Renowned Kashmiri poet, storyteller, and critic Yousuf Jahangeer has been chosen to represent the Kashmiri language at the prestigious National Symposium of Poets 2026, organized by Prasar Bharati on the eve of Republic Day.
Akashvani has selected one poet from each of the 22 scheduled Indian languages for what is being hailed as the world’s largest poetic symposium. The complete list of poets and their translators was officially released by Prasar Bharati today.
Yousuf Jahangeer’s widely acclaimed poem Rooh Te Raaz (The Soul and the Secret) will be featured in the national broadcast. A celebrated literary figure with seventeen published books, Jahangeer is known for writing seamlessly in Kashmiri, Urdu, and English. He will be accompanied by noted translator Dr Upendra Raina during the symposium.
The grand event is being recorded this month in New Delhi and will be aired at 10 pm on Republic Day eve (January 25, 2026) through the National Hook-Up of All India Radio, reaching listeners across the country. Akashvani Srinagar will simultaneously broadcast the complete programme in Kashmiri, ensuring the poetic richness of the valley reaches every household in Jammu & Kashmir.
The National Symposium of Poets 2026 promises to be a historic celebration of India’s linguistic diversity and literary heritage on the occasion of the 77th Republic Day.
