was also broadcast on Radio Kashmir Jammu. He covered the history of Kashmir before partition in his another novel titled Gilnavith Kath (Torch Bearer), published by the Raider Publishing International, New York. Besides writing novels, he conducted extensive research about Sufi saints, including Nund Rishi and wrote research books titled Kalam e Sheikhul Alam and Saheef-e-Noor on the subject. He translated poetry of Muhammad Iqbal and Bankim Chandra Chatterjee into Kashmiri language. He also edited the complete literary work of Ghulam Nabi Aariz, the 9th century's Kashmiri poet. Publications Death Gowhar was suffering from Kidney disease and died of Kidney failure on 19 June 2018 in Kralpora of Budgam district. His death anniversary is celebrated annually by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, a state-owned literary organization dedicated to promote regional languages and art and culture in the state. References Notes 1934 births 2018 deaths Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University alumni Kashmiri poets Urdu-language writers from India English-language writers from India 20th-century Indian novelists Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kashmiri Kashmiri writers People from Budgam district