Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 21: An important book, the Kashmiri translation of Sanskrit work ‘Samay Matrika’ by a 10th century literary genius of Kashmir, Ksemendra, was released at an impressive function here this afternoon.
It was for the first time that this book, originally written in Sanskrit, has been translated into Kashmiri and the credit for the same goes to Kanwal Krishan Lidhoo, a Programme Executive of Radio Kashmir Jammu, who took almost eight years to translate the Sanskrit work of Ksemendra into Nastaliq Kashmiri for the benefit of all those who are otherwise Greek to Sanskrit and were deprived of the contents of this great book all these years.
‘Nagrad’, a literary organisation, released the translation work of Ksemedra’s highly acclaimed book, which will go a long way in adding to Kashmiri literature on which no such work has so far been undertaken.
In addition to release of Lidhoo’s translated work of Samay Matrika, the Nagrad also released an annual issue based on noted Kashmiri and Urdu intellectual, writer and scholar of international repute, Brij Premi.
The Brij Premi Number highlights the literary works and contributions of this great scholar. Prithvi Nath Koul Sail read the paper on it. He highly acclaimed the Brij Premi’s literary works.
The translated work `Samay Matrika’, however, hogged the limelight as the work refers to a period in Kashmir’s history when cultural and religious landscape of Kashmir was beginning to change.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Lidhoo said Ksemendra’s Sanskrit work was a warning to alert the elite of the society to put nation above everything else and to care about the fast dwindling standards of morality in society. “Ksemendra had wished that he could write Samay Matrika in Kashmiri, but the rulers of those times had disallowed him”, Mr Lidhoo recalled.
On the occasion Vijay Bakaya former Chief Secretary and MLC was the chief guest while Prof Shant, Mr Kanwal, A K Naz and Ramesh Hangloo, Director Sharda were on the dais.
The welcome address was read by Mr Naz while vote of thanks was proposed by M L Pandita and programme was conducted by Vijay Wali.
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