Srinagar, Feb. 24 -- Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has long been burdened by narratives that seek to keep it chained to an unrelenting past. Just as we begin toward peace and progress, a chorus of voices rises-voices that thrive on discord, that treat our home as a mere stage for their ideological theatrics. It is an unfortunate irony. We see a growing section of social media is deliberately fanning separatist sentiment, peddling misinformation and manufacturing an illusion of struggle that serves no purpose beyond keeping J&K tethered to its painful past. Although there is respite - that these efforts are failing. The people of J&K, especially its youth are no longer willing to be manipulated into a narrative that exploits their suffering for ...