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Sanaullah Bhat
Sanaullah Bhat (14 November 1922 – 25 November 2009), also known as Khawaja Sonaullah Bhat,[1] was an Indian journalist, author and columnist who wrote in Urdu. He was the founding editor of the Daily Aftab, a newspaper in Jammu and Kashmir. He is considered to be the father of the press in Kashmir. He wrote several books, including Ahd nāmah-yi Kashmīr. Life and careerSanaullah Bhat was born on 14 November 1922.[2] His journalism career began in 1953 when he founded a weekly newspaper named Kashmir that was published from Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir.[2] In 1957, Bhat began publishing Aftab, a daily Urdu newspaper, and was its editor for over 40 years.[1][2][3] He contributed the column Khazar Sochta Hai Wular Ke Kinare (transl. Khizer thinks at the banks of Wular) to the newspaper.[4] The Aftab was registered with the Indian Registrar of Newspapers in 1965.[5] The role of Aftab in Kashmiri journalism has been called exceptional.[6] Bhat is thought to be the first to use offset printing for a newspaper in Jammu and Kashmir.[1] The Indian Express credits him with bringing photo journalism to the state.[1] He has been described as the "father of journalism" in Kashmir.[7][6][4] On the thirteenth anniversary of his death, Farooq Abdullah called him a devoted objective journalist and "the one who introduced street sale of newspapers" there. Omar Abdullah, a former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, described him as a pioneer of journalism in Kashmir.[4] According to Shabir Shah, the founder of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party, analysing the Kashmir politics and presenting "it in the backdrop of subcontinent" was Bhat's routine affair work.[6] In 1975, Bhat was elected the first president of Kashmir Press Club.[8] He died on 25 November 2009 at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, in Soura, Srinagar.[1] PublicationsBhat's works include:[9]
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