Charar-e-Sharief, Oct. 10 -- Hazrat Sheikh-ul-Alam, popularly known as Alamdar-e-Kashmir and Nund Rishi, continues to hold a special place in the spiritual, social and cultural life of Kashmir. His teachings on humanity, equality and communal harmony remain relevant across generations. As the founder and leading figure of the Rishi movement, Sheikh-ul-Alam challenged social inequalities and exploitative practices through his poetry, spiritual teachings and way of life. He opposed caste-based discrimination and economic injustice. His long poetic composition, Gongal Nama, reflects his concern for the hardships faced by ordinary people. Historical accounts differ over his birth and death dates. Several historians place his birth in 757 Hijr...