• Dhanya V Sankar

This paper brings forth the disintegrated lives in Kashmir that followed the 2016-17 Kashmir unrest. The backdrop of the unrest pertains to the killing of Burhan Wani, a notorious Islamic militant by Indian security forces on 8 July 2016. The unprecedented violence that erupted after Burhan aftermath saw many killed, injured and maimed. The short film Panpompar by Archana Phadke and Avani Rai contemplates on the seamless violence and its toll on the life of the common people. This film features a little girl named Nowsheen who is unable to comprehend the loss of her brother in the unrest. This paper aims at shredding light on the existentialist crisis that has debilitated the land, disregarded the commoners and made it vulnerable for any external forces.

Kashmir unrest, Burhan Wani, violence, Nowsheen, existentialism,land

"Fragmented Lives in Kashmir: An Existentialist Narrative through Panpompar", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.517-520, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907960.pdf

"Fragmented Lives in Kashmir: An Existentialist Narrative through Panpompar", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp517-520, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907960.pdf