Baba Umar
RISING KASHMIR
Srinagar, Dec 11
“Have a blessed day--Eid Mubarak.” This might be the sms text that will felicitate you on this eid, probably sent by one of your acquaintances. But is it enough?
“It will look good if the person utters the same message before your presence” says a noted Kashmiri poet Zarief Ahmed Zarief. “If the person really intends to wish you, he should rather join you on this special occasion.”
Visiting one’s relatives on the eve of eid was the tradition followed with full fervor in Kashmir; however, many believe the induction of mobile phones in the valley has punctured this age old practice.
“Where a brotherly embrace on Eid was obligatory part of celebration and interpersonal contact a norm, SMS’, I guess, are widening the gaps,” he adds.
RISING KASHMIR
Srinagar, Dec 11
“Have a blessed day--Eid Mubarak.” This might be the sms text that will felicitate you on this eid, probably sent by one of your acquaintances. But is it enough?
“It will look good if the person utters the same message before your presence” says a noted Kashmiri poet Zarief Ahmed Zarief. “If the person really intends to wish you, he should rather join you on this special occasion.”
Visiting one’s relatives on the eve of eid was the tradition followed with full fervor in Kashmir; however, many believe the induction of mobile phones in the valley has punctured this age old practice.
“Where a brotherly embrace on Eid was obligatory part of celebration and interpersonal contact a norm, SMS’, I guess, are widening the gaps,” he adds.
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