Sustainable peace shall continue to remain elusive until Kashmiri Pandits return to Kashmir in a secure, dignified and honourable manner  The story of Kashmir is not merely about territory, politics or security. It is fundamentally about its people, its civilisational heritage and its composite cultural identity that evolved over millennia. Among the principal architects of this rich heritage are the Kashmiri Pandits, an indigenous community whose intellectual, spiritual and cultural contributions shaped Kashmir into one of the greatest centres of learning and philosophy in the Indian subcontinent.