Awantipora, March 20 -- The Habba Khatoon Centre for Kashmiri Language and Literature (HKCKL&L), Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) organized a one-day national seminar on "Sustainable Growth: Balancing Tradition and Modernity in Kashmiri Art and Culture". The seminar, sponsored by the Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR), North Western Regional Centre, Chandigarh, brought together experts and participants from various regions to discuss the preservation of Kashmiri art and culture in the face of modernization.

In his keynote address, Dr. Afaq Aziz, former Professor at the CCAS, University of Kashmir, highlighted the challenges posed by globalization to Kashmiri art and heritage. He emphasized the cultural ...