Kashmir a spiritual clearing house: Purohit

CHENNAI, Dec 16:Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday inaugurated an exhibition of rare photographs titled ‘Kashmir, the Crown of  India’ and released the students awareness Book ‘Incredible Kashmir’ and said Kashmir has been a spiritual clearing house.
Speaking on the occasion, he said right from ancient times, Kashmir has been a spiritual clearing house, a laboratory to nourish and shape new  thoughts and a place where scholars used to converse and analyse to develop the thinking process, language, logic, aesthetics, religions,  philosophies, music, dance  etc.
Scholars and spiritual leaders from Kashmir used to journey from Kashmir to various parts of India and Central Asia, like China, Russia, Tibet and Afghanistan and exchange ideas, he said. Kashmir was thus a great seat of learning and higher education in the past, he added.
‘’Students from various parts of India, studied at the university attached to SharadaPeeth in Kashmir valley. According to several Tibetian and  Chinese chronicles, thousands of pilgrims and scholars used to visit Kashmir for higher learning’’, the Governor said.
Noting that the seamless integrity of India in terms of cultural traditions and religious processes have already been established by history, he said ‘’it is our duty to promote national integration and preserve the unity and integrity of India.’’
Mr Purohit said the Government has been taking a number of steps to  support and work for the economic upliftment of the people of Kashmir.
Pointing out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching ‘Ek  Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ has declared Jammu and Kashmir as the  partner state of Tamil Nadu, he said under this scheme cultural diversity was an inheritance that ought to be celebrated through mutual interaction and reciprocity between people of different States and UTs so that a  common spirit of understanding resonates throughout the country.
He said for ages, Kashmir has preached unity in diversity. Hindus  and Muslims have been living in harmony for several centuries. The Rishi tradition of Kashmiri Hindus and Sufi-Islamic way of life  of Kashmiri Muslims co-existed and complimented each other. This created a unique ethnicity in which Hindus and Muslims visited  the same shrines and venerated the same saints, the Governor said.
Mr Purohit said the exhibition contains about 0 display boards with photos and descriptions, including about strategic location of Kashmir  and its biodiversity, SharadaPeeth, the university, visit of great scholars, importance of Sharada script, among others. (UNI)

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