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{{Short description|Indian writer}}
'''Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat''' is an author and poet from the [[Kargil district]] in the [[Union Territory of Ladakh]] in India. His writings are in the [[Balti language]] which is a [[Tibetic language]] natively spoken by the ethnic Balti people in the [[Baltistan]] region of [[Gilgit-Baltistan]], [[Pakistan]], [[Nubra Valley]] of the [[Leh district]] and in the [[Kargil district]] of [[Ladakh]], India. He had had no formal school/college education; instead, he had his early education in a [[madrassa]] established by his father at his home in 1972. The madrassa used to teach its students the Balti, [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Arabic]] languages. He became interested in writing poetry from around 1980 and his early writings were [[Naat]] (poetry in praise of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad) and [[Urdu poetry#Forms|Manqabat]] (Sufi devotional poem, in praise of any Sufi saint).<ref name="Awaz">{{cite web |last1=Ehsan Fazili |title=Padma for unschooled Basharat can boost Balti language |url=https://www.awazthevoice.in/india-news/padma-for-unschooled-basharat-can-boost-balti-language-9327.html |website=Awaz: The Voice |access-date=16 February 2022}}</ref>

Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat was a regular participant in the poetry recitation programme of All India Radio's Kargil station from the first day of the establishment of the radio station in 1999. He is a regular invitee to poetic symposiums in different parts of Jammu & Kashmir and to shows organised by Doordarshan Srinagar, J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, and other organizations.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 October 2020 |title=One Day Balti Cultural and Literary Meet held in Kargil |url=https://www.reachladakh.com/news/art-culture-and-languages/one-day-balti-cultural-and-literary-meet-held-in-kargil |access-date=16 February 2022 |website=Reach Kadakh Bulletin |publisher=Reach Ladakh}}</ref> He was selected for the [[Padma Shri]] award in 2022 for his efforts to revive and popularize the Balti language.<ref>{{cite news |title=Padma Awards: Padma Awards honor heroes who have dedicated their lives to preserve languages, provide affordable medicine and much more |url=https://eng.bharattimes.co.in/padma-awards-padma-awards-honor-heroes-who-have-dedicated-their-lives-to-preserve-languages-provide-affordable-medicine-and-much-more-india-news-times-of-india/ |access-date=16 February 2022 |agency=Times of India |publisher=Bharat Times |date=26 January 2022 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=AIR News |title=Padma Shri Award conferred to two persons from Ladakh for exceptional and distinguished services |url=https://newsonair.com/2022/01/26/padma-shri-award-conferred-to-two-persons-from-ladakh-for-exceptional-and-distinguished-services/ |access-date=16 February 2022 |agency=NewsOnAIR |publisher=Prasar Bharati |date=26 January 2022}}</ref>

The books (all in Balti language) authored by Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat include:<ref name="Awaz"/>
*''Guldastae Bashara'', a collection of poetry (2002)
*''Waseelai Najaat'', based on translations from Persian (2006)
*''Bazme Basharat'', a collection of poetry (2011)
*''Aeena e Kargil'' (Reflections on Kargil) (to appear)

==Recognition==
*In the year 2022, Govt of India conferred the [[Padma Shri]] award, the third highest award in the Padma series of awards, on Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat for his distinguished service in the field of literature and education.<ref name="PadmaShri2022">{{cite web |title=Padma Awards 2022 |url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/padmaawardees2022.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125143803/https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/padmaawardees2022.pdf |archive-date=2022-01-25 |url-status=live|website=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India |access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref> The award is in recognition of his service as a "Balti Poet and Author from Kargil working for the preservation and promotion of Balti language and culture.".<ref name="PadmaShri2022Images">{{cite web |title=Padma Awards 2022 |url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/AwardeeTickets2022.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129172910/https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/AwardeeTickets2022.aspx |archive-date=2022-01-29 |url-status=live|website=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India |access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Literature & Education}}
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