{"id":10463,"date":"2026-01-25T17:49:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T17:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=10463"},"modified":"2026-01-25T17:49:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T17:49:35","slug":"prof-shafi-shauq-awarded-with-padma-shri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/25\/prof-shafi-shauq-awarded-with-padma-shri\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof Shafi Shauq awarded with Padma Shri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Srinagar, Jan 25:<\/strong> Eminent Kashmiri scholar, poet, linguist and translator Prof Shafi Shauq on Sunday was named among the recipients of the Padma Shri Award 2026, India\u2019s fourth-highest civilian honour, for his outstanding contribution to education, language and literature.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing happiness over the recognition, Prof Shauq said that it was a moment of great joy to see his name among those who have truly made a difference in society. \u201cI have received many awards and honours in the past, but the Padma Shri is given to very few individuals who have excelled in different fields of life. Being counted among them is a matter of immense pride,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said that he was informed early in the morning over phone and that the officials were well aware of his literary work and books. \u201cI never wrote for awards or recognition. I simply accepted whatever came my way,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Shauq has authored dozens of books in English and Kashmiri, including works on poetry, history, dictionaries and grammars. He has also received several international awards for his poetic contributions. \u201cThis honour holds a special place as his name now stands alongside legendary literary figures such as Akhtar Mohiuddin and Rehman Rahi, who were earlier conferred with the Padma Shri,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>With academic background in science and English, Prof Shauq devoted over five decades to Kashmiri language and literature. He served as a professor at the University of Kashmir for more than three decades, teaching Kashmiri literature and guiding students and research scholars. \u201cIf my work helps students and researchers, that itself is a great achievement for me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the importance of documenting indigenous knowledge, noting that he frequently receives queries from across the country and abroad about Kashmiri names of plants, flowers and insects. \u201cLanguages are shaped by such knowledge. Poetry is important, but research and information-based writing are equally essential,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>While reaffirming his love for poetry, Prof Shauq said his recent focus has been on comprehensive scholarly works, including books on the history of the Kashmiri language. \u201cPeople read these works, and that gives me happiness. I encourage poets to write what they know and contribute something meaningful for future generations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing a message for young writers, Prof Shauq urged them to move beyond poetry alone and engage with research-based writing. \u201cWriters often complain that people don\u2019t read them. My question is\u2014are you writing something that people feel the need to read?\u201d he said, encouraging authors to write on subjects like flora, fauna, environment and local knowledge\u2014(KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar, Jan 25: Eminent Kashmiri scholar, poet, linguist and translator Prof Shafi Shauq on Sunday was named among the recipients of the Padma Shri Award 2026, India\u2019s fourth-highest civilian honour, for his outstanding contribution to education, language and literature. Expressing happiness over the recognition, Prof Shauq said that it was a moment of great joy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10463"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10465,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10463\/revisions\/10465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}