Srinagar, March 25 -- Ah, the spring-nature's grand resurrection, a symphony of rebirth that awakens the slumbering earth from its wintry tomb. The trees, once skeletal and barren, now don emerald cloaks, their branches heavy with the promise of life. Buds, like shy maidens, unfurl into a riot of colors, painting the world in hues so vivid they seem to defy the very essence of winter's monochrome. The air, thick with the perfume of blossoms, hums with the melodies of winged wanderers-exotic birds adorned in plumage so resplendent, they seem to have flown straight out of a painter's dream. Kashmir, in its springtime splendor, transforms into a paradise, a living canvas where every stroke of nature's brush whispers tales of renewal.

Yet, a...