Relations between Kashmiri Muslims and the Pandit community may have witnessed tense moments in the past three decades, including recently, when several Hindus and Pandits were victims of targeted killings in Jammu and Kashmir, leading to widespread fear in the minority community. However, that did not deter Upendra Kaul, renowned cardiologist and a Kashmiri Pandit, from winning the hearts of Muslims in even the remotest corners of the Union Territory.
On Saturday, Dr. Kaul opened the state-of-art Prasad Joo Khan Heart Centre for poor and needy patients in Pulwama’s Hawal village. Alka Mittal, Chairman and Managing Director, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, inaugurated the facility.
Named after Dr. Kaul’s grandfather, the centre will cater to the needs of the people of south Kashmir. “This project means coming back home. I am trying to give back to the society I belong to by providing good heart care. I am investing in hope,” Dr. Kaul told The Hindu.
