Dear Sir,

Culture is portrayal of a civilized society. It, though abstract, is something that unfolds the nature and the character of a human being; irrespective of religious affinity and the place of birth. The word civilisation itself connotes sense of decency and excellence in behavioural attitudes of a person. Mother tongue is one of its constituents that gives recognition of a person and his person is known by his culture i.e. his way of speech, his mode of living and the mannerism in his dealings in every day life. There is, however, no disadvantage in learning other languages provided one is proficient in one’s own language, especially his mother tongue.

In this context I would not hesitate to comment that the Kashmiri Hindus (conspicuously known as Kashmiri Pandits) are becoming hypocrites in the sense that they (myself not excluding) encourage children to talk and conerse in a language other than the Kashmiri. I have every apprehension that if we continue this practice, our children will be deprived of the fullness, the very taste of our own language whose lineage descends from Sanskrit. Simultaneously we shall also disturb our old age ethos and the beauty of our community, which otherwise combines us together.

Shall my sincere advice be heard in every Kashmiri Hindu house-hold; be they here in Jammu Region or in any part of our Great Bharat, so that we do not lose our identity like the ones who were driven out from the Homeland since 1320 AD. We are as good Hindustani as other communities of the country are. It is the language only that perpetuates the existence of any community of the land. Let us be very cautious about this fact.

--R.K. Sher

Sarwal, Jammu.

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Dear Sir,

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--Omesh Koul (BIRA)

Bhawani Vihar,

Trikuta Nagar, Jammu

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