Srinagar, Feb. 14 -- The hunger to be seen.It started slow.

A picture here, a video there. A wedding clip. A funeral post. A plate of food, steaming, untouched. Someone liked it. Someone commented. Someone asked, Where is this? Someone said, Mashallah. Someone else said, Overrated.

Then it picked up speed.

Now, nothing is just what it is. A wedding isn't a wedding. It's an event. The bride looks perfect. Too perfect. There's a filter on her face. The groom is smiling. It's his third take. The guests are clapping. The phone is shaking in someone's hand. The whole thing will be up on Instagram in an hour, cut into parts, wrapped in a song someone else chose.

A funeral isn't a funeral. Someone posts a story."Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi r...