LA Times piece says that demonstrators in Kashmir, where anger against the occupation is "palpable," use rocks as the "weapon of choice." No lectures here about nonviolence.
Although several Kashmiris lauded the prime minister’s speech, they said Kashmir needs results, not more committees.
How New Delhi proceeds now could greatly influence a generation at a crossroads, many without outlets or opportunities in this tightly monitored society….
Kani jung, or throwing stones in anger, probably dates to caveman days in Kashmir, as elsewhere. Residents probably used gulail, a device that propels stones from bowed sticks, to defend themselves against 16th century Mughal invaders, said M.A. Wani, a medieval history professor at the University of Kashmir.
