Srinagar: Sahitya Akademi award winner and veteran journalist from Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Khayal died here on Sunday. He was 85.
Khayal, who was given the national award for his book Gaashik Minaar in 1975, breathed his last at his residence here, a relative of his said. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. All his children are working abroad.
Khayal authored more than 30 books and started his career as a news reader in Radio Kashmir in 1950s.
Published 15 October 2023, 10:25 IST