Anantnag, June 24 -- A two-day international conference titled "The Sacred Journey to Shri Amarnath Ji: A Multi-Dimensional Perspective" commenced at Government College for Women (GCW), Anantnag, on Wednesday, bringing together academicians, researchers, administrators and scholars to discuss the spiritual, cultural, socioeconomic, historical and ecological dimensions of the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra.

Organised by the district administration in collaboration with GCW Anantnag, the conference is being described as the first event of its kind focused exclusively on the pilgrimage from a multidisciplinary academic perspective.

The inaugural session was attended by Deputy Commissioner Anantnag Dr Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat, Principal GCW Prof K...