Srinagar, July 15 -- The event also witnessed the formal announcement of aMemorandum of Understanding (MoU)signed betweenAnant National University and Tulkul Arts and Media Collective, Kashmir. The MoU aims to preserve and revive the traditional instruments of Sufiana Mausiqi, a centuries-old classical tradition central to Kashmir's cultural identity.

The event was attended by musicians, students, academicians, cultural workers, and local community members. Speaking on the occasion, MLA Bijbehara DrBashir Ahmad Veeri, emphasized the need for global cultural exchange to safeguard and evolve indigenous traditions.

"We, as Kashmiris, need to open up to the world and get away from the notion that only we are the best," he said. "The world i...