Light A Candle For Pahalgam Martyrs

A month ago, on April 22, 2025, a bunch of murderous terrorists descended on the meadows of Baisaran, near Pahalgam, and rained death on tourists taking in the beauty of Kashmir.

In no time at all they had converted the land immortalised by Amir Khusrau as 'firdaus baroo-e zameen' into a living hell.

Twenty-five tourists and one Kashmiri good Samaritan who stood up to the terrorists were gunned down in cold blood, the terrorists sparing their grieving families so that they could return home and tell the nation of the terror that visited them.

The tourists were targeted only because they were Indians in Indian territory, making them martyrs for the national cause.

And as martyrs, they deserve our highest respect, our utmost honour.

So please light a candle to their memory, to show their families and the world that we care.

To show that we will not forget, nor will we forgive.

• Pahalgam Terror Attack

Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com