Demise of Balti Poet Nassir Hussain Khemat mourned across Ladakh

Demise of Balti Poet Nassir Hussain Khemat mourned across Ladakh

KARGIL SEPTEMBER 10, 2020: Writers, poets, and intellectuals of Kargil and Leh have condoled the demise of Balti poet Nassir Hussain Khemat who passed away early morning today.

Paying rich tributes to the deceased soul and expressing immense grief on his demise, the writers, poets and intellectuals said that the death of Nassir Hussain Khemat is a great loss to Balti language and literature.

Recalling his literary contributions the writers, poets and intellectuals stated that the deceased has rendered notable services as poet for promotion and preservation of the vernacular languages and literature and his contributions will be remembered in all times to come.

Ladakh Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, Kargil and Leh, literary and cultural organizations as well as poets and writers of Balti, Shina Dardi and Purgi languages have expressed their sympathies with the bereaved family in this hour of grief and prayed for peace to the departed soul.