At Pous, A Gift Of Warmth For Kashmir

First succour, then sustenance —wrapped in fine cashmere and nurtured by Bengal’s loving sanctuary. Three Kashmiri youths who were earlier offered the security of secular Bengal at a time when the Valley was under an unprecedented clampdown have now been given an opportunity to augment their income and also send money back home. Nasir Ahmed, Tariq Ahmed and Ramiz Ahmed have been allotted space at Pous Mela, Santiniketan’s annual fair where people come from all over Bengal and outside, including foreign countries. Earlier in November, when the restrictions on mobile phone services began to be gradually lifted, the three youths got in touch with Birbhum Trinamul leader Abhijit Sinha, with whom they had struck up a friendship during a pilgrimage he undertook to Amarnath.