▁was ▁during ▁his ▁ste ward ship ▁of ▁T eme er ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁that ▁it ▁assumed ▁notable ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁literary ▁journal ▁devoted ▁to ▁K ash mi ri ▁language ▁and ▁literature . ▁He ▁assumed ▁editor ial ▁duties ▁of ▁the ▁Ur du ▁bi - month ly ▁She er aza , ▁an ▁organ ▁of ▁the ▁Jam mu ▁and ▁K ash mir ▁Academy ▁of ▁Art , ▁Culture ▁and ▁L anguages , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁This ▁began ▁a ▁long ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁organization , ▁which ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁head ▁as ▁Secretary ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁head ▁this ▁body ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁the ▁Academy ▁rendered ▁ye oman ’ s ▁service ▁for ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁languages ▁and ▁literature ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁encourag ement ▁of ▁research . ▁Ta ing ▁has ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Information , ▁Cultural ▁Ad vis er , ▁Chief ▁Minister , ▁and ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁Culture , ▁all ▁for ▁the ▁Jam mu ▁and ▁K ash mir ▁Government . ▁ ▁Publications ▁He ▁has ▁published ▁four ▁critical ▁works ▁in ▁K ash mi ri , ▁Ur du ▁and ▁English , ▁and ▁edited ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁books ▁on ▁literary ▁subjects . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁this ▁he ▁has ▁written ▁numerous ▁research ▁papers , ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁literary ▁and ▁cultural ▁treat ies . ▁ ▁A ▁collection ▁of ▁Ta ing ’ s ▁K ash mi ri ▁writ ings