Settle down, O the wandering heart,
you are no more an untouched pleasure,
Settle down, and on my part
untangle the reins of a forgotten measure.
I sit astride the limbs of another night,
An open letter to IAS topper Dr. Shah Faesal is being celebrated on Facebook and by some news websites like a child's win over his senior in a School cycle race. As the word spread many people
joined the chorus and followed the drum beating, lashing out impassioned harangues at Dr. Faesal. Facebook is dominated mainly by burger-fed pseudo-revolutionaries who find it thrilling to talk about Kashmir.
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Syed Ali Shah Geelani is known for his unflinching resolve. For years, people followed him for this fact. In the recent past, Geelani locked horns with the local Shariah court and condemned the banishing of four pastors from the valley. In Delhi, acknowledging his support to the minority Christian community, he ensures that no harm should be caused to the community.
What was it about Azaadi, that always threateningly lurked in the minds of Kashmiris? It was not simply the Independence Day celebrations, forcefully performed in Lal Chowk. It was not the carrot dangled in front of them for the past 60 years. It was a symbol of everything that they wanted and could not attain.