Shridhar
Kaul, was a person of profound erudition, a renowned
Kashmiri scholar, a dedicated social worker and a
devout Buddhist by conviction. His contribution towards
Ladakh in peace and war, his dedicated endeavours
in putting Ladakh on the educational map of Kashmir
and, above all, his missionary zeal in awakening Ladakhis,
are two well known to need detailed mention.
H.N. Kaul took
his degree from Punjab University, Lahore, followed
by a postgraduate degree in Pol. Science and a degree
in Law from Lucknow University in 1947. He has had
a long innings in Govt. of India having served its
various departments for four decades. During his tenure
at Leh in Military Intelligence Directorate, the movement
launched by Ladakhis was at its peak. After his retirement
from U.G.C., his decade-old stint in Minorities Commission
contributed to his closer interaction with Ladakhis.
His association with some international Buddhist organizations
took him round several times to the former Soviet
Union and Mongolia and recently to China and Thailand.