Srinagar, 11th October 2025: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha inaugurated the Kashmir Literature Festival organized by Srikula Foundation. The LG urged writers to conduct research and use critical proof to challenge and correct misleading historical accounts and to provide accurate and factually correct narratives. He emphasized correcting the narrative regarding Jammu Kashmir by identifying misinformation and countering it with verified facts. For decades, a manipulated narrative was propagated here in Jammu Kashmir, with writers and media figures admitting, out of fear of terrorists and their ecosystem, that they were forced to promote narratives from across the border. The terror ecosystem has since been dismantled, and now is the time to present the true narrative of Jammu Kashmir, free from bias and fear of gun, to strengthen trust and accelerate socio-economic growth. The LG highlighted the need for offering new perspectives and vision to readers in a rapidly evolving world to meet unprecedented challenges and opportunities, and to understand nature, culture and people’s well-being. Lieutenant General (Retd.) D.P. Pandey, Shri Yuvraj Srivastava (Founder, Srikula Foundation), senior officials, prominent literary personalities, members of the Srikula Foundation and people from different walks of life attended the inaugural ceremony.