Seminar to focus on anxieties and aspirations of Kashmir youth

Srinagar: Economist Dr Haseeb Drabu, Prof Saddiq Wahid, Prof Gull Wani and social activist Shakeel Qalandar are the prominent speakers in a seminar to be held tomorrow on ‘Kashmir youth – anxieties and aspirations’ to be held at Hotel Grand Mumtaz.

According to a statement issued to KNS, Drabu will deliver the keynote address at the seminar, and Prof Wahid will preside over it. Students of Kashmir University and other colleges in the city and the adjoining areas will participate in the seminar.

The seminar is being organized by Lehar, a non-political NGO. Director Lehar Ms Rajni Shaleen Chopra said that the purpose of the seminar is to provide an opportunity to the Kashmir youth to talk about their anxieties and aspirations, and have a dynamic discussion on the subject with some of the leading minds of the valley.

Qalandar said that it is logical for any society which has gone through turmoil to think about the aspirations and anxieties of its youth, who have remained at the forefront of its numerous struggles. Youth and their legitimate grievances are a subject matter of debate for policy makers and political leaders not only in Kashmir but in the entire south Asia. We cannot imagine a better South Asia without thinking seriously about youth and their position in the polity, economy and society, said Mr Qalandar. Bashir Assad journalist said that this social contract can be possible in a society which is resilient and committed to justice.