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Kashmiri Poetess Naseem Shafaie to Get Sahitya Akademi Award on Feb. 14

Noted Kashmiri poetess Naseem Shafaie has been chosen for this year's Sahitya Akademi Award for her poetic collection, becoming the first Kashmiri woman to get the prestigious literary award.

Her poetic collection titled "Na Thsay Na Aks" has been listed for this year's Sahitya Akademi Award in Kashmiri literature. The award function will be held in New Delhi on Feb. 14, 2012.

Born in a middle-class family in summer capital Srinagar in 1952, Naseem teaches Kashmiri language in a local college.

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