"In this artwork, Nilima Sheikh showcases the duality of historical erasure and continuing gendered violence. A collective apathy towards has always been a cause for concern, in the present and the coming future.
""The Bakarwal, a nomadic ethnic group numbering some 10,000 in Jammu and Kashmir in the Western Himalaya, practise sheep and goat husbandry and utilize the various biotopes of the different altitudes. Their winter pasture lands lie mainly in the woodlands between Kathua and Jammu in the southeast and south and Riasi and Poonch in the north and northwest, respectively…"" - Michael J. Casimir and Aparna Rao
""The atrocity, rape and murder of the 8 year old minor girl in Kathua brings to light the manner in which sexual violence against women and children is used as a tool to further subjugate marginalised communities"" - Mahila Kisan Adhikar Manch ""
The role of the state as an aggressor stands out in its recent dealings of rape cases. This becomes prominent in the Kathua case where rape becomes a masculinist performance of state sovereignty, especially in silencing the marginalised minority populations."" - Piya Srinivasan