Sun Sets with life!
The Sun sets in Kashmir either over the mountain shoulders or into the Dal Lake making the horizon red. A fascination for the travellers on land and water. I have not witnessed the sunset in air but if I do I will pull the latch to shield the sunset. I love to travel light without memories . But as they say sunsets are a proof that endings are beautiful too. In my childhood sunset was perceived through conflict and it was said that the redness in the sky is the blood shed during the day. It did make some sense in an atmosphere where killings were rampant. The sunsets in this context were ferocious for me. It never carried a hope of a new dawn. The symptoms and symbols were fed in folklores and myths. The kashmir has its unique way of creating meanings. It believed in the legend of Nilmatpuran that Sharika Devi put in her beak the Hariparbat fort and buried Jalodbava, an underwater demon in it. His soul still lurks in that mountain and this is why kashmir never was at peace. ...