India, Sept. 21 -- Years ago, we accidentally bumped into each other in Anantnag. He started narrating his tragic story, saying he was being harassed due to political reasons. He contacted the deputy commissioner with his complaint, but neither the DC nor anyone else was ready to listen to him. Sheer helplessness drove him to tears. Terrorists in military outfits, military men with long beards, would keep knocking at his doors at will. He said they barged into the house without permission and lamented the misfortune that befell him. That encounter kept popping up in my mind yesterday (September 21), which is marked as World Peace Day.

The United Nations designated World Peace Day in 1981, hoping that at least on this day, the world would...