Walnut falls leave Kashmir with a trail of paralysis

Walnut falls leave Kashmir with a trail of paralysis

For Kashmir’s walnut workers, the harvest lasts a few weeks. A fall from a tall tree can leave them paralyzed for life. Ashiq Hussain was 17 when he fell from a walnut tree in 2002. The fall left him paralyzed. Now 42, Ashiq of Boniyar in Uri lives in a wheelchair with his 80-year-old mother and has no regular livelihood. He spent about a month undergoing treatment before returning home. His father died in 2011 and his brother, who supported the…