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SRINAGAR: The Tourism Department Kashmir is allegedly destroying the oldest surviving wall murals ( Naqashi) at the Khanqah-i-Mualla by plastering entire walls with Plaster of Paris thus obliterating all old traces. The issue was brought to the fore by Design Director INTACH Kashmir Hakim Sameer Hamdani who tweeted on the issue. Most unfortunate. As they say, Neem hakeem khatrai jaan. Wish they consulted and relied on domain experts. “Today happened to see how in the name of preservation, the oldest surviving example of painted wall murals ( naqashi) has been obliterated at Khanqah-i Maulla. Though textual evidences indicate this art form was well established during Mughal rule in Kashmir, yet the oldest surviving example dates from early 19th century on the exterior walls of

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