Kashmir makes headlines in terrorism and insurgency, but a bunch of young filmmakers from the region has appealed to people through short films to save the beauty and blossom of the Valley from the ravages of climate change. At least two films screened at the recently concluded Seventh National Science Film Festival here have climate change in Kashmir as central themes. Jalal-Ud Din Baba’s “Global Warning: Kashmir Chapter” narrates the story of three orchard owners who are “victims” of climate change. Fluctuations in season, late winters and uneven snowfall completely…
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