This tweet in Kashmiri addressed to me says ‘May your dead body be found on Houston highways along with the dead body of your children’. This is just one sample of abuse I get everyday for tweeting about Kashmir. I get scared, traumatized,worried for my family but I wipe my tears

I block & move on because I know I won’t get the support. My views are my own. I am not part of any cabal. I don’t make a song and dance about my ‘courage’ because I chose to speak up. I don’t get profiles written on my ‘bravery’ because I would rather be known for the work I do

And this is not just my story. All women here who are called ‘RW’ are abused and threatened in a daily basis. Sometimes we give it back. Most times we ignore because we want to focus on our work instead.

Even today I would have stayed quiet but when I see ‘news items’ and breaking news about twitter abuse, I wonder why our abuse doesn’t count. I made this public so that people know the kind of abuse women like me who are on the wrong side of ideological divide get.

I don’t need sympathy, I don’t need news items, I don’t need help. I am perfectly capable of handling this myself. But I do want people to be aware of what we face every day and what is at stake for us.