Srinagar, Aug. 17 -- There was a time when seeing the Deputy Commissioner of a district meant something. The DC arrived when there was a major government programme, a crisis, an important public meeting, a national function or an event carrying genuine administrative significance.

Today, scroll through social media in Kashmir, and one can sometimes wonder whether the job description has quietly changed.

A felicitation here. A private function there. A seminar organised by an organisation nobody had heard of until yesterday. A school anniversary. An award ceremony. A cultural evening. A tournament. A book release. A society function. Bouquet. Shawl. Memento. Photograph. Facebook upload.

And there sits the Deputy Commissioner.

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