- “The way to revolution through educated ones needs to stand out of the box”
Had education been only the runner for gross, it would had died an unobtrusive casualty but being the whole and sole pillar of debonair for generations to come its worth at net can never be projected. Be it in formal, moral or any other form, the veiled shine and masked gift of a being goes to toss until education upholds the candle till end of the tunnel.Education theatres its important role in the opening out of an individual, nurturing the intrinsic worth, broadening the mental picture and clearing the blurriness that might prevail otherwise, it is beyond doubt a combat force for all the tribulations. Understanding education in Kashmir requires traverse in the variance. It has been in crossroads as conflict takes its due toll on the same.
The uprising from the school bags started after lopsided show of might against students in Pulwama, when students and their school bag literary became so heavily loaded critic for the state, that need for authoritarian vigil arose. The wrangle between the students and the paramilitary for seizure of the former’s freedom resulted in more than 60 students being injured. The occupying forces entered inside the campus and a full use of the might was on display that resulted in the further alienation of the already alienated ones. So students all over the region decided to resist and rest is known to one and all. From north to south via central every single institute of learning standed tall against the foyer and untenable use and might against the children.
This unfortunate pulwama incident where the state police trespassed into the campus and flexed their muscles acted as a tipping point for the contained anger of the children of conflict against agencies of the state. Ever since then Hundreds of school going children have suffered physically and mentally, their mental space has been dented to a far greater extent from where the counseling will hardly have any desired upshot. The bootlace and necktie role reversal from shining armor to slingshot, the book bag for enlighten to supporting the retort to the fury. They have put everything at stake and have no fear to hold back. Indubitable and powerful in uniforms, these school and college students have been in front of every plan of might be it pellets tear gas shells or bullets. The current generation of school and college students have grown up witnessing frisking, crackdowns, disappearances, summons to police stations and unprovoked killings, so the sentiment of being autonomous runs deep in this generation.
These protests were entirely bungled from the very start by the people at the helm of affairs, all they did was the same old chalked out plan to curb the dissent by the use of force. In all this mishandle, scores of the youth have been bruised by pellets and shells which has added much more to their baulk. The brutal use of force by the state against the future of the state has bankrupted the way to illumination. The youthful, opinionated children of conflict have been in the crossroads of conflict often delimited by the clatter of blazing guns and barred wires around. In its place for a resolution to grasp the estrangement from creating a split, the state acted in creating one between the Gen next and the state. The lack of political imagination of the elected govt has failed the populace and Govt of the day has taken shelter behind the security uniform. The mode of denial and managing the conflict rather solving has plagued Kashmir. The student protest was actually a break to make things better but the Govt of the day which has its scent as occupying force has lost occasion to espouse peace.
We were yet to come out of the miseries of the last summer which took away the sight of bright future and Govt of the day started to create new ways to darken the life of the children. That is a worrying trend as social order without inherited educated will die an appalling death. Youth has power to change thing at the centre but then with violence gripping damage is wholly of ours. We as a society can’t afford bloodshed as it smashes-up the capabilities of our young ones who could do wonders in resolving the Kashmir issue. High lightening the tyranny at gross through several other fronts will confront and corner the occupying forces. The pen is mightier than many thousand guns needs actual recognition among the future of the state.
Although the ultimate goal of the uprising among the college/ school going children remains in line with the other masses but their way can be much sophisticated and can bring wonders in resolving the long pending issue. They are the ones who have to contribute in sorting out the mess without any bloodbath and in line have to stop the hampering of their education. As forerunner of the valley their thinking towards deciphering the conflict should be out of the box, away from the traditional protests. Drafting novel Ideas and implementation of those strategic plans to get rid of conflict in the trodden terrain can help out. Let the sane voices in the rest of countryside get to know the ground realities IST hand rather than distorted facts from the TPR hungry new channels. The biased media has opened Pandora’s Box for the people of valley, atleast the various public medium if set up by students will make it happen for us to debate the ongoing leading which will certainly translate to the acceptance of the dispute by the occupying forces.
On the other front the govt of the day which almost dashed away people to the non-negotiable point have to pass hurdles. The mere enquires of Govt will bear neither has in past bore any fruits until action oriented tasks are placed on the ground. These investigating reports which are left for investigation sake need to put in proper action, book culprits who have trespassed and used might against the budding students to book. Pin your ears back to the grievances and address the dissent in the saner way rather than having muscular approach to everything. Under no circumstances, should the future careers of the student community be allowed to get exploited or jeopardized in any manner.
They, have a crucial role in the process which will lead in accepting, grasping and then resolving the proportions of the conflict by the concerned. If and when this is done, Kashmir will be at peace. If, not then, Kashmir, in all probability, there will prevail periods of deceptive calmness and sudden violence which will move across generations to come.
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