, Oct. 21 -- By Syed Rizwan Bukhari

Of late, a video circulated on social media wherein a student was seen hugging a teacher - out of affection. It was followed by strong public backlash and demands for accountability and morality in educational institutes. In as sensitive a socio-cultural landscape as Kashmir's, public reaction intensified to such a degree that preachers gave long speeches against both the student's and the teacher's behavior. Something stretched too long!

The student appeared in the ensuing video, face covered, clearly showing her worsening mental health. It felt as if she had committed a crime that could never be forgiven. The outpouring of trolling comments and slings and arrows thrown by the Internet warriors (the ...