India, Aug. 18 -- August 5, 2019 - the day Article 370 of the Constitution granting a special status to Jammu and Kashmir was diluted paving way for demotion and dissection of the state into two Union Territories - is indeed a landmark day in the history of Jammu and Kashmir

A day loaded with political connotations, fulfillment of ideological dreams and at the same time shattering the perceptions of the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh in different measures but one goal - political empowerment which they were divested of on this day.

The biggest blow was the taking away of the statehood status and accompanying protection of land and job rights.

How it has affected the three erstwhile regions of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, is a d...