By Sanjay Kapoor

Five years is indeed a long time to change everything in a state, more so in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. For those who have not been to the beautiful state of lakes, icy peaks, and verdant slopes for a long time or those who have memories of films like “Kashmir ki Kali” that displayed abundant natural beauty and a languid pace, the trouble-torn state has changed even in comparison to what it was before August 2019.

Then, Kashmir had a visible presence of the army that was meant to scare brick-batters, protestors, and stray gun-toting mujahideen that had escaped the security dragnet around the Srinagar valley. Now it is a contradictory mix of a high volume of tourists from states like Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan that roam around cheek by jowl with gun-wielding security personnel of anti-militant organisations like Rashtriya Rifles (RR). Is this normal?

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