We miss him quite a bit, we wish him to affix us quickly — a heartbreaking plea to the Indian authorities by a nine-year-old lady awaiting return of her father, an Afghan nationwide and a post-doctoral fellow within the University of Kerala who’s stranded overseas for over two years for need of visa, in order that they’ll stay “happily ever after”.

Gulabmir Rahmany, a post-doctoral fellow within the Sociology division of the college, went to Afghanistan in 2020 to resume his visa and to gather information in connection along with his post-doctoral analysis on that nation.

Unfortunately for him, the United States troops stationed there since 2001 started their withdrawal in 2020 and the Taliban took over the nation.

What was speculated to be a routine train of visa renewal, changed into a nightmare for Rahmany’s household because the Indian authorities cancelled visas of these in Afghanistan in view of the change within the geopolitical situation and resultantly, he was stranded there.

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He additionally tried to return to India through Iran, however has had no luck until now and continues to be ready in Tehran for practically an 12 months to safe a visa.

“My research topic was related to Afghanistan and I went there for data collection. I also had to renew my visa. However, the political situation changed in Afghanistan and I was stranded there,” Rahmany stated.

“I got a visa to Iran and went there so that I can go back to India from there. But I am stranded in Tehran in Iran for nearly a year as the Indian embassy is refusing to issue me a visa,” he stated whereas chatting with PTI from Iran on a WhatsApp name which was continuously disconnected resulting from poor web connectivity.

Professor Sabu Joseph, Director of the varsity’s Centre for Global Academics (CGA), who’s conscious of Rahmany’s predicament, stated that whereas stranded aboard, his household — spouse and three youngsters — have been having a tricky time right here.

Rahmany’s spouse, Zamzama, who’s pursuing PhD in Physics from University of Kerala, narrated the ordeal she has undergone whereas making an attempt to handle her research, family chores and maintain her youngsters’s wants within the absence of her husband within the final two years. “I got infected with COVID-19 and had to be quarantined at home as there was no one to take care of my children. I have to do all household chores, take the children to hospital when required, go buy groceries, all that I have to do on my own along with my studies. I cannot do research from home as I also have lab work.

“It isn’t simple. I’m all the time drained. I’ve well being points. Sometimes I wish to depart every little thing and go away however that’s not potential,” she said with an exasperated laugh.

“We miss him quite a bit. We will not be capable of communicate to him correctly resulting from web points there. Our mom can’t maintain us on her personal. We need him to affix us quickly, in order that we will stay fortunately ever after,” Rahmany’s nine-year-old daughter, amidst sobs, said.

Professor Joseph said that a request on Rahmany’s behalf was sent by the university to the Kerala government which in turn, after a police verification, had recommended to the Centre to grant visa to him.

“But, thereafter, there was no response from the Indian authorities. Meanwhile, he’s saying his life is beneath menace from the Taliban and that they’ve focused him,” Joseph said.

During the voice call with Rahmany on WhatsApp, the research scholar said: “I miss my youngsters they usually miss their father. I humbly request the Government of India to grant me a visa in order that I can return to my household.”

Zamzama and her elder daughter prayed that the Indian government would issue him a visa as soon as possible.

“We are academicians. We have been in India for a number of years. We will not be terrorists. Giving him a visa wouldn’t be dangerous to India,” she said, barely managing to hold back tears.

Zamzama said the situation prevailing in Afghanistan is such that she does not want to return there and no one is able to come from there to help her out.

“The cash I get as a part of my scholarship isn’t sufficient to maintain my household. We have borrowed some huge cash from my dad and mom and family. But even they’re in a monetary disaster now as a result of state of affairs prevailing there,” she said.

Rahmany, who completed his PhD from Osmania University in Hyderabad, is also in a financial predicament in Tehran and depends on money sent by his family in Afghanistan.

The stipend he gets as part of the Bridge scholarship given by the university is much lower than what Zamzama gets under her Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) scholarship, professor Joseph said.

Zamzama said that if her husband is able to come back, he could share in the household and family responsibilities and that would give her more time to complete her studies.

“I’m in my fourth 12 months and have to finish my course rapidly. His presence will assist with that.

“Moreover, the children are very attached to him. It is becoming difficult to answer their daily queries as to when their father will return,” she stated with a sigh.

Rahmany’s spouse stated that she had despatched a number of pleas to the Indian authorities through e mail and met with officers however to no avail.

She additionally met Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and a advice was forwarded by the state authorities to offer a visa to her husband, however there was no response from the Centre, she claimed.

“I request them to consider him as an innocent man, a scholar and give him a visa so that he can be with his family,” she stated.