Daily Diary (DD) - Day 255 of 2021

0152hrs:

I tried to log an entry about 15 minutes before midnight yesterday but the internet connection was too slow to load this page! 

Travelling........and dealing with intermittent but torrential rain. 

Nature has its own plans, let's celebrate it.

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We have a hectic few days ahead and we've already spent the most of the last 24 hours travelling. The most notable event today was a book launch on Sharda at Baramulla:

As can be gauged from the banner above, I was also invited to speak online which I did, thankfully finding a strong enough connection to connect just when I needed it in the Neelam Valley. I still await a video recording of the proceedings..........which I find by accessing Facebook without having to trouble the hosts, well a few snippets at least:

The above event was covered well by local media in Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir. Here's an example:

Sharda & Sharda Peeth are synonyms of Intellectual glory of Kashmir. Sharda Studies Centre needs to be established at Kashmir University’: Dr Darakhshan Andrabi https://t.co/uf764cU8j2

— JKNS Pvt Ltd (@jknewsservice1) September 13, 2021

Soon after, I was interviewed by a local journalist Khwaja Fayyaz, who also happens to be the Daily Jang correspondent for the region:

 

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