Eminent Guest
Padma Shri Shafi Shauq
Eminent Kashmiri Writer & Poet
Padma Shri Prof. Shafi Shauq (born 18 March 1950) is a distinguished Indian Kashmiri poet, writer, linguist, translator, critic, and academic. He is widely regarded as one of the foremost scholars of the Kashmiri language and literature and was awarded the Padma Shri in 2026 for his exceptional contributions to Literature and Education.