The Syncretic Traditions of Islamic Religious Architecture of Kashmir (Early 14th -18th Century)

Hakim Sameer Hamdani is Design Director, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Kashmir Chapter, Srinagar, Kashmir, India. With his primary research focused on Islamic architecture, he has published his work in various journals and book chapters. Among his major conservation projects are the Reconstruction of 18^th-century Wooden Shrine of Peer Dastgeer Saheb (2020-12) and Conservation of Aali Masjid at Eidgah, Srinagar (2007) -- both of which were longlisted for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Others include the Conservation of the Khanqah-I Shah Hamdan, Srinagar (2018); Restoration of Mughal Monument of Thag Baba Saheb at Srinagar (2011); and Conservation of Historic Mughal Gardens of Kashmir (2007-10).