Dr Shaista Ahmad, Kashmiri Singer & Academician | Kashmir Podcast With Ahmed Ali Fayyaz | Episode 82

Dr Shaista Ahmad is a Kashmiri singer and academic with her post-graduation and PhD in Kashmiri language and literature. She is a resident of Srinagar. Currently posted as the Coordinator of Abdul Ahad Azad Chair in the Srinagar Cluster University, she is a Professor of Kashmiri language and literature in the Higher Education Department of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. She is also a music composer and poet, planning to publish her collection shortly. With her Master of Philosophy on Habba Khatoon, she is already author of a book on Kashmir’s iconic female poet and queen of the 16th century CE. Unlike most of her tribe of artists, singing is simply her passion and she does not make it her commercial domain. She is the guest this week in Episode-82 of "Kashmir Podcast With Ahmed Ali Fayyaz" on TALKISTAN. #talkistan​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #ahmedalifayyaz​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #kashmirpodcast​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #kashmirbureaucracy​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #kashmiroralhistory​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #kashmirpoliticalhistory​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #kashmirarchives​​​​​​​​​​​​ #kashmirisongs #kashmirimusic #kashmiripoetry #ShaistaAhmad #ShaistaSinger --------------------- TALKISTAN brings you a new Kashmir-focused podcast every week. Subscribe to the channel and enable Push Notifications so that you never miss a new episode. Simply press the SUBSCRIBE button and activate the BELL icon. Subscription is completely free. TALKISTAN on YouTube is operated by a team of professional journalists headed by senior J&K-based journalist Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, who brings over 30 years of media experience. It is a fully independent channel that does not accept advertisements, election promotions, financial favours or any other direct or indirect benefits from political parties, State, non-State non-profit organisations or individuals. Our podcasts feature eminent personalities covering politics, public service, public policy, governance, development, political conflict, militancy, economy, trade, tourism, arts, culture, sports, mass media, education, medical science, technology and other spheres . Notably, TALKISTAN is the only channel from J&K producing an oral history of Kashmir militancy since 1989 through firsthand accounts and eyewitness interviews. AI describes TALKISTAN as "an essential audio-visual textbook" on Jammu and Kashmir's contemporary political and cultural history. Guest views, facts, and anecdotes belong exclusively to them and do not in any manner represent TALKISTAN or its producers/anchors. Content is broadcast without historical corroboration or formal fact-checking, leaving it subject to the viewers' own judgment. Viewers who disagree with a guest's or host's perspective, opinions, facts or figures are welcome to share their views respectfully in the comments section. Given the practical difficulty of verifying every mentioned individual's facts or version beforehand, anyone with a valid objection to assertions made in a programme is encouraged to post a decent response in the comments. All legal matters fall under the jurisdiction of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court at Srinagar. Please refer to the DISCLAIMER at the start of each programme. LEGAL ADVISORS: • Advocate Vasundhara Pathak Masoodi at Supreme Court of India in New Delhi • Sr Advocate Jehangir Iqbal Ganai at Jammu and Kashmir High Court in Srinagar.