pandit organization named Pir Panchal
celebrated Kashmir Day "every year in August/ September "with a
view to educate the people about the
cultural heritage of Pandits". Syed Asad Ali in a
write up published in the Dawn: February 5, 2016 observe that
Kashmir Day does not mean anything to the average Pakistani As the years
passed by, Kashmir’s freedom or its accession to Pakistan appeared a
distant dream for most who were fighting for the cause. The Kashmir
dispute became an unfortunate mockery whereby various shopkeepers, tired
of their defaulting customers, strategically pasted stickers around cash
counters captioned “Kashmir ki azaadi tak udhaar bandh hay” (No credit until
Kashmir is liberated). Kashmiri cries for freedom turned into our
Schadenfraude. (German for feeling of enjoyment which emanates from
seeing or hearing about the troubles of others. “Karachi’s mother is
getting ravaged every day and you are worried about Kashmir.This writer
likes to share some of the comments in response to an write up appeared
in the Dawn the under caption ,Is pro-Pakistan sentiment in Kashmir
still alive?
by Gowhar Geelani Feb
05, 2016 to form an independent opinion.There is a mixed response
from Jammu and Kashmir on February 5 last year . Some say that Kashmir
Day is of “great significance” whereas others believe that the
observance has been reduced to mere ritual and that Pakistan’s official
stance over Kashmir appears to be “wavering.Bashir Manzar,
Editor-in-chief of Srinagar based English daily Kashmir Images, feels
Kashmir Solidarity Day is “ritualistic” and meant only to address
Pakistan’s domestic constituency. “Honestly speaking, I don’t attach
much importance to this ritualistic day. It may be good for the
successive Pakistani governments domestically, but Pakistan’s state
policy on Kashmir has been as inconsistent as India’s,”
Mudassar from Pakistan feels thus As Pakistanis we should
focus on improving the situation in Pakistan and life of Pakistanis. We
have enough of our own problems to solve.
We are facing an existential threat from extremists. Imagine
what we will do with addition of another 12 million population with
generally poor education, low skills, poor work ethics and poverty ?
It's time
that we understand that a lot of water has gone down the
jhelum, chenab and sutlej; and its time to really focus on nation
building before it is too late. kkk again from across views Why writer
forget one thing that is to gave the view Of real kashmiri called
kashmiri pundit.
PT- 1 THE UNTOLD STORY - GENOCIDE OF KASHMIRI PANDITS (19 JANUARY 1990)
Fani We are ‘celebrating’ Kashmir Day, while shutting down all
economic activities, despite already having fragile & oblivious economy…shutting
down all businesses on this particular day means
hefty financial loss…damaging our own economy rather
benefiting Kashmiris…what a ‘Nation’ we are….????????
Putho We just draining our resources in the name of
Kashmir and get a bad name world over, let us stop dreaming with our
eyes open and spend the resources for education and people's welfare so
we can at least stop children from dying
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