Poetic Obituaries: Noted Kashmiri poet and scholar Abdul Ghani Nadeem,

76, passed away Monday morning after prolonged illness.

Secretary Jammu Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, described him as a scholar of national repute. He said: "As an editor of Kashmiri in the Academy he contributed a lot of work to enrich our long term project Encyclopaedia of Kashmir vis-à-vis Kashmiri Dictionary project. His contributions will be remembered for centuries together," said Manhas in a condolence meeting organized at the headquarters of the Academy in which rich tributes were paid to late Abdul Ghani Nadeem.

from The Daily Rising Kashmir: Noted Kashmiri writer Ghani Nadeem passes away

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