The artwork of Rollie Mukherjee in solidarity with Kashmir combined with the poetry of Uzma Falak:
” Memory resides in our stoic stares,
in the gaze of their blood-shot eyes
in the defiance of our bodies
in the weight of their sovereign torsos
in the prayer on our lips,
our screams piercing heavens
in the stench of their alcohol breaths
in the persistence of our feet
in the sound of their boots and barrels
in the folds of our scarves and hems
in the gaud of their insignia,
certifying carte blanche
Memory is a room invaded
and turned into a battlefield
Memory is the battlefield.”
–from “Colonial Nostalgia” by Uzma Falak (the complete poem is in this article)