Srinagar, Sept. 27 -- On 11th April 1999, my life was torn apart. At the age of eleven, when most children dream of school and play, I witnessed my father and elder brother being abducted by a brutal nexus of local terrorists and Pakistan-sponsored terrorists. They demanded a huge ransom of money. My father was eventually released, but in a tortured state. My brother was held captive for seven long days. From that moment, my childhood was stolen forever. Fear forced my family to abandon our native place. The scars of that incident still haunt us. My father continues to suffer the effects of torture. My mother hides her pain behind silence. And I - a child then - lost my innocence to the cruelty of terrorism.From my native place, even ten ...