Play on, accomplish Mission Kashmir
RAJESH C SHARMA
TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2005 11:42:45 AM ]
| CHANDIGARH: Kashmir's willow might have wilted by the blues of the Indian cricket boys in Sri Lanka but Kashmir's voice has done wonders this Independence Day. |
There was a fidayeen attack on Jammu railway station on January 2. Four security men, two militants were killed and 18 people were injured. Terror was in the air.
But the very next day Jammu bounced back. Undeterred by militants' threats, thousands of men, women and children poured out onto the streets and took part in a grand Gurpurab procession, singing shabad kirtan and bursting crackers.
Life and death, war and peace...music can make a difference just like everybody, who matters, is trying to make one.
J&K chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is attempting to bring back militants to the mainstream through his "healing touch" policy, and the governments of India and Pakistan are promoting confidence-building measures (CBMs) targeted at the masses. But Qazi has come as a CBM for the youth, the misguided youth, who are a lifeline for the militants.
Doesn't his message read: Rise, friends. Take up the reins of your lives. Don't let peace go for a song? O, if music be the food of love and peace, play on, Qazi. And have a blast!
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon
