Srinagar, April 18 -- Have you ever wondered why is our language being muzzled? Why our actions, our words-our voice-carry no weight? The reason isn't that we are helpless, but that our culture, especially our language, has become so. And this hasn't happened due to any external influence, but because we ourselves have neglected our culture and allowed our language to go unspoken. Someone once rightly said, "If you wish to manipulate a society, begin by erasing its culture." And that is exactly what we are witnessing today. Every time we stay silent in Kashmiri, a story dies unheard. We have made our mother tongue something to be ashamed of. We laugh at those who speak it with pride. We correct children when they speak Kashmiri in school....