Srinagar, Aug 7 (KNS): Chairperson of Jammu & Kashmir Waqf Board and Minister of State, Dr.Darakhshan Andrabi, thursday participated in the inauguration event of a three-day training workshop titled “Development of Literary & Creative Skills in New Generation” organized by the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) at the Chinar Book Festival 2025, as Chief Guest.

In a statement issued ,Dr. Darakhshan Andrabi said that the new generation possesses immense potential, and she was convinced about their creative capabilities. "We only need to chisel the talent of our youth and provide them suitable platforms to express themselves. Encouragement and polishing the capabilities of our young generation can give us surprising results," said the Waqf Board Chairperson.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

She congratulated the Director of the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) and the Dean Arts of Kashmir University, Prof. Ainaz Mohammed Sheikh, for organising this much-needed workshop for young writers on the sidelines of the Chinar Book Festival.

"We have come out of a long spell of suppression and violence which has crushed the potentialities of our youth. Such fairs, festivals and workshops are a necessity to let our youth come out of the darkness of suppression and express themselves with positivity and confidence," said the writer-politician Andrabi.
(KNS)