Bandipore: Noted academician, writer, columnist and political analyst Professor Manzoor Fazili passed away in his native town, Bandipore, late Sunday night.
Fazili, 80, was fighting cancer for the last eighteen months. He was buried at his ancestral village Wonagam Bandipore on Monday morning where his relatives and friends participated in the funeral.
Fazili is survived by his wife and two sons.
Manzoor Fazili, born on March 3, 1933 at Gamroo Bandipore, had an illustrious career as a teacher in various government colleges in the valley and the University of Kashmir.
After completing his education from the University of Kashmir and post-graduation from Aligarh Muslim University, Prof Fazili started off as a school teacher, becoming a lecturer in 1961. He taught Political Science at Amar Singh College (1961-66) and later at SP College (1966-71). As a college teacher, he taught at the Government Degree College, Sopore (1971-76) and then from 1982 to 1991. He also taught at the Post-Graduate Department of Political Science, Kashmir University from 1976 to 1982.
He did his Ph. D from the University of Kashmir in 1977 and one of the evaluators of his thesis was Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali, ex-Secretary General of the UNO.
His publications in English included Socialist Ideas and Movement in Kashmir (1980), Kashmir: Government and Politics (1982), J&K Constitution (1983); Hasan: Kashmir Historiographer (1983), A Liberated Teacher (1996), The Prince of Kashmir (1997), Springs of Love 45 episodes, published in Kashmir Times, Jammu with a subtitle Flowery Hourri; Gossip of the Day more than 100 papers regarding politics, published in Kashmir Times, Jammu, Letter to the unknown, published in Kashmir Images, Greater Kashmir 20 letters. Prof. Fazilis repertoire includes some eminent works in Kashmir.
Governor, NN Vohra, has condoled the sad demise of Prof. Manzoor Fazili. Vohra spoke to Fazillis son Ehsan Fazilli, the Srinagar Bureau Chief of The Tribune and expressed sympathy with him and other members of the bereaved family.
Condolences kept pouring in regularly from various quarters on Monday. J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages paid rich tributes to Manzoor Fazilli. A condolence meeting was held at the academys Central Office here during which the officials recalled the late writers contribution to literature and education in Kashmir. The meeting expressed deep sympathy with the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul.
Earlier, Secretary Academy, Khalid Bashir Ahmad, on hearing the news of Dr. Fazilis demise, visited his Bandipore residence and conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the family.
A condolence meeting was held at Kashmir Observer offices which offered condolences to Fazili family particularly to noted journalist Ehsan Fazili.
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