Islam, architecture and Kashmir are great indicators of the region's history. We take a look at the essential Kashmiri history; from the origins of Islam in Kashmir to the politics of empire and also the history of Shias in Kashmir.Our guest is Sameer Hamdani. He is the Design Director at INTACH Kashmir, whose primary area of research is in the field of Islamic religious architecture in South Asia. He has widely written on the Muslim material culture of Kashmir. The Syncretic Traditions of Islamic Religious Architecture of Kashmir (Early 14th ‐ 18th Century) and Shi’ism in Kashmir: A history of Sunni‐Shia rivalry and reconciliation.The language is in Kashmiri, Urdu and English.