Advisor to the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mubarak Gul has said that Kashmiri Pandits are part and parcel of the Kashmir Valley and Kashmiriyat is incomplete without them. Addressing a large gathering of Kashmiri Pandits, assembled to celebrate the birth day of Martand (‘The Sun God’) at Jammu , he said their contribution to the Kashmiri culture has been outstanding and un-parallel in the annals Kashmir history. The Advisor said that our civilization has produced great personalities like Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru and Yousuf Shah Chak, who led the nation to victory and proved torch bearers for coming generations. He said keeping the rich values of our culture alive, the Kashmiris would have to enrich and safeguard the age old mutual bonds and defeat the designs of evil forces bent upon disintegrating the unity and integrity of the State.
News On AIR | January 23, 2010 11:43 AM
Kashmiriyat incomplete without Kashmiri Pandits