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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 demeanors 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.
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