In Search of Lost Time

How the graffiti of the past contrasts with the realities of today in Kashmir

- Yasir Iqbal

IN the streets of Kashmir, the age-old walls do speak. They speak about time, politics and reflect the region’s political aspirations. People have used walls as a medium to express themselves in the form of graffiti. With collective erasure of memory throughout the years, walls have become the repository of political expressions in Kashmir, particularly in Srinagar.