A Kashmiri writer and broadcaster, Mushtaq Ahmad Mushtaq, has bestowed with the prestigious Sahitya Akademi award for literature in Kashmiri language on Wednesday.
Presently posted as head of the regional news unit at Radio Kashmir Srinagar, Mushtaq has won this year’s award for his collection of 18 short stories titled ‘Aakh’.
‘Aakh’ was chosen from the 13 books in Kashmiri language.
Sahitya Akademi awards were announced in New Delhi.
Mushtaq has served in Doordarshan news unit at Srinagar Kendra for nine years apart from having worked in other media units of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer.
