The snow, like a tranquil lake lies patiently, as if waiting to be photographed. A perfect picture postcard for Christmas. This is Kashmir ­ in its truest sense, a picture postcard destination for holiday-makers and a land of incredible beauty for its gentle inhabitants.
The last fourteen years witnessed this very beauty and peace turned inside-out by cross-currents of militarism and terror.
Ami Vitale documents the heart-wrenching tragedy of its victims and the tremendous spirit of strength and resilience with which life flows on at the centre of unrelenting chaos.