[Correction Note: Mr. Muzamil Jaleel's essay "My Lost Country" was published in The Observer of London, not in the Observer of Bangladesh.  The link for the essay is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mukto-mona/message/4662. ~ Moderator]

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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mukto-mona/message/4668

Hi, thanks a lot for your reply. I am delighted to see Kashmir discussion. In fact, it is the first time a chat group is discussing such an emotive issue not in the traditional emotional way. I am thankful that you have made me a member. Why I could not join the debate - the reason will shock you. I am going back to Kashmir and internet is banned there. Even the public phone booths have been shut by the government under some stupid security considerations.
It is a pity that this ban cannot stop militants to communicate becuase they have satellite phones and all other sophisticated communication gadgets. Anyway - to be brief, it is extremely difficult for me to access net. In fact, I have to connect to the net via Delhi or Bombay which is extremely expensive and unreliable too - so please bear with me.

Regards,

Muzamil