▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁‘ T al ash ’ . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁his ▁Ur du ▁writ ings ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁‘ Sh in ak ht ’ . ▁His ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁work ▁‘ M ah jo or ▁Shin asi ’ ▁won ▁him ▁the ▁Sah ity a ▁Akadem i ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁This ▁work ▁compr ises ▁four teen ▁articles ▁on ▁the ▁life ▁and ▁works ▁of ▁Gh ul am ▁A hm ad ▁Mah jo or , ▁the ▁har b inger ▁of ▁ ▁modern ism ▁in ▁ ▁K ash mi ri ▁poetry . ▁This ▁work , ▁which ▁compreh ens ively ▁evalu ates ▁the ▁poetry ▁of ▁the ▁K ash mi ri ▁poet , ▁takes ▁full ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁methods ▁and ▁principles ▁of ▁historical ▁and ▁bi ographical ▁criticism ▁and ▁discuss es ▁the ▁intr insic ▁literary ▁worth ▁of ▁Me h jo or ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁influence ▁on ▁modern ▁K ash mi ri ▁poetry . ▁ ▁Ta ing ▁has ▁tra ve led ▁extens ively ▁within ▁and ▁outside ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁visited ▁Pakistan , ▁ ▁United ▁States , ▁former ▁ ▁USS R ▁and ▁ ▁Guy ana ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁literary ▁deleg ations , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁living ▁literary ▁figure ▁of ▁ ▁K ash mi ri ▁language ▁in ▁whose ▁Hon our ▁a ▁private ▁literary ▁organization ▁has ▁published ▁a ▁full - f led ged ▁Special ▁Number ▁of ▁its ▁magazine . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁sole ▁am anu ensis ▁of