Charar-i-Sharief, Oct 24: Kashmir Markaz-e-Adab wa Saqafat conferred the prestigious Sadhra Mouj Award upon Dr. Syed Darakhshan Andrabi in recognition of her outstanding performance and contributions.

The award ceremony was held at Charar-i-Sharief and attended by prominent writers, intellectuals, academicians and distinguished personalities.
Among those present were former KAS officer Ghulam Hassan Talib, Prof. G.N. Khaki, Dr. Satish Vimal, Dr. Ovais Matoo, G.N. Adfar, Advocate A.R. Hanjura, Dr. Nazr-ul-Islam, Private Schools Association President Charar-i-Sharief Asim Asadi, Farooq Wani, Chief Editor of Brighter Kashmir, Inayat Gul, General Secretary of Kashmir Markaz-e-Adab, Ali Ahsan and several other literary figures.
The award is named after Sadhra Mouj, the revered mother of Kashmir's renowned Sufi saint Hazrat Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani (RA), popularly known as Nund Rishi.
According to local tradition, Sadhra Mouj raised Nund Rishi at Khee Jogipora, where the famous Khee Naag spring is also located. Later, Nund Rishi left home and began his spiritual journey in a cave at Kaimoh, Kulgam.
Sadhra Mouj would visit the cave daily and urge her son to return home. Eventually, she too renounced worldly attachments and devoted her life to the worship of Allah.
She is buried at Kaimoh in Kulgam district and is revered for her spiritual devotion and piety.
The award instituted in her honour recognises individuals for their outstanding contributions and achievements.