BH Correspondent
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Zaira Wasim, who was last seen in The Sky Is Pink took to Instagram to share a long post about the conditions of her hometown Kashmir and how “Kashmir continues to suffer and see-saw between hope and frustration.” In the touching post, which is accompanied by the photograph of a single white flower, the actress also raised questions about Kashmiris’ “freedom of expression”.
She also makes it clear that there are many questions in Kashmir, which has been under an indefinite security lockdown after the abrogation of Article 370 by the Indian Government.
“Kashmir continues to suffer and see- saw between hope and frustration। There’s a false and uneasy emblance of calmness in place of escalating despair and sorrow। Kashmiris continue to exist and suffer in a world where it is so easy to place restrictions on our liberty. Why do we have to live in a world where our lives and wills are controlled, dictated and bent? Why is it so easy to have our voices silenced? Why is it so easy to curtail our freedom of expression? Why aren’t we ever allowed to voice our opinions, let alone our disprovals, to decisions that are made contrary to our wishes? Why is it that instead of trying to see the cause of our view, our view is just condemned ruthfully? What is so easy to curb our voices so severely? Why can we not live simple lives without always having to wrestle and remind the world of our existence,” Zaira, who has quit acting posted on her social media handle.
In fact, in the long post the Dangal actress also went about questioning the ongoing crisis of a Kashmiri, which has taken away the “recognition of normalcy and harmony from the hearts and minds.” The Secret Superstar actress, who has been target of many trollers, also did not shy away from questioning the authority in power. “Why is that life of a Kashmiri is just about experiencing a lifetime of crisis, blockade and disturbance so abundantly that it has taken away the recognition of normalcy and harmony from the hearts and minds? Hundreds of questions like these-unanswered; leaving us bewildered and frustrated, but our frustrations find no outlet. The authority doesn’t make the slightest effort to put a stop to our doubts and speculations but stubbornly tend to go their own way to confine our existence mired in a confused, conflicted and a paralysed world,” she posted.
Zaira also didn’t paint a rosy picture of the media and asked them to recheck facts. “But I ask the world, what has altered your acceptance of the misery and oppression we’re being subjected to? Do not believe the unfair representation of the facts and details or the rosy hue that the media has cast on the reality of the situation. Ask questions, re-examine the biased assumptions. Ask questions. For our voices have been silenced- and for how long….none of us really know!,” posted the 19-year-old Kashmiri girl.
