Srinagar, Aug. 5 -- Kashmir, since the first century, has remained a cradle of intellectual, poetic, and spiritual activity. In times of terror and turmoil, it was the rich spiritual heritage and the philosophy of unity, eloquently championed by Kashmir's mystics, that came to its rescue, preserving its 5,000-year-old civilization.In 1321 AD, when Mongol terror reached Kashmir, it was the spiritual influence of Hazrat Abdul Rahman Bulbul Shah, a mystic from Khurasan and Central Asia, that altered the course of history. Through his teachings, Sultan Sadr-ud-Din Renchanshah and Queen Kota Rani embraced a unique synthesis of Shaivism, Buddhism, and Islam, forming the basis of Kashmir's Reshi culture - one rooted in mutual respect, harmony, a...