Kashmir.............. The crown of thorns ??

My geography class first brought me the knowledge of the crown of India - Kashmir. It was then that the lines like "Heaven on earth", "The land of Gods" made me feel that it was some place so beautiful, so peaceful that Gods resided there. The realization of the facts was sometime in secondary school when one understands and analysis the world around. The sad feel of knowing that the scenic beauty so much talked about was nothing but a thing of the past and much more far fetched an idea. It was then when I realised that the security men personified Gods and the tanks and the guns there served as the weapons for the protection of Gods.
Once a tourist hot spot, terrorism and the frequent disturbances to life there destroyed everything that existed of the paradise on earth. And to see it all and yet do nothing was something that Indian governments were used to and hence nothing could make them change this attitude. Kargil was the height of Indian complacency in the north and the so called win was nothing but just a figment of imagination for us. When one has to kick people out of our own motherland, its nothing short of shame. Nevertheless, with the government having woken up and the various changes in the sub-continent and the american "War" on terror as well on Iraq, things were quite quiet. But as if like a lull before a storm, the valley erupted again. And this time, it was not the terrorists, but the people themselves. An unintended move by the government to transfer a piece of land to some particular party causing immense bloodshed and destruction of life and property and adding to the already existing misery of the people. What good is a piece of land going to do if it is with one community or the other and how would it be more valuable than the lives lost, the man hours wasted, the tourism drained or the fruits and vegetables rotting ?? Can someone stand up from there and explain any economic sense into this entire episode. Emotions and faith see no sense it is said, but with the people of a state so divided is difficult to digest. And that too in a state that didnt have such a communal divide so wide, is really distressing and saddening.
The Prime minister to the President have called for restraint and keeping calm. But is this enough for a state so much in the clutches of terrorism and now in communalism. With nothing more to do and more and more violence all around, what do we expect of the future generations of Kashmir.
With the Pakistan flags being unfurled in parts, its more than a disgrace for us as Indians. And raises a very disturbing question: Is this the land hundreds and thousands have laid down their lives for? A request to the people there... Please sort issues amicably without disrespecting this motherland , the people (us) and the hundreds who have protected us.