{"id":158113,"date":"2020-04-13T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=158113"},"modified":"2020-04-11T12:13:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T11:13:29","slug":"silence-oh-people-of-kashmir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2020\/04\/silence-oh-people-of-kashmir\/","title":{"rendered":"Silence, Oh People of Kashmir"},"content":{"rendered":"

Silence oh! People of Kashmir<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Indian Army, Silence<\/p>\n

These\u2019re pro-Pak militants, Silence<\/p>\n

Politicians, lawyers, teachers, saints and sages<\/p>\n

Traders, tourists, journalists and pilgrimages<\/p>\n

Peasants, tenants, boatmen and fruit-sellers<\/p>\n

Carpenters, blacksmiths, barbers and cobblers<\/p>\n

Silence \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Indian Army, Silence<\/p>\n

These\u2019re pro-Pak militants, Silence<\/p>\n

Mothers, sisters, wives and aunts<\/p>\n

Lovers, beloved, rubies and gallants<\/p>\n

Fathers, brothers, husbands and sons<\/p>\n

And oh crying, innocent new ones<\/p>\n

Silence \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Indian Army, Silence<\/p>\n

These\u2019re pro-Pak militants, Silence<\/p>\n

Apple, almond, nuts, saffron and peas<\/p>\n

Parrot, sparrow, nightingales and bees<\/p>\n

Lotus, lily, rose and marigold<\/p>\n

To all these, the gardener told<\/p>\n

Silence \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Indian Army, Silence<\/p>\n

These\u2019re pro-Pak militants, Silence<\/p>\n

Fox, jackals, lions and bears<\/p>\n

Cow, buffalo, horse and dears<\/p>\n

Shrubs, herbs, flowers and thorns<\/p>\n

And oh dear creeping earhworms<\/p>\n

Silence \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Indian Army, Silence<\/p>\n

These\u2019re pro-Pak militants, Silence<\/p>\n

Gulmarg, Pehalgam, Tangmarg and Patnitop<\/p>\n

Dal, Wulhar, Chashma Shahi and Nishat<\/p>\n

Autumn, summer, spring and winters<\/p>\n

Lingua franka and oh cute visitors<\/p>\n

Silence \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Indian Army, Silence<\/p>\n

These\u2019re pro-Pak militants, Silence<\/p>\n

Sun, sky, moon and mountains<\/p>\n

Rivers, valleys, deserts and plains<\/p>\n

Villages, cities, jungles and towns<\/p>\n

Noon, evenings, nights and dawns<\/p>\n

Silence \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Indian Army, Silence<\/p>\n

These\u2019re pro-Pak militants, Silence<\/p>\n

Arts, science, sports and literature<\/p>\n

Dying culture and idle agriculture<\/p>\n

Mosque, temple, church and shrine<\/p>\n

And oh others concerns of the divine<\/p>\n

Silence \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Indian Army, Silence<\/p>\n

These\u2019re pro-Pak militants, Silence<\/p>\n

OIC, NATO, HRCs, United Nations and Amnesty<\/p>\n

And the so-called comprehensive test ban treaty<\/p>\n

Prithvi, Ghouri, launchers and mortar guns<\/p>\n

And whispered the priding nuclear bombs<\/p>\n

Silence \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Indian Army, Silence<\/p>\n

These\u2019re pro-Pak militants, Silence<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Murder, abduct, kidnap, torture and rape<\/p>\n

Burning homes, edifice and the ransack<\/p>\n

Cries of widows and orphans\u2019 slaughters<\/p>\n

And oh, weeping valley\u2019s daughters<\/p>\n

Silence \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Indian Army, Silence<\/p>\n

These\u2019re pro-Pak militants, Silence<\/p>\n

No claim, no blame, no court, no police station<\/p>\n

Everywhere a jungle rule, everywhere war situation<\/p>\n

Everyone a militant, everyone a messenger<\/p>\n

Spared not even the common passenger<\/p>\n

Silence \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Indian Army, Silence<\/p>\n

These\u2019re pro-Pak militants, Silence<\/p>\n

Indians said, we are pro-Pak militants<\/p>\n

Pakistanis declared us as Indian agents<\/p>\n

Raved the conscience, violence, violence<\/p>\n

Interjected we of fool! Silence, silence<\/p>\n

Silence \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Indian Army, Silence<\/p>\n

These\u2019re pro-Pak militants, Silence<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A confusion, a dilemma on us, you imposed<\/p>\n

Difficult to decide, who be supported or opposed<\/p>\n

Afraid are we, from our own shadows<\/p>\n

Shut the doors and close the windows<\/p>\n

And Silence \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Indian Army, Silence<\/p>\n

These\u2019re pro-Pak militants, Silence<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

A Madrasi and an Afghani<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh brothers of the Tyranny <\/em><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t hell our heaven<\/em><\/p>\n

With thy stupid AK-47<\/em><\/p>\n

You too have families<\/em><\/p>\n

Mothers, sisters, wives and babies<\/em><\/p>\n

If murdered, assaulted, kidnapped or gangraped<\/em><\/p>\n

Humiliated, blood bathed, photographed, outraged<\/em><\/p>\n

Tell then about your thought<\/em><\/p>\n

And think why Kashmiris fought<\/em><\/p>\n

Though, independence not a joke<\/em><\/p>\n

But it\u2019s impossible to revoke <\/em><\/p>\n

Param-vir-chakra and Nishan-e-Haider<\/em><\/p>\n

Given on genocide or human murder<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh! Blind masters of the nuclear race<\/em><\/p>\n

Hates the humanity, your ugly face<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh foolish sons of one motherland<\/em><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be so mad on a piece of land<\/em><\/p>\n

Stop this massacre and bloodshed episodes<\/em><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s prevail peace, let linger heavenly abodes<\/em><\/p>\n

Go back to you home<\/em><\/p>\n

And let rest this doom <\/em><\/p>\n

_______________________________________<\/em><\/p>\n

The poem depicts the situation in Kashmir in early 1990s and does not necessarily reflect current opinion of Poet. <\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dr. M. Ashaq Raza is a peace worker and human rights activist based in Jammu, India. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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