'This is our Kashmir'- Muslims Perform the Last Rites of Hindu Man in Ganderbal Kashmir

March 21, 2021 by News Desk

Photo/ The Kashmiriyat

Basit Shah

Muslims in the Wussan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district performed the last rites of a Kashmir Pandit Radhakirshan Raina on Sunday

Raina, 85, of Wussan Ganderbal, died Sunday morning. He was living in Wussan since 1984 and was among a few families from the Pandit community living in the Muslim-majority area.

As soon as the news of his demise spread in the area hundreds of Muslims, including women and children rushed towards his house to console his family and mourned at his demise.

“We were equally saddened to lose an elderly person in our neighborhood. We gathered and performed the last rites without considering what faith we follow,” Sheikh Bashir, a local resident told.

He said Hindus and Muslims are like brothers. We always looking after one another in this village, After all, we are human first.

“This is true Kashmir, this is our culture and we share a brotherhood. We do not believe in duality or divisive politics. We share composite culture,” said another local Pandit.