Abrar Rashid

After 7 long years, this Eid finally brings my father back beside us. A moment we waited for through years of separation, prayers, & longing. But this Eid carries another pain too. My grandfather, who was once part of every Eid, is no longer with us.

And even this reunion feels borrowed , my father is with us this Eid, only to return behind prison walls again just two days later.

In Kashmir, even happiness arrives carrying grief within it.

Timing of funeral prayers will be decided after pronouncement of order by High Court