Raja Basharat can see his brother's grave on the opposite bank of a river that divides the disputed region, but visiting it -- a holiday tradition for Muslims on Eid al-Adha -- is impossible.
The festival of Eid al-Adha has revived the pain of families divided by the line of control between India and Pakistan. In Keran, the inhabitants contemplate the other shore without being able to reach it. Cachemiri Raja Basharat can see his brother's grave on the other side of the river that divides this disputed area. [...] The article In Kashmir, a river separates the living from the dead appeared first on Le Singulier.