Kashmir Shuts Down On Indian Independence Day

SRINAGAR, KASHMIR, INDIA - AUGUST 15: A school student in traditional Kashmiri attire poses for a picture as she takes part in the celebration, at Bakshi Stadium, where the authorities hold the main function, during India's Independence Day celebrations on August 15, 2015 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Administered Kashmir. All businesses, schools and shops were closed and traffic remained off the roads following a strike call given by Kashmiri resistance leaders against India's Independence Day celebrations in Kashmir. Meanwhile a large number of government forces were deployed to prevent any incidents during the official celebrations. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/ Getty Images)