Synopsis Kashmirayat a new cliché was edited to the political lexicon of kashmir in early nineties of the past centuries this word that sounds alien etymology of kashmir langugae found some ready takers & a government & made it a part of kashmiri political discourse. Some made it look as sub-nationalism & some projected it as syncretism of sufisium & shavisim.many used it as one word substitution forkashmir identity.the book also looks into the literary & culture heritage of kashmir.