{"id":247061,"date":"2025-05-19T09:47:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/art\/a-kashmiri-border-museum-unlocks-memories-interrupted-by-war\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T09:47:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:47:41","slug":"a-kashmiri-border-museum-unlocks-memories-interrupted-by-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=247061","title":{"rendered":"A Kashmiri Border Museum Unlocks Memories Interrupted by War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>HUNDERMAN, India \u2014 When I first arrived in Hunderman, a village near Kargil in India-controlled Kashmir, in March, I was struck by its stillness. The 500-year-old settlement\u2019s residents believe it predates the Mughal and British empires. Once a prominent stop on the historic Silk Road trade route, this village has witnessed centuries of history, serving as a living testament to the region\u2019s rich heritage. Yet, Hunderman is more than a relic of the past; it embodies the turbulent legacy of the India-Pakistan wars. Once part of Pakistan, the village suddenly became part of India in <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/jammu\/kargil-war-hunderman-bunker-tells-tale-of-resilience-amid-ravages-of-conflict\/articleshow\/112007622.cms\">the 1971 war when the region<\/a> was sliced in two by the Line of Control (LoC). Many villagers who had fled their homes at the time remained Pakistani citizens, while those who stayed home became Indian citizens overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Today, however, the town is perhaps best known for Unlock Hunderman\u2013Museum of Memories, founded in 2015 by brothers Baqir Ali and Mohammad Ilyas. Tucked inside the ruined stone houses of what is now an abandoned section of the village, this unlikely museum preserves the objects, letters, and everyday remnants of lives interrupted by war. It is in this decrepit archive that Hunderman keeps memory alive \u2014 safeguarding the traces of those who vanished across the border.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;682a7c77f21fb&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" onerror=\"if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Abandoned stone homes of Old Hunderman village, where Unlock Hunderman\u2013Museum of Memories is located<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;682a7c77f2645&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"845\" onerror=\"if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-indian-army-loc-1200x845.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A hand-painted warning sign reflecting Hunderman\u2019s sensitive proximity to the Line of Control between India and Pakistan that marks the end of civilian access<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>As I carefully navigate the narrow footpaths, I meet Baqir, 51, the museum\u2019s owner and caretaker.\u201cBack then, there were around 16 families living here, and that one there was my uncle\u2019s house,\u201d Baqir<strong> <\/strong>tells me in Urdu<strong> <\/strong>as he points to a row of roofless huts. \u201cWhen the shelling started, most of them ran with their family towards the Pakistani side and only our family remained. We never saw them again. Many thought they would return in a week or two once things settled, but then weeks became decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We arrive at a small wooden door fixed into a stone wall. Baqir produces an old-fashioned key and inserts it into an old lever lock mechanism for which Hunderman is known. \u201cWith time, we forget our pasts,\u201d he continues. \u201cThis act of forgetting is also a blessing by Allah. If people are unable to forget, then how could we get over the miseries of life such as wars? That is why we started this project of converting these old homes into a museum \u2014 so that it reminds us of the love and the pain of separation caused by borders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Inside the museum\u2019s dim first room, the war\u2019s shadow looms large. Jagged shrapnel fragments, a cracked helmet, and relics of the battle that scarred this mountainside are arranged on rough wooden shelves. In a corner, a mud-caked mine lies safely encased \u2014 a chilling find by Baqir\u2019s elder brother, Ilyas Ali, in a nearby field.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;682a7c77f2b17&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" onerror=\"if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-museum-table-1200x900.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1013507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-museum-table.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-museum-table.jpg?resize=720%2C540&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-museum-table.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-museum-table.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-museum-table.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-museum-table.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-museum-table.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-museum-table.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-museum-table.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-museum-table.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-museum-table.jpg?resize=2000%2C1500&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-museum-table.jpg?resize=780%2C585&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-museum-table.jpg?resize=706%2C530&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-museum-table-1200x900.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A display of military and everyday artifacts includes a rusted army helmet, a few enamel mugs, a metal rifle, ammunition magazine, torpedo-like canister, and insulated drinking bottle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The heart of the museum, however, is not the remnants of war; it\u2019s the human stories. Baqir leads me into a second small room lit by a single window. Here, under protective plastic, are letters, photographs, and personal notebooks donated by the town\u2019s residents. \u201cThese are our treasures,\u201d he says softly. Next to the notebook sits a black and white photograph of two young men posing by the Drass River \u2014 one of them settled in Pakistan, Baqir explains, and the other lived in Hunderman until he died five years ago. A trove of other intimate objects fill the museum.\u201cThere is a<strong> <\/strong>pair of worn-out leather shoes a man left by the door, hoping to come back for them; a bridal gown that a newlywed bride abandoned in haste,\u201d Baqir continues. \u201cThese objects narrate a story of separation.\u201d One framed letter in particular, translated into English, draws me in. It was written by Baqir\u2019s maternal uncle. His letter reached his family years later, hand-carried by a traveler after cross-border mail resumed. \u201cHe kept writing to us, even when no replies came,\u201d Baqir says. \u201cThis letter was his last. Now it\u2019s here for our children to read.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;682a7c77f2f4a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" onerror=\"if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-letter-1200x1600.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1013399\" 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A letter written in 1985 by a brother (living in Brolmo) who got separated from his family during the war of 1971 to his sister living in Hunderman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;682a7c77f3344&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" onerror=\"if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') 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Baqir introduces him as Mohammad Ali, 82, one of Hunderman\u2019s oldest inhabitants. He greets me with a gap-toothed smile and eagerly presses a dried apricot into my hand.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-2    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Mohammad\u2019s life was upended by the border shift. \u201cMy elder brother was visiting relatives in Gilgit that winter, and he was asking me to come along but I was not in the mood,\u201d he recalls. \u201cNow, I think I should have gone with him. It is one of the biggest regrets of my life.\u201d In the war\u2019s chaotic wake, neighbors found themselves on opposite sides of a hostile divide. Mohammad\u2019s next-door neighbors, a couple, were also separated by the new border. Unable to reunite in person, they later divorced through letters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had not even imagined this village would become India. By the time we figured that out, it was too late and the army wouldn\u2019t let us go back. It just was not realistic anymore,\u201d Mohammad continues. \u201cNow, all of us are old. I just pray that before dying we can hug our loved ones.\u201d He leads me to a vantage point at the edge of the settlement, a few minutes\u2019 walk from the museum. \u201cLook,\u201d he says, extending an arm toward the west. I can just make out a cluster of distant rooftops beyond the LoC. \u201cThat\u2019s Brolmo, in Pakistan. My mother was born there.\u201d Mohammad\u2019s family, like many others here, has roots on both sides of the border. His mother moved to Hunderman after marriage, but her parents and siblings remained across the river.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the war, she never saw her parents again,\u201d Mohammad says quietly. \u201cShe would stand here and gaze at those hills, knowing they were there somewhere.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;682a7c77f3833&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" onerror=\"if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-1200x1600.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1013393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-scaled.jpg?resize=720%2C960&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-scaled.jpg?resize=900%2C1200&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-scaled.jpg?resize=450%2C600&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C400&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C200&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C2667&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C1040&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C533&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C941&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hunderman-mohammad-ali-1200x1600.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=90&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mohammad Ali sitting outside the museum in the bright afternoon sun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yet Hunderman remains tethered to its isolation. As with other Indian-controlled Kashmiri villages, which are frequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/business\/media-telecom\/feature-living-in-the-stone-age-offline-for-18-months-in-indian-kashmir-idUSL8N2YZ245\/\">subjected to internet blackouts<\/a>, there is no mobile phone network; residents still walk toward nearby army camps or elevated ridgelines to catch the faintest signal \u2014 a routine made even riskier after the <a href=\"https:\/\/thebaffler.com\/latest\/a-fire-on-the-mountain-shafi\">brief armed conflict between India and Pakistan<\/a> earlier this month, when mortar fire and drone strikes once again turned the Line of Control into a battlefield. Still, the museum has drawn a steady trickle of visitors in its first decade \u2014 curious travelers, scholars, and those seeking quiet testimony. \u201cWe get tourists almost every day during summer,\u201d Baqir tells me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Museum of Memories isn\u2019t curated by professional archivists, but by the local residents of Hunderman. The exhibits are not grand monuments or government-issued plaques, but humble belongings imbued with personal meaning. Walking these alleys, I sense an overwhelming empathy for the people who once lived here and for those who still do, carrying the weight of history.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-3    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<section id=\"block-27\" class=\"below-content widget widget_block\"\/>\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HUNDERMAN, India \u2014 When I first arrived in Hunderman, a village near Kargil in India-controlled Kashmir, in March, I was struck by its stillness. 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