Twelve-year-old Ryan Riyaz recalls the exact number of days his school has been shut: “One month and 18 days, since Burhan died. We take private tuitions now”. A resident of Khanyar in downtown Srinagar, the class VI student says life in the valley has been morose. Ryaz and many others now take private tuitions to complete their syllabus and gear up for the impending exams post curfew. “My syllabus is incomplete, but exams will happen as per schedule, as per newspaper reports”, says Ryan. Irked by the civic meltdown, the…
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