Dooru, Dec 8: A dignified literary gathering was held at Government Model Higher Secondary School, Dooru, where the Institute of Research and Writers Academy hosted the launch of Rashahaat, a comprehensive work documenting the life and scholarly legacy of renowned writer and religious thinker Abu Tariq Ghulam Nabi Mir, coinciding with his first death anniversary.
The event was presided over by Grand Mufti Nasser-ul-Islam and attended by a wide spectrum of distinguished scholars, writers and intellectuals, including Justice Bashir Kirmani, former Director General Education Dr G. N. Itoo, Prof. Shaukat Hussain Kaing, Syed Muhammad Aslam Andrabi, Manshoor Banihali, veteran journalist Yousuf Jameel, Justice Mir Wajahat Salam, Ali Sheida, Maulana Khursheed Ahmad Qanoongo and Dr Kawusa.
Dr Shahid Sheeda conducted the proceedings, while the audience included eminent literary personalities along with poets, academics, researchers and social activists.
Various civil and community bodies also participated, including the Bar Association Dooru, Auqaf Committees of Dooru and Verinag, Civil Society members, the Trade Association Dooru and multiple cultural organisations, reflecting the event’s broader social significance.
Rashahaat, jointly authored by Mir Burhan-ul-Haq and Faryal Fatima, highlights the intellectual depth, humanitarian values and spiritual influence of Abu Tariq—father of late senior journalist Tariq Ali Mir—and brings together his scholarly contributions for posterity.
During the ceremony, several honours were conferred to acknowledge excellence in literature and service. The Haji Rasul Mir Memorial Award was posthumously awarded to Siraj Din Shahabadi for his book Sareet Syed-ul-Abrar. The Abu Tariq Memorial Award was presented to Peerzada Yousuf-ul-Hussani for his scholarly work Saalaar-e-Ajam. The Er. Farooq Mir Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award was accorded to Dr. G. N. Itoo for his distinguished public service and contribution to education.
The event concluded with emotional tributes and reflections on the legacy of Abu Tariq Ghulam Nabi Mir, with scholars noting that the cultural richness of Rasul Mir’s Doru holds its place in world literary heritage—“no less than ancient Greek.”
