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Bab and the Anvil of Sacrifice
- An Instagram notification from my cousin Waheed featuring a soot-stained forge and a barefoot old man mid-hammer-swing inspired this tribute to Habibullah Ahanger, known to us as Bab Raje.
- In Kashmiri, Bab means "elder" or "patriarch," but in the Ahanger family of Kathpora, Bandipora, the word carries a weight far beyond language.
- He is not just a man; he is a personality, an aura, sharp, witty, resilient, a fighter who has withstood every storm.
- At seventy, Bab still stands before his flame-filled furnace.
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