Mushtaq Barq, Gulzar Ganai selected for Ahad Zargar memorial awards 2025

Srinagar, Aug 06: Ahad Zargar Memorial Research Foundation announces the decision of the jury for two annual awards. The jury chose the famed writer, translator and interpreter of Sufi poetry Mushtaq B Barq for the Ahad Zargar Literature Award 2025 while as the famed top grade folk music singer Gulzar Ahmad Ganai has been selected for Ahad Zargar Award for Cultural Contribution.A statement issued here said that the jury unanimously selected these two luminaries for this year’s award. The note of the jury reads—“Mushtaq B Barq has translated and interpreted the poetry of Sochi Kral, Wahab Khar, Ahad Zargar, Ahmad Batwari and others into English. He has three translations of Ahad Zargar’s works to his credit. In addition to this, his writings on Sufi poetry of Kashmir have made a mark on the literary landscape of our times.”The note also read that maestro Gulzar Ahmad Ganai is a top-grade folk artist who is an ambassador of the Sufi ethos globally. “He is not only celebrated amongst the Kashmiri speaking people within the country but beyond the boundaries too. His musical contribution is worth the celebration,” the statement said. The awards will be presented on Ahad Zargar Memorial Day August 12.