India, Nov. 23 -- More than 400 Kashmiri Pandits families joined in the 350th martyrdom commemoration of Guru Tegh Bahadur in Srinagar. The observance opened with a strong and emotional presence of the Kashmiri Pandit community, whose ancestors had once travelled across the mountains to seek the Ninth Sikh Guru's protection. The two-day observance began at Gurdwara Chatti Patshahi on 18 November with a grand kirtan samagam, setting the tone for a wider series of events that link Kashmir, Punjab and Sikh history through shared memory and gratitude.

The commemoration carries special significance for Kashmiri Pandits, whose historical connection to Guru Tegh Bahadur is central to the narrative of his martyrdom. In the late seventeenth centu...