In a bid to provide a platform to the young generation, a 30-year-old youth from downtown Srinagar has been publishing a literary magazine to accommodate the write-ups of young writers and scholars entailing contemporary literature in Jammu and Kashmir.
Salim said that he has published several books of fiction writers particularly of women, which includes Harfi Shehreen and Tabasum Zia Kay Afsanay.
He has also published nearly 200 articles so far on social, cultural and literary topics.
“I have published about 200 articles on social, cultural and literary topics," Salim said, adding that he has started a quarterly literary magazine “Kohi Maran”, which was first published in July 2021.
The purpose of publishing ’Kohi Maran’ was to promote Urdu language and literature in Kashmir especially in the Srinagar city, he said.
"I started publishing a literary magazine titled Kohi Maran in 2021 with a goal to bring the new generation to the folds of Urdu literature. The rich literary reviews, articles or critical write ups published in Koh-e-Maran will be very useful to Urdu language students and research scholars.
Special issue of Kohi Maran will be released on World Book Day with the subject theme of Contemporary Urdu Journalism in Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that a special issue of the quarterly magazine is being issued on World Book Day to celebrate the contribution of renowned journalists in Urdu language here.
He claimed that this special issue of Kohi Maran will be beneficial to literary friends, research scholars, journalists and students interested in taking journalism in Urdu language. "You can find and read all issues of Quarterly Kohi Maran online from Rekhta.