The Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture, and Languages (AACL), under the guidance of Bharat Singh, Secretary (AACL), has been organising a 5-Day Writers Camp at Yousmarg in Budgam. The writers of Urdu, Kashmiri, Pahari, Gojri, Sheena, and Punjabi are participating in the camp.
The first session on the second day at the camp was presided over by Dr Shafaq Sopori, a renowned Urdu writer; in his presidential address, besides presenting his expert views on the present literary scenario, he did thank the AACL for organising such programmes.
The second session of the day was dedicated to the Kashmiri language. Rahim Rehbar and Dr Sahil Abbas, eminent Kashmiri writers, represented the Kashmiri language. Rahim Rehbar presented a Kashmiri short story to his fellow participant writers and Dr Sahil Abbas read a research paper on young Kashmiri poets. All the participant writers offered their views on these presentations.
In the third session of the camp, writers of the Sheena language, Masood Samon and Sheikh Mushtaq presented their creative writings. This session was presided by noted Gojri writer Abdul Gani Arif.AACL's efforts in providing an opportunity for the writers to keep up with the current trends in and across various languages is being appreciated by the writers community of the region.