Burhan Wani – The man and his mission
The death of a young ‘hero’?
On the 8th of July, Burhan Muzaffar Wani died in
the Valley of Kashmir. Thousands poured out on the streets to commemorate his
services to the movement that he had come to symbolize of late. The relative
calm of the region was shattered with curfews, killings and allegations of
human rights abuses. His father was proud for the services his son had offered
in the name of their faith, convinced that he would go to Heaven. Amidst all
this, the romantic ideals of a young boy, just off his teens began to shake up
the youth of the entire country, both in and beyond India.
There is a lot of unrest in the Kashmir Valley recently,
especially in the aftermath of the death, nay execution of Burhan. All of this
is not unexpected in any way. In fact, this was foreseen. Even his
glorification, his elevation to the status of a martyr in the service of Islam
does not come as a surprise to me.
There is a section of the media and a sig…
