Eminent poet and broadcaster Farooq Nazki passed away on Tuesday.
Eminent poet and broadcaster Farooq Nazki passed away on Tuesday.
According to family sources, Nazki breathed his last at Narayana Hospital in Katra. His passing away has been condoled by a large number of politicians, journalists, eminent figures, and organizations.
Nazki served as the director of Doordarshan and All India Radio Srinagar from 1986 to 1997. He retired from the government service in 2000 as the Deputy Director General. He also served as a media advisor to two chief ministers, Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah.
He was awarded the Sahitya Academy Award in 1995 for his Kashmiri poetry collection “Naar Hyutun Kanzal Wanas” (Fire in Eyelashes).
The deceased was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard at Malkha Kathi Darwaza, Srinagar. [KNT]
