Wandering Thoughts

Dad, I want to visit my friend’s house   Son, but you have exam tomorrow   Dad, I am fully prepared and can write the exam in this moment itself   Son, confidence is good, but not overconfidence. First prepare for the exam, you can visit your friend’s house later   Did any of you ever experienced this type of situation before? If yes, then for most of us Dad would have been the villain at that point. But when you try to recollect such things after some years, then I am sure you would have understood the positive intent behind it.   Well, I would like to dedicate this article to my beloved dad and thank him for many things which he did to me so far.    I feel special whenever I hear my mom saying that my dad celebrated my birth with a goldspot drink (which was quite popular during the 90’s) to my relatives. Thank you, dad, for making me feel special on the very first day itself   Some people say that my name, Giridhar is vibrant. I would have to g...

In my previous articles, you would have read “The Story of Kashmir” that talk about Kashmir’s origin, history, culture, food, economy and the current situations prevailing in the Valley.   So, now you must be wondering what this article has to offer? Well, as the title says, this episode talks about the film, “The Kashmir Files”.   Although the film primarily talks about the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley, I believe it has a lot more information to provide apart from it. It was not only a gripping original story that keeps you hooked till the end, but also a film that offers so many true and realistic facts which were not covered in my previous articles about Kashmir.   So, let’s see what they are in this article today along with my opinions added to them. At the same time these facts are the reasons why you should watch the movie, “The Kashmir Files”, if you haven’t yet.   Well, let’s start with the history of incidents narrated in the film.   The f...