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Padma Shri for Shafi Shauq: National Honour for a Lifetime Devoted to Kashmiri Literature

SRINAGAR: Eminent Kashmiri scholar, poet, linguist and translator Prof Shafi Shauq has been named among the recipients of the Padma Shri Award 2026, Indias fourth-highest civilian honour, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to education and literature. The award places Shauq at the forefront of this years honourees from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, marking []