Srinagar, May 11 -- "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." Mahatma GandhiDoes the sword ever sow seeds of peace? Our timeless epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata, depict great heroes like Rama and Krishna wielding arms only after exhausting all avenues of patience. Yet, at their core, these tales caution against the devastation of war, echoing the eternal wisdom of our culture that values life over destruction. When conflict erupts, it's the ordinary people on both sides, those who toil through the week and rest on Sundays for livelihood, who bear the brunt, their innocence and mental peace gets shattered by the actions of a few criminal minds, suffering utmost. In war's stirring situation, we find only sorrow and ...