Third volume of the “ Alchemy of light ” comprising English and Urdu translation of the verses of revered Sufi Saint Hazrat Shiekh Noor- ud- Din Wali ( RA) was released today . The book contains some rarer of the rarest verse of the saint which were unexplored till now.
For this purpose , Markaz Adab-w-Saqafat (KMAS) held an impressive function near Santum sanctorum of the Sufi saint at Chrari- sharief - the heavenly abode of Alamdar- e- Kashmir ( torch bearer of Kashmir). The function was attended by a galaxy of prominent writers , research scholars , poets , religious luminaries and people from cross sections of the society .
The function was presided by the note scholar and Head Markazi Noor ,Shiekh-ul-Alam Chair , Kashmir university ,Prof. G.N Khaki.
Prominent writers Dr Gh Nabi Haleem , President Adbi Markaz Kamraz ,Mohd.Amin Bhat and Advocate Ab Rashid Hanjura shared the presidium.
Proceedings of the function started with recitation of holly Quranic verses by Mirwaiz Khankah Jamia ,Chrari Sharief , Molvi Amir Ud- Din Waiz.
Among other who were present in function include SSP Budgam Tahir Saleem , SDPO Salim Jahangir, SHO Chari Sharief Muneer Prominent Editor of daily Bighter Kashmir Farooq Ahmad Wani ,Gen. Secretary Adbi Markaz Kamraz ,Shabnam Tilgami and Movi Bashir Ahmad
While welcoming the guests author of the book Gh. Nabi Adfar dwelt in detailed on the main objective of the publication , said multilingual phraseology used in Sheikh-ul-Alam’s poetry was a highly loaded text with complex Saniskrit ,Persian ,Arabic and Kashmiri words ,that could not be assimilated easily So the book series “ Alchemy of light ” comprising translation of each verse of Hazrat Shiekh Noor- Ud -Din Wali into urdu and English languages is expected to go a long way to decipher various unexplored facets of the life of this most prominent Sufi saint ,which have hither to remained concealed in the mist of fiction and tell tales . “The present volume ,which is the collection of verses of Islamic jurisprudence ,contains rare of the rarest verses , Adfar maintained . He sid first volume of the series of ,Alchemy of light ”was released in 2011 and second volume in 2013 and hoped these books would facilitate the budding students , research scholars , writers and preachers understand real essence of the poetry of Shiekh Noordin (RA).
Prof Khaki in his presidential address said that Shaikh Noor Ud Din Noorani (Shaikh ul Aalam) RA is unique legend of Kashmir, unmatched for centuries, who transformed the ideology, culture and tradition of this land .Sheikh used poetry as a vehicle to spread the word of Allah to common masses in their own language and tone. In his remarks M Amin Bhat said poetry of Hazrat Shiekh is vividly tinted with the admonitions, suggestions , instructions and good tidings derived from the holy Quran and Ahadith. Whereas Prof. Haleem sb said that Shiekh Noor Din wali was is one of the most revered and beloved Sufi-saints that have ever lived in Kashmir. He said Shaikh used his poetry as a vehicle to spread the word of Allah to common masses just as done by Maulana Rumi (RA).
in their own language and tone.Ali Ahsan presented thought provoking research paper on the publication = Alchemy of Light General Secretary.

“Media and Accessibility”: Two-days orientation cum training programme begins at CUK

Gnaderbal, Nov 16: On National Press day, Two-day orientation cum training programme on “Media and Accessibility” started at Department of Convergent Journalism, Central University of Kashmir in collaboration with Ali Yawar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities, Mumbai under Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt of India on Wednesday at Tulmullah Campus
Speaking on the opening session, Dr. John Babu Koyye, (Sr. Assistant Professor) Department of Convergent Journalism said, the training helps the participants of media professionals and students to learn various aspects of the impaired people and how to report on the issues of disabled communities.
On this occasion Dr. Arif Nazir, Head of Department, DCJ in his welcome address said that workshop is a learning opportunity with respect to Media and Accessibility.
“This workshop can have awareness about the representation of disabled in the media, and also help in knowing how to create content for this target audience. Dr Arif said”
Dr. Mathew Martin, the communication officer has introduced the AYJNISHD and its resource persons to the participants and explained its objectives of how their organization is conducting extension activities from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to help the speech and hearing impaired people. He said “all of us in our life time will become physically impaired especially, in the old age. Therefore, we have to learn how to address those issues in media.
Prof. Shahid Rasool, Dean, School of Media Studies, CUK has conveyed his greetings to the participants through online and thanked the Central University of Kashmir and AYJNISHD for making the event possible for the benefit of media students and professionals.
On the first day six sessions were conducted, Dr Asif Khan,(Sr. Assistant Professor), DCJ and Dr. John Babu Koyye has chaired these sessions and Dr. Gouri Shankar Patil, Dr. Nasir Mirza, Dr. Nookaraju Bendukurthi, Dr. P. J. Mathew Martin delivered expert lectures with the support of relevant printed material and audio video films and advertisements with sign language. Students of DCJ and other scholars were also present.