Kashmiri Girl Overcomes Odds After Parents' Death, Scripts Class 12th Success
On International Women’s Day, Kashmir is quietly celebrating the success, sacrifice and strength of Insha Lone, an 18-year-old who has converted tragedy into triumph.
Insha lost both her parents within a matter of one week and at a time when she was preparing for her crucial 12th class examination.
Refusing to slip into depression or attract pity, Insha came out in flying colours by scoring a distinction on Monday, two months after her militant father Zaheer Ahmad Lone was killed in an encounter on December 18.
Isha’s mother Ruby Jan passed away due to a cardiac condition. Insha says her mother could not bear her husband’s separation and died before she could reach hospital.
“ My world collapsed within a week. Papa was killed on one Friday and mummy on next. And I was in the midst of writing papers,” she told News18 from her modest Pulwama home.
Insha recalls she was preparing for her Physics examination when her father’s audio in which he had announced signing up for militancy was in circulation on social media.
“ It was tragic and distracting. I could not focus on studies. The family knew what was to come,” she said.
Her father was killed shortly in an encounter with security forces.
Following the twin tragedies, Insha could not concentrate on her studies.
She said, because of the huge rush of mourners at home she could not get time and space to study.
“ I was under a lot of mental strain. I could have done better but I am happy and I thank Allah for this too,” she said.
