Hawhukh Matsar

Ghar’e wandhai ghar’e saasa Barr’e nearhai ne zahn (Sheikh-ul-Alam) Home, I will sacrifice a thousand houses for you, I don’t want to go beyond your threshold. I dreamt of reading under the shades of the chinar trees in Naseem Bagh, of love shared behind the bright flowers, moving in unison with the Dal breeze. I imagined taking long walks and reading poetry to one another by the banks of Dal, but it remained just a dream. Like many, I tried to escape conflict within and outside, yet it clung to me. Wherever we go, we carry its weight. This project emerged from a deep yearning for home and the disparity between what we show and what we truly feel. Verandas pyath bihith, hawhukh matsar wuchan wuchan, pyov chehli chehli Myun makaan While sitting on the veranda, I watched maddened winds ravaging my house, piece by piece Kashmir remains a highly contested region, primarily a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan, with China also claiming parts of the area, resulting in ongoing tensions and military presence along the Line of Control. The conflict, which began after the partition of British India in 1947, has led to three major wars, numerous skirmishes, and a prolonged insurgency, with significant human rights concerns reported by international organizations on all sides.