Does Sharda script have relevance for Kashmiri language?

I have been groping, for a long time, for an answer to the relevance of Sharda script to Kashmiris in particular and to the world of scholarship in general. I have had the good fortune of being the son of a great scholar-painter Late Shri P N Kachru, with whom I spent hours of discussion to get answers to my question. The outcome of this rich interaction and exploration, of whatever I could lay hands on from the available material about Sharda script, has been more confusing than conclusive. It was with this state of mind, I listened to the recordings by Professor Ganjoo shared  by Rajinder Raina, hoping to get answers to my confusions. Well, my questions still remain unanswered. The links to these are here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=bjRuVK0XqFg&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uOjXHwsPL0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JSF8fgQ5Gg

From what I have learnt so far, my conclusions are as follows:

1. Sharda is an ancient script, perhaps even older than Devnagri (not conclusive).
2. It has great relevance to Sanskrit language and not to Kashmiri as is commonly believed by all of us.
3. Most of our ancient scriptures and religious material in Kashmir have been written in Sharda script but the language is Sanskrit.
4. I haven't come across any Kashmiri material written in Sharda script.
5. I believe that, while Sharda may have no direct relevance to Kashmiri language, learning this script is crucial for Kashmiris to salvage, learn and maintain our rich scriptural heritage produced by our great scholars in ancient times using this script.

My exploration continues to learn more about this ancient script and I request all those who have authentic information, supported by research, to enlighten me and oblige.

For information of the readers, the earliest primer, known so far, for Kashmiri language is written in Devnagri by the great Sanskrit scholar of Kashmir, Shri Nityanand Shastri, titled "Kashmir Bhasha Pratham Pustak" and it dates back to before 1912. Although this edition is not available today, it is a great coincidence that the second edition of this primer, titled "Kashmiri Dvitiya Pustakam" published in 1914 by Empire Press, Lahore, was, till lately, a pride possession of Professor Ganjoo himself. He has recently passed it on to Shri Sudhir Pandita, the scholar grandson of Shri Nityanand Shastri.

Uma Kant Kachru

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