“I thought maybe if I looked ugly and less pleasant, the men would not look at me and I'd be safe. I wouldn't wash my face for days. I didn't want to look attractive in any way, at all, lest it invited undue attention and that indescribable guilt. I wanted to somehow become invisible.” BeautyFeminismGuiltTraumaTraumatic ExperiencesKashmirGirlhoodFemale Experiences Book:Rumours of Spring: A Girlhood in Kashmir Source: Rumours of Spring: A Girlhood in Kashmir