3.5 lakh of them from the so called "Heaven on earth" Kashmir. In 1985-86, Muslim militants in the valley of Kashmir, India, systematically initiated their assault on the Religious minority called Kashmiri Pandits which led to an exodus of approx. Wrapped in a polythene, tucked away safe in my mindĪ little goodbye, maybe, or just a passing smile. A tiny flame sits hidden somewhere, but the light it emits gives it away. See the darkness of the illuminated world. Indelible taste of hot and sweet and sour and spicy. Me and my brother eat a few and collect the rest. The weight of raw mangoes is too much for it to bear so it sheds a few in the night and stands tall each morning as if it knows nothing about the bed of green sprawled at its feet. That mango tree in the backyard because it's summer. Close my eyes in defiance of the world around me.
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