Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 27: Kashmir Cultural Trust working for promotion of national cultural heritage especially of J&K organized Samanbal 2022 – a two days literary and cultural event at Saigal Hall J&K Academy premises here.
This was the first such event in two years time after COVID Pandemic in which about 50 Kashmiri writers, scholars and cultural personalities from across the country participated. Issues related to preservation of Kashmiri language, literature and culture in diaspora. The impact of COVID pandemic on literature and culture , besides a readings from literature like a short story presentations Mushiara .
Prof Ganesh Devi an eminent scholar and Padmashri awardee, delivered a Prof. Omkar Koul memorial lecture. Prof Omkar Koul was a world famous Linguist from J&K and versatile scholar, an author of fifty five books.
Important scholars and writers who participated were Prof PN Trisal, Prof RL Shant, Prof Ratan Talashi, Prof Majroh Rashid, Prem Nath Shad, Bal Krishen Sanyasi, Prof Ashok Koul of Brown University USA, R.L Jawhar, Piare Hatash, Nisar Nadeem, Aseer Kishtwari, Zahir Banihali, Dr. Gauri Shankar Raina, ON Shabnam, Arvind Shah, Kusum Dhar, Fozia Akhtar, Rinku Koul, Avtar Hugami, Nancy Chetna and many others.
The programme was organized with collaboration of Sahitya Academy, New Delhi and anchored by Ms. Promila Koul.
The programme was coordinated by Roop Krishan Bhat Managing Trustee and former Director, Adult Education Government of India.
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