They were not able to see each other for nearly 18 months after the closure of schools on 5 August 2019 because of a military lockdown, which was followed by the Covid-19 lockdown. His thoughts turned to a photo he had recently taken, of two young girls sitting together in the waiting room of a psychiatric hospital where they were being treated for depression, and what they had lived through since 2019. Both were being treated for depression in 2020While lockdowns have been a reality for the world since early 2020, for the people of Kashmir, their lockdown began seven months earlier. Kashmir was brought fully under the control of the central Indian government, led by Narendra Modi, and the whole state was subjected to a military crackdown. Then, to add further to their strife, in March 2020 Covid-19 hit India and a nationwide lockdown was imposed.

Source: The Guardian August 02, 2021 06:00 UTC