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Cultural
heritage of Kashmir is as multi-dimensional as the variegated backdrop
of its physical exuberance which has nursed and inspired it all along.
Its sanctity and evergreen stature can be conveniently inferred from the
chaste shimmering snow, with its virgin demeanour from top to toe, adorning
the towering peaks of its mountainous periphery. Mellowing kisses of the
sun endow these summits with a rosy blush lending perennial health to our
warbling brooks, roaring waterfalls and sedate and solemn lakes. To crown
all, this very nectarine glow has most meaningfully groomed our mental
attitude to glean unity amidst seeming diversity.
Culture is always in a flux and ferment. It is a non-stop mental journey with no mile-posts to cool its heels upon. It is, precisely speaking, the cumulative expression of the values enshrined in the heart-beats of the denizens of this Happy Valley. The irresistible stamp of Buddhist compassion, Hindu tolerance and Muslim Zest for life is most unmistakably discernible from the attainments of Kashmiri mind and intellect. In the foregoing web pages, we have made a humble attempt to portray this very salient trait of our culture. - by Professor
K. N. Dhar
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