After all the abuses and torn shirts, these two young boys from Kashmir are an example of youth, forgiveness, and friendship.
They may have had profanity on their tongues, but there was such purity in their hearts and spirit. They were unaware that they were being photographed.
Dedicated to the children I had the good fortune of meeting in Srinagar-
ishq pe mita doon
luta doon
main apani khudi
yaar pe haan
luta doon
mita doon
main yeh hasti
Yaar pe qurbaan hai sabhi
(Sung day and night, while running up and down the stairs, or playing makeshift football in a not very big courtyard, or whenever someone requested for it)
Songs can fill one with so many different emotions, just by virtue of one's associations to them.
Every single time I hear this one, I can picture 67 different gleaming, smiling, bright and lovely faces before me.
And I feel both sad and happy, and end up giving in to the smile tugging at the corners of my mouth.
