......It is true, more the world changes, more it stays the same......It is just that times were more simpler back than as age of technology did not complicate things. The problems were the same, but the ways to deal with them Politics, social, etc. humans had more opportunity to communicate fact to face, coming closer together (communities formed because they had no choice of modern conveniences but to depend on each other, that naturally added the Human touch missing today)
It was certainly an interesting time in Western World both Happy and Painful...it was no different for the Eastern world. While the West was searching spirituality in India, in reality, the country was going through War with Pakistan in '65 (I was just 5 years old). The one I remember was '71 with my family and communities close by. I am very glad there was no Internet back then, for that matter anywhere. I cannot even begin to imagine the "Misuse" of this dangerous tool....I truly lived in the world of make-believe/fantasy Cinematic Vision which thrived on Romantic Kashmir (not the war-torn one that most people know). Sometimes I am glad that despite of the ugly times, we were only exposed to mostly "beauty". I take it as a blessing in disguise...for ugliness is here to stay. Do deal with ugliness, but through beauty, this one works for me
Here are some "timeless" beautiful moments in Kashmir .......Peace