For generations, the May, 1931 massacre of protestors has been commemorated as the beginnings of the freedom movement in Kashmir. Its critics have argued the protests of 1931-132 wer driven by religion, not secularism. That’s only half the truth, though, and the effort to crush Martyrs Day is making it harder to heal Kashmir’s deepest wounds.
Martyrs’ Day row has reopened Kashmir’s deepest wounds
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