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India's 'patriotism pop' songs urge Hindus to claim Kashmir and marry Kashmir women

We are slowly but surely inching to wards Nuclear war nuclear destruction of sub continent is the destiny the whole world will get the dividend of this destruction and will get the reward of their silence and wold will go in to stone age when 300-400 nuclear bomb will blast at once the whole world will enjoy
 
Such songs are a "culmination of a toxic misogynistic nationalist thinking that draws validation from humiliating Kashmiri women," Zia said.

"The Indian media - from news to entertainment - has left no stone unturned in portraying Kashmiri women in the racist trope of 'coveted fair-skinned ones' [and] at the same time being helpless and needing saving from their own men - all this while demonizing Kashmiri men," she said.









One of Modi's revisions allows anyone to buy land in the territory, which some Kashmiris fear could mean an influx of Hindus who would change the region's culture and demographics. Critics have likened it to Israeli settlements, illegal under international law, in Palestinian territories.

The patriotic songs are mostly shared on platforms like Facebook, Twitter and the fast-growing app TikTok, which in June had about 120 million active users in India. Despite their low production values, poorly-matched lip-synching and repetitive techno beat, many of these soundtracks have gotten millions of hits on YouTube.
 
RSS had a role in it too. A big major role

All orchestrated so Kashmir can be annexed easily into India.
I heard stories from grand mother who was Kashmiri, May Allah bless her soul .. on how women killed themselves to avoid rape, in some instances jumping from top of their houses as their men were killed.. most of them died slow death as they got severely injured from second stories of their house ..
Other will douse kerosene oil on all of the females if they were not able to escape ...
Its a heart wrenching part of partition in Jammu ... I used to cry just looking at her crying in pain ...
But this time no one will hear the stories as there will be no refugees escaping from India .. this will be 100 times more horrific than the last time
 
India's 'patriotism pop' songs urge Hindus to claim Kashmir

Songs about buying land in Kashmir and marrying Kashmiri women garner millions of views in India after status revoked.


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Songs about nationalism and the India's burgeoning right-wing ideology have flooded social media [Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo]
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The music videos began appearing on social media within hours of the announcement by India's Hindu-led nationalist government that it was stripping statehood from the disputed region of Kashmir that had been in place for decades.

The songs delivered a message to India's 250 million YouTube users about moving to the Muslim-majority region, buying land there and marrying Kashmiri women.

It is the latest example of a growing genre in India known as "patriotism pop" - songs flooding social media about nationalism and the country's burgeoning right-wing ideology.

Earlier songs were limited to the rise of Hindus in India, defeating regional rival Pakistan and hoisting the Indian flag in every household. Now, they include settling in Kashmir - a rugged and beautiful Himalayan region claimed by Pakistan and India, although both countries control only a portion of it.

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On August 5, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modirevoked Kashmir's decades-old special status that was guaranteed under Article 370 of India's constitution and sent thousands of troops to the region. The move has provoked anger in the Indian-administered region, which has been under a security lockdown that has seen thousands arrested to prevent protests.

One of Modi's revisions allows anyone to buy land in the territory, which some Kashmiris fear could mean an influx of Hindus who would change the region's culture and demographics. Critics have likened it to Israeli settlements, illegal under international law, in Palestinian territories.

The patriotic songs are mostly shared on platforms like Facebook, Twitter and the fast-growing app TikTok, which in June had about 120 million active users in India. Despite their low production values, poorly-matched lip-synching and repetitive techno beat, many of these soundtracks have gotten millions of hits on YouTube.

The songs are a hit among youthful followers in northern and eastern parts of India, and their creators do not seem to be stopping anytime soon.

A service for the nation?
Nitesh Singh Nirmal identifies himself as a producer, songwriter and composer for his Rang Music studios in the eastern state of Bihar. A Modi admirer, Nirmal claims to be the first to produce a soundtrack on the revocation of Kashmir's statehood, completing it in three hours.

The song, Dhara 370, or Article 370, starts with visuals of an Indian flag fluttering atop New Delhi's famous Red Fort, followed by old footage of Modi from a previous Independence Day ceremony.

The singer thanks Modi and his government for keeping his promise to remove Article 370 from the constitution. The video then cuts to the map of Kashmir, along with words that roughly translate to how Pakistan has lost to India.

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The song has gotten more than 1.6 million hits on YouTube since it was posted by Nirmal, who has no musical background. He said he only found his calling when Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) resoundingly won the 2014 election.

That was when Nirmal thought he could write songs about nationalism.

"I am doing service for the nation. People dance to these songs," he says.

Nirmal's claims about their popularity are not far-fetched. TikTok, which lets the user lip-synch to music and make short vines, is flooded with images of Hindu nationalists declaring plans to go to Kashmir and marry women there. Most of the videos have music similar to the kind produced by Nirmal.

In April, TikTok was removed from Android and iPhone app stores after an Indian court ruled it was "encouraging pornography".

The rising appeal for songs that promote nationalism and talk about reclaiming Kashmir have paved the way for lesser-known artists to join in.

'Fetishisation' of Kashmiri women
Salman Siddiqui, who is in his twenties and studies science in the state of Uttar Pradesh, wanted to showcase his musical writing prowess and contacted Nirmal. They collaborated on a song about a man who is seeking a Kashmiri bride and wants to be the first to have a wedding procession that travels from India to the region.

Nirmal and Siddiqui insist the songs are not sexist.

"It's the desire of a young man's heart to marry a Kashmiri woman," Siddiqui says.

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The idea was boosted August 6 by lawmaker Vikram Saini, who told members of his BJP "eager to get married" to go to Kashmir, adding that his party has "no problem with it".

Critics say the idea of marrying Kashmiri women to "reclaim" the region is rooted in a patriarchy that objectifies and dehumanises Kashmiris.

Political anthropologist Ather Zia calls this a "fetishisation in the Indian imagination".

Such songs are a "culmination of a toxic misogynistic nationalist thinking that draws validation from humiliating Kashmiri women," Zia said.

"The Indian media - from news to entertainment - has left no stone unturned in portraying Kashmiri women in the racist trope of 'coveted fair-skinned ones' [and] at the same time being helpless and needing saving from their own men - all this while demonizing Kashmiri men," she said.

While some artists oppose writing such songs, they say the audience demand is strong.

Strong demand
Singer Nardev Bainiwal, who lives in Haryana state and owns the Jawan Music Co, has a song on Kashmir that got 1.9 million hits on YouTube.

"We write songs about things people want," Bainiwal says, noting his main audience is from smaller cities and towns in northern India where internet penetration has picked up in recent years.

Google Trends has shown an increase in Indians using search terms like "marry Kashmiri girl" and "buy land in Kashmir".

"I am personally against such declarations, but if we don't make these songs, someone else will and we will lose out on money," Bainiwal says.

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Nirmal says that since he published his song on August 5, he has earned nearly $100 for work that cost him about $20 to produce.

He says the key is to keep abreast of the news and gauge the public mood. He has songs ready if India's Supreme Court allows a Hindu temple to be built on a site where hard-liners in 1992 attacked and demolished a 16th-century mosque, sparking deadly Hindu-Muslim violence.

"Songs about building [the] of the temple could be my next hit," he says.

Apart from the online revenue, the artists also perform concerts. Nirmal has had 10 shows in the last two weeks.

"The business," Nirmal says, "is booming."

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They simply don't know what will be result of all that. But, I will urge hindutva guys, just go for it. Pta tumhain 20 sal bad chalyga, jab un Kashmiri aurton se peda hony waly bachy jawan hongy.
Vandy mahtaram.
 
indian women are feeling very bad by this attitude of their men as their value is decreased greatly in eyes of indian men that is why they are looking for kashmiri women.I think indan women should also protest against this if they want to preserve their value
 
indian women are feeling very bad by this attitude of their men as their value is decreased greatly in eyes of indian men that is why they are looking for kashmiri women.I think indan women should also protest against this if they want to preserve their value
Na. Those uglies would probably be eyeing on Kashmiri Men
 
Lol ...as if there were no weddings taking place between Kashmiris and people of other states in India, before article 370 was repealed.

Before article 370 was removed, Kashmiri women did not have the right to own Kashmiri land, unless their husbands, too were from the state of J&K. i.e they could not even inherit their parent's properties.

All that has changed after article 370 has been removed.

No matter, whom women from J&K choose to marry(Kashmiri, an Indian from another state or even a foreigner) , they would have the right to property in J&K.

Good riddance to such a Misogynist law, it has no place in the 21st century, where women are in no way inferior to men.
 
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indian women are feeling very bad by this attitude of their men as their value is decreased greatly in eyes of indian men that is why they are looking for kashmiri women.I think indan women should also protest against this if they want to preserve their value

Don't look at this simply ! woman is the symbol of land !

The concept of that music video is disrespectful from every point of view ...
 
Lol ...as if there were no weddings taking place between Kashmiris and people of other states in India, before article 370 was repealed.

Before article 370 was removed, Kashmiri women did not have the right to own Kashmiri land, unless their husbands, too were from the state of J&K. i.e they could not even inherit their parent's properties.

All that has changed after article 370 has been removed.

No matter, whom women from J&K choose to marry(Kashmiri, an Indian from another state or even a foreigner) , they would have the right to property in J&K.

Good riddance to such a Misogynist law, it has no place in the 21st century, where women are in no way inferior to men.
Then place an amendment on 370 to deal with that issue if your heart bleeds so much for kashmiri women.

No? Want to revoke all of 370 for imperialistic Hindutva while using "kashmiri women's rights" as a smokescreen?

Just as I thought.

Be true to the rapist colonialist agenda that you voted for.

The ethnoreligious cleansing of Muslims in Jammu will not be repeated in Kashmir. Pakistan will stop it.
 
Indian obsession with fair skin people whether they live in Kashmir or Pakistan will go down once price to keep them or conquer them is larger than the obsession itself. We just need to hit them where it hurts so that they think twice before even dreaming of attacking our honor.
 
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Then place an amendment on 370 to deal with that issue if your heart bleeds so much for kashmiri women.

No? Want to revoke all of 370 for imperialistic Hindutva while using "kashmiri women's rights" as a smokescreen?

Just as I thought.

Be true to the rapist colonialist agenda that you voted for.

The ethnoreligious cleansing of Muslims in Jammu will not be repeated in Kashmir. Pakistan will stop it.

This is land ownership thingy is article 35 A(which was introduced into the constitution through backdoor, a presidential order in 1956, it hardly ironic, this exactly how it has been repealed).

Article 370 is different.

It all boils down to equality between humans.

Why should men of Kashmir, have more rights than women of Kashmir?

Why should people of the state Jammu and Kashmir have more rights than people of other states of India. i.e A kashmiri can buy property in any state of India, then why shouldn't people of other states, be allowed to buy property in J&K.

Practically speaking, no one in their right mind would buy property Kashmir(Ladakh, Jammu - yes) till there is unrest.

And as far as land ownership rights go, you repealed the same law(outsider not allowed buy property) for Gilgit Baltistan in 1974, which is also a part of J&K.

So what are you peope crying about ?


Read this..


http://tns.thenews.com.pk/case-gilgit-baltistan/#.XWJ9UZMzbOQ
The case of Gilgit-Baltistan
Aziz Ali Dad August 11, 2019 7 Comments


Given the changed political context, the existing social diversity and emerging realities, it is imperative to introduce a special bill of rights for Gilgit-Baltistan


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For the last few years nationalists and increasingly Pakistan Peoples Party in Gilgit-Baltistan are clamouring for the restoration of State Subject Rule (SSR) in the region. However, the debate is obfuscated because of lack of proper contextual and historical knowledge about SSR in Gilgit-Baltistan.

For a proper understanding of the current legal imbroglio regarding definition of citizens, rights and laws, it is imperative to understand the changes brought about during the colonial and post-colonial times.

In Gilgit-Baltistan, the changes to deprive the local rulers of their remaining power and to empower administrative organs of the state at the expense of local people were introduced at the structural, and not constitutional level.

Historically, the region that is today Gilgit-Baltistan was a cluster of princely kingdoms. In these princely states the king was absolute authority. He was the sole legislator, judge and executive. Some of the regions, such as Chilas, Tangir and Darel were tribal kingdoms. In this system, there was no head of state. That is why they are termed acephalous states. The tribal states used to practise a code where local elders would take critical decisions.

The princely and tribal kingdoms of Gilgit-Baltistan managed their affairs, including issues related to settlers under customary laws. Because the customary laws were rooted in indigenous culture and social set-up, the states had no problems in managing intra-regional and inter-regional migration. The linguistic and ethnic diversity in several valleys bears testimony to its success. It also belies the thesis that local inhabitants were largely immobile because of difficult terrain, inaccessible geography and harsh climatic conditions.

After the conquest of Baltistan and Gilgit by the Dogras of Kashmir in the 1860s, the power dynamics underwent a drastic change as the Dogra Raj introduced new laws to consolidate its grip on the region. The Maharaja of Kashmir introduced the Hereditary State Subject Order in 1927. This rule defined and categorised people as state and non-state subjects. The rule granted the right to government office, land use and ownership to only state subjects in Jammu and Kashmir. Non-state subjects were excluded from these rights. Later, India adopted the same definition of state subjects in Article 35-A of the Indian Constitution.

Since Gilgit-Baltistan was under the rule of Maharaja of Kashmir, SSR was said to be extended to this region. However, no documents or official record related to its promulgation in Gilgit-Baltistan is available with the law department of Gilgit-Baltistan. Therefore, it is safe to assume that SSR lingered in administrative procedures in post-colonial period as colonial hangover.


Recently, local people have started protesting. They fear drastic changes in the demography of the region and takeover of their land and natural resources by outsiders.


Pakistan informally scrapped it in Gilgit-Baltistan in the 1970s. This coincided with the abolition of princely states in the region. The dissolution of princely states and their laws, and scrapping of SSR created a legal vacuum. It allowed outsiders to purchase property, get employment in public services and settle in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Recently, local people have started protesting. They fear drastic changes in the demography of the region and takeover of their land and natural resources by outsiders.

SSR can be an effective instrument for maintaining demographic composition in Jammu and Kashmir but it was essentially a colonial tool without roots and perceived legitimacy among the people of Gilgit-Baltistan. Those who are supporting the move to restore SSR in its original form in Gilgit-Baltistan are ignoring historical facts to hide a failure of imagination to propose new legal arrangements and a fresh social contract for the inhabitants of Gilgit-Baltistan.

After the completion of Dogra and British conquests in Gilgit-Balitstan in the later part of the nineteenth century, the Dogras brought mercenaries and minions from Kashmir and the then NWFP and allowed them to settle in Gilgit-Baltistan. Foremost among the settlers were the Pathan soldiers who participated in the brutal military campaign of Manduri Fort in Yasin. Because there was no rule for Dogras in their military campaigns in Baltistan and Gilgit, they committed genocide with impunity. After the conquest of Manduri Fort in the Yasin region, they put every man and male child to the sword, and abducted the girls.

A large number of naturalised Kashmiris now live in major towns and villages in Gilgit-Baltistan. The movement of local people from different valleys and princely states was restricted by the Dogra rule. For example, people from Hunza and some parts of Gilgit-Baltistan were allowed to enter the capital of Gilgit only during the day. They were not allowed to stay in the city at night.

Reviving such practices through the restoration of SSR would lead to unrest and further alienate people from one another. The process of restricting local movements and allowing outsiders to settle continued till 1947 when Dogras were expelled from the region in the war of independence of Gilgit-Baltistan.

People in Gilgit-Baltistan did not approve of SSR. While demanding restoration of the SSR, nationalist forces in Gilgit-Baltistan ignore the fact that local people agitated against it in the early 1970s under the banner of Tanzeem-e-Millat led by Advocate Jouhar Ali. It is reported that the objective of the organisation was “to eliminate State Subject Rule and get constitutional status”. With the region’s connectivity with the outside world and power of administrative set up increasing, Gilgit-Baltistan has witnessed steady influx of people from other parts of Pakistan as well.

After the sectarian tension of 1988, the migration and settlers’ issue took a sectarian turn as each sect encouraged their co-religionists to migrate to Gilgit-Baltistan so that they should outnumber other sects. Due to sectarianisation of politics and citizenry, people’s positions on political issues, constitutional status and definition of residents have also become coloured. The question is important to Pakistan’s stance regarding Jammu and Kashmir and Indian actions there.

At the time of writing this article, it has been reported that India’s government has scrapped Article 370 of the Constitution that granted special status for Jammu and Kashmir, along Article 35-A, which allowed the Jammu and Kashmir state’s legislature to define permanent residents of the state and provide special rights and privileges to those permanent residents. This move coincides with a major clampdown on separatists in the Indian held Kashmir.

Pakistan is protesting India’s move to assimilate Jammu and Kashmir into India, but its policy towards Gilgit-Baltistan weakens its case as the region has neither a special status in Pakistan nor constitutional cover.

Considering when Pakistan has not granted special status to one of its components, its objection to the abolition of special status for Indian Occupied Kashmir appears odd.


The point is not lost on policymakers in Pakistan. On August 2, 2019, Kashmir Committee Chairman, Syed Fakhar Imam asked the government of Pakistan to consider restoring the State Subject Rule in Gilgit-Baltistan.

The status of Gilgit-Baltistan is increasingly a cause of concern for the populace. Voices for the rights to land and resources and protests against settlers are getting louder. Resolution of the complex issue does not lie in the restoration of SSR which was enacted in a different power arrangement and social set-up. Any attempt to restore SSR in its original form will prove a non-starter given that the diversity and social dynamics have undergone a sea change.

Instead of reviving the colonial instrument of control, there is a dire need to promulgate new laws by taking local stakeholders into confidence Pakistan needs to introduce a special bill of rights in Gilgit-Baltistan.

The bill of rights should clearly define residents of Gilgit-Baltistan and safeguard their rights against encroachment and usurpation of their lands, jobs, resources and social and political rights. Without such safeguards the people will continue to fear colonisation of their fields, mountains, ice, water and forests by big money.


 
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