Farooq Nazki poet, Sahitya Akademi winner, dies at 83
Farooq Nazki poet, Sahitya Akademi winner, passes away at 83.
Mir Mohammad Farooq Nazki, Veteran Broadcaster, Poet, and Sahitya Akademi Winner, Passes Away at 83
Veteran broadcaster, poet, and Sahitya Akademi winner Mir Mohammad Farooq Nazki died at a hospital in Katra on Tuesday. He was 83.
Nazki, who held several important positions in All India Radio Kashmir and Doordarshan, suffered a heart attack on Monday night, family sources said.
He is survived by two daughters and a son.
He had been unwell for the past few years and had moved to live with his son in Jammu, the sources said.
Award-winning Career and Contributions
In 1995, Nazki was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award in Kashmiri for his poetry book Naar Hyutun Kanzal Wanas (Fire in the eyelashes).
Nazki, who was also the media advisor to two chief ministers — Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah — will be laid to rest at the Malkha graveyard on Wednesday, according to sources.
The body is being taken from Jammu to Srinagar.
Condolences Pour In
People from various quarters have expressed their condolences on the passing away of the veteran journalist.
“The passing away of a qalander is not to be mourned; his fulfilling life is to be celebrated. For he has left this station after enriching it in many ways. A societal loss which is a personal bereavement. RIP Mir Mohammed Farooq Nazki (1940 – 2024),” former minister Haseeb Drabu, who is also the son-in-law of the deceased, wrote on X.
Further details about the funeral and other arrangements are yet to be announced.
Published: 07 Feb 2024, 01:18 PM IST
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