Many were injured and dead during protests that erupted following the granting of 99acres of land in June'08 to a Hindu religious organization. Kashmir separatist movements was mostly peaceful until the outbreak of an Islamic insurgency in 1989 claiming many thousand lives. Since then may opportunists had used the issue to spread messages of hatred, violence, political rhetoric and intolerance.

There are two things Indians are totally and utterly crazy about - Bollywood Movies and Cricket. Right? Completely Wrong!! It's only the media and few money-makers who thinks and acts that way. I suppose the "Emotional Tadka" many not work for long. TV Channels that bought rights to beam the cricket world cup tournament 2007, India's defeat was a financial disaster. New phenomenas like Indian Premier League can only prove to be utter waste of time and resources for this growth-hungry country!