Hyderabad, Jan. 25 -- Multiple generations of Kashmiris are trapped in the events of the erstwhile state, even as there's a newer generation that has not seen the 1990s Kashmiri Pandit exodus, said journalist and author Rahul Pandita at the Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF) on Sunday, January 25.

Speaking at a session titled "Permanence of impermanence," along with radio jockey Umair Ahmed Khan, Pandita, who is known for his reporting from conflict zones, said youngsters in Kashmir have hope because they don't "carry baggage."

Both Pandita and Khan have written fictional novels on Kashmir - "The Valley of Unfinished Songs" and "Our Friends in Good Houses," respectively - although the latter's book isn't all about Kashmir.

Pandita, a Ka...