Dr. Harikrishna
Kaul Harikrishna Kaul is one
of the major Kashmiri playwrights of the modern era. He started his
literary career during his college days in early fifties, writing short
stories in Hindi. He continued writing in Hindi till mid-sixties when he
switched to writing in Kashmiri and immediately established himself as a
major Kashmiri playwright and short story writer.
Moti Lal Kemmu Moti Lal Kemmu, noted
playwright is a master of his craft. He has done renaissance work in the
restoration of Kashmir’s vanishing folk theatre form, Bhand Paather.
For nearly three decades he made strong efforts to give it a distinct
identity, acceptability and respectability
Pushkar
Bhan It would be hard to
find a person of Kashmiri origin who is not familiar with the name of
Pushkar Bhan. For Kashmiris in Kashmir, and all around the world, the
genres of Humor-Laughter-Entertainment and Pushkar Bhan's name have
become synonymous.
Moti Lal Saqi Poet,
writer, dramatist, scholar, researcher, encyclopaedist, specialist in
Kashmir's cultural and literary heritage, authority on the Valley's
Rishi tradition - all rolled into one.