Youth in Srinagar city are fast losing connection to the past . Knowledge of people , places and structures of historic importance are fast declining among the new generation , which has witnessed a war like situation . It has taken a toll on people ' s propensity to understand surroundings and relate with it . Consumed by political chaos and bleak future , the systemic failures are nursing a generation with no idea of history . Read special report .
rotracted Kashmir conflict seems not only consuming men and material but also the Pmemory , which is very important to remember and recall past for a better future . Political chaos and bleak future coupled with society-level community and institutional failures are nurturing a generation completely disconnected to the past in Srinagar city .
Srinagar may take pride in 5000-years-old documented history , dozens of shrines , temples , mosques and ruins built in different eras , replete with history of those times , but new generation , despite living closer to these historical symbols , are oblivion to their surroundings . Apparently the conflict has taken toll on people ' s propensity to relate and narrate tales of its surroundings . With violence taking a centre stage in the past two decades , the history seems to have taken a back seat in the lives of war-torn people of Kashmir .
The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage ( INTACH ), an institution behind reining