Srinagar: There has been no electricity for a while now. There has been no internet. There are no newspapers either. And there is no school either. Two adults are cautiously peering out of their house as another pitched battle between the protesters and the CRPF begins. It's just another day. In another room, sits a child, he is only 13. His parents have asked him to stay put. He is used to the curfew; he is used to having his school arbitrarily shut down. He is used to violence. He has seen things that children never should. He 'knows' things that children certainly shouldn't.

Muawin Tasneem, 12 years

India is tyrant. India kills people and disappears them. I want free Kashmir. I don’t want to be with India or with Pakistan. I am afraid to go out. Policemen can do anything to me. I can’t trust them. They can kill me. I rarely study. And I can’t play outside. Who should I play with? The Indian army men on the street?

Rida Shafi, 9 years

I have seen my parents expressing hate against India since my childhood. And that’s why I get angry. I, too, hate India.