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    NARRATIVES OF TRAUMA: A STUDY OF BASHARAT PEER AND MIRZA WAHEED’S SELECT WORKS (2019)


    Dr. Tasleem Ahmad War
    JCR. 2019: 594-603

    Abstract

    It is an undeniable stark reality that the Kashmir has been associated with idyllic innocence and paradise since immemorial times. However, from 1989, things became worse in Kashmir with the onset of militancy. According to an estimate of some rights groups, since 1989, more than one lakh people have died in the conflict and it has also led to the migration of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley to the different parts of India, particularly Jammu. According to government estimate 219 Kashmiri Pandits were killed by militants since 1989, however, Kashmiri Pandit Sangarsh Samiti puts the number at 356 and 399. It has caused a mass migration of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley of Kashmir and thus ushered an era of untold miseries and sufferings for them. People from both the communities suffered immensely. On the other side, mass graves were also discovered which are believed to be of those who were first arrested and later killed in custodies and their number is believed to be from eight to ten thousand. Pertinent to mention here is the fact that Kashmir is one of the most militarised zones in the world and the people of Kashmir have borne the brunt of this age-old conflict for generations now. It won’t be wrong to say that, Kashmiris have been sandwiched, brutalised and traumatised in this volatile region of the world. There is hardly any Kashmiri who does not have a story. The only thing is that some stories have been told and many have remained untold.

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    Volume 6 Issue-4

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