Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: To celebrate Kashmir- The Cradle of Civilization, as well the phenomenal contributions of Kashmiri Pandit Community over the years, a first of its kind month long online ‘The Kashmir Festival‘ has been organised by Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora in association with ‘I Am Buddha’ Foundation. Over a course of one month, starting 19th December 2020 and ending on 20th January 2021, every night at 8 pm IST, a series of episodes will be broadcast live on I Am Buddha YouTube and Facebook channels. Different aspects of Kashmir and the talent and contributions of its original (currently in exile) inhabitants will be discussed with leading luminaries in various fields like technology, arts, theatre, judiciary, health, food, media, entrepreneurship, sports, music, to name a few.
Global Kashmiri Pandit diaspora was privileged to host Minister for textiles, Government of India, Smriti Irani, Vijay Chauthaiwale, in-charge foreign affairs BJP and Vivek Tankha MP Rajya Sabha for the inaugural session on the 19th December 2020 at 8 pm IST.
The inaugural session was opened by Dr. Surinder Kaul, co-founder GKPD, who welcomed the panel and commended community activists and Kashmiri Pandit organizations across the board who have tirelessly devoted themselves to the betterment of the community. Smriti Irani connected our turmoil to that of the Parsi community and commented that both communities have done exceptionally well and contributed immensely to the world. |
