Suhail Khan
Srinagar, Sep 15 : Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Sujit Kumar on Tuesday said the Kashmir Valley’s soil carries a strong fragrance of talent and culture, which is being nurtured by highly talented teachers.
Addressing a gathering of students, parents and dignitaries at Tyndale Biscoe School, Mallinson, the IGP as per The Web Story/The Varmul Post invoked the poetry of Nida Fazili to underline the importance of letting children dream beyond the confines of textbooks.
“I have heard that the sea has turned red. Take my boat where the storm has come,” IGP Sujit Kumar said, quoting the poet. “Nida Fazili had said that with students, let the small hands of children touch the moon and stars. Otherwise, by reading a few books, they will become like us.”
Describing Tyndale-Biscoe School as a pioneer institute in bringing cultures together and uniting parents on one stage, IGP Kashmir said he was a proud parent of three children associated with the school.
Recalling the institution’s journey, he said Tyndale Biscoe was started by its first principal, J. H. Nollis, with merely five students in 1890. “With the struggle of one decade, when Mr. Canon C. S. Tindall Pisco joined the school, he took the strength from 200 to thousands. That is a separate story of success, hard work and dedication,” he said.
Sharing a lesson from his own school days, the IGP said his teacher taught him that humankind has two major aspects — civilization and culture. “Civilization is like a rose in your garden, and culture is the fragrance of that rose. You can cut the rose from its branches, but you can’t cut its fragrance from the flower,” he said.
He said the culture represented at the event reflected the “fragrance of two great Himalayan valleys — Shimla and Kashmir.” “The great fusion of cultures we have witnessed today shall be remembered always,” IGP said, extending a warm welcome on behalf of Jammu and Kashmir Police to all parents and dignitaries visiting from outside J&K.
Expressing admiration for the students’ performances, he said, “When I saw those hands touching the moon and the stars, I felt that in this valley, in our valleys, in this soil, there is a fragrance of talent, a strong fragrance of our culture. And I saw that this strong fragrance and this strong soil is in the hands of very talented teachers.”
Notably, The event featured a blend of cultural performances, reinforcing the message of unity and shared heritage.
