India, Aug. 1 -- For decades, discussions surrounding Kashmir have been dominated by conflict, terrorism, geopolitics and security. Lost beneath these headlines is another story-one that is equally important but far less reported. It is the story of a civilisation built upon spiritual coexistence, where Rishis, Sufis, Shaivite sages, Sikh Gurus, saints and scholars walked the same valleys and drank from the same springs. Every shrine, temple, mosque, gurudwara and sacred spring in Kashmir carries memories that predate modern political boundaries. Preserving them is not merely an exercise in construction; it is an act of safeguarding history itself.

The Jammu and Kashmir government's approval of a Rs.6.38 crore project for the development...