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The Memory of a Deluge and the Surface of Water
Showkat Kathjoo
It rained heavily in the old days. Last year it also rained, heavily. The clouds whispered, then burst, then whispered. They whispered and thundered about the daev , the demons descending from the sky—demons wet with heavy rain. What was it that the demons wished for as they rained? Was it deluge, again?
The deluge of September 2014 wreaked havoc in the valley of Kashmir. It besieged the homes of people, drowned the hearts of lovers, stormed the minds of poets, assaulted everything…
e-flux Journal
Posted: May 1, 2015
Category
Nature & Ecology
Subjects
Environment