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Dr. Zargar Adil Ahmad
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Academic Qualification
  • Ph.D. Thesis Title: Bhaderwahi Phonology and Morphology: A Descriptive Study, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 2015-2020.
  • M.Phil. Dissertation Title:  Gurezi Shina: A Phonological Study, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 2015.
  • Masters (Philosophy) IGNOU, 2013.
  • Masters (Linguistics), University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 2010
  • Bachelor of Education, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 2011.
  • Bachelor of Science (English, Mathematics, Physics and E.E.M), University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 2006.
Position held Junior Resource Person - II
Presented/Participation in professional conferences/seminars/ workshops
  • Lecturer, Department of English, Govt. Degree (PG) College Bhaderwah, Jammu: October, 2021- May 2022.
  • Lecturer, Department of English Govt. Degree College Sumbal, Kashmir: August, 2021- October 2021.
  • Lecturer, Department of English, Govt. Degree (PG) College Bhaderwah, Jammu: September, 2020- May 2021.
  • Resource Person Project MTSI, Collaborative project completed at CIIL, Mysuru, 2017-2021.
  • Resource Person Kashmiri, LDC-IL, CIIL, Mysuru: January, 2019-March, 2019.
  • Junior Resource Person, SPPEL, CIIL Mysuru, April, 2015- March, 2017.
  • Research Assistant (Language Divergence Caused by LOC in District Kupwara (J&K) and District Neelam (Azad Jammu & Kashmir), Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir.
  • Project fellow (UGC sponsored research project) Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar: October, 2013- April, 2015.
  • Project fellow (UGC sponsored research project) Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar: December, 2011-September, 2013.

Presented/Participation in professional conferences/seminars/ workshops

  • Number and Gender in Gurezi Shina, presented in the 8th Students Conference on Linguistics in India at Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir, March 24-26, 2014.
  • Phonological Description of Kohistani presented in the 36th International Conference of Linguistic Society of India (ICOLSI-36) at the Department of Linguistics, University of Kerala, December-1-4, 2014.
  • Kohistani Morphology: A Descriptive Study in the3rd International Endangered and Lesser-Known Languages seminar at Department of Linguistics, University of Lucknow, February 19-20, 2015.
  • Phonological Description of Kohistani and Kashmiri, presented in the National Conference on ‘Current Trends in Linguistics with Special Reference to Kashmiri Language and Linguistics’, Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir, August 12-13, 2015.
  • Conversational Analysis of Kashmiri Speaking Males and Females, presented in the National Conference on ‘Current Trends in Linguistics with Special Reference to Kashmiri Language and Linguistics’, Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir, August 12-13, 2015.
  • Changing-Patterns of Address-Terms among Kashmiri Speakers: A Result of Language Contact through Media and Education presented in the Two- Day National Seminar on ‘Applied Linguistics in 21st Century: Issues and Perspectives’, Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir, March 22-23, 2018.
  • Palatography Method for investigating the Place of Articulation of Coronal Sound [tʰ] of Kashmiri Language, presented in the 13th Session of Jammu and Kashmir Science Congress (JKSC-2018) organized by University of Kashmir in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir State Science, Technology, and Innovation council at University of Kashmir, April 2-4,2018.
  • Phonological Analysis of Hindko Spoken in Kangan Area of Kashmir Valley, presented in the International Webinar on ‘Perspectives on Indigenous Minority Linguistic Groups: Issues, Challenges and Prospects’ organized by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir, August 26-27, 2020.
  • Hindko: A Brief Linguistic Profile, presented in the Two-Day International Seminar on ‘Current Trends in Linguistics’ organized by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir, January 10-11, 2022.
  • Workshop on Research Methodology for Research Scholars organized by UGC-Academic Staff College, University of Kashmir, October 28-3 November 2014.
  • Workshop on Transcription and Digitization of Language Data, organized jointly by CIIL, Mysore and Aligarh Muslim University at Aligarh, 31stOctober – 1stNovember 2015.
  • Workshop Open Con 2017 Srinagar on International Open Data Day, organized by Department of Library & Information Science, University of Kashmir, 4th March 2017.
  • Two Day National Workshop on Open Access Platforms In Research, organized by Department of Library & Information Science, University of Kashmir, March 14-15, 2017.
  • Ten-day Workshop on Standardization of Shina, Organized by Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir, March 20-29, 2017.
  • CognEx 2.0: A Workshop on Experimental Methods in Cognitive Science, organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Science & Inter- Disciplinary program for cognitive Science at IIT Kanpur during July 24th -28th, 2017.
  • Author Workshop on Scholarly Writing & Intellectual Ethics, jointly organized by University of Kashmir & Elsevier at Ibn-I-Khaldoon Auditorium, University of Kashmir, October 25th, 2017.
  • Author Workshop on ‘Scholarly Writing & Intellectual Ethics’ jointly organized by Central University of Kashmir & Elsevier at Central University of Kashmir, November 14th, 2017.
  • Participated as a Resource Person in the ‘Workshop-cum-Intensive Training Programme on Grammar Writing in the Languages of Jammu and Kashmir’, organized jointly by CIIL, Mysore in collaboration with Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir at the University of Kashmir, November12-14, 2018.
  • Participated as a Resource Person in the ‘Workshop on Making Digital Dictionaries and Lexicons in the Languages of Jammu and Kashmir’, organized jointly by CIIL, Mysore in collaboration with Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir at the University of Kashmir, November15-16, 2018.
  • Participated as an Expert in the workshop on Editing and Finalization of the Kashmiri translations of Sociology, History and Political Science textbooks, organized by National Translation Mission, CIIL, Mysore held at Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar from 13-19 June 2019.
  • Participated as an Expert/Resource Person in the meeting to review the translation translating Tirukkural into Kashmiri language organized by The Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT), 03-11-2022 to 06-11-2022.
  • Participated as an Expert/Resource Person in the meeting to review the translation translating Tirukkural into Kashmiri language organized by The Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT), 24-11-2022 to 03-12-2022.
  • Participated in a two-week long Summer School in Computational Linguistics, organized by Linguistic Data Consortium for Indian Languages (LDC-IL), Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, June 19 -July 3, 2023.
Publications

Books

  • Linguistic Description of Kohistani Language, 2018, with Nazir Ahmad Dhar, Rajat Publications, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-81-7880-804-8.

Research Papers

  • Brief Phonological Description of Kohistani, in the Interdisciplinary Journal of LinguisticsVol.08 (2015), Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir- Srinagar, ISSN-09743421.
  • Noun Morphology of Kohistani, in the Interdisciplinary Journal of LinguisticsVol.09 (2016), Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir- Srinagar, ISSN-0974-3421.
  • An Interview with MS Mehbooba Mufti, Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir (Translation of Aziz Hajini’s Urdu Article Mulakat-Mohtarma Mehbooba Mufti Se into English), In Sheeraza (English), Vol. XII. No.4 (2016), ISSN: 2278-1269.
  • Phonological Description of Bhaderwahi, in the Interdisciplinary Journal of LinguisticsVol.10 (2017), Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir- Srinagar, ISSN-09743421.
  • Paddari and Bhaderwahi Phonology: A Comparative Study, in the Interdisciplinary Journal of LinguisticsVol.12 (2019), Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir- Srinagar, ISSN-0974-3421.
  • Cases in Paddari Language, in the Interdisciplinary Journal of Linguistics Vol.13 (2020), Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir- Srinagar, ISSN-0974-3421.
  • Linguistic Description of Kohistani Spoken in Ganderbal, Reflections on Science of Language (2018), Festschrift in Honour of Professor Ali R. Fatihi, ISBN-978-93-88356-60-2.
  • Kashmiri Raw Speech Corpus, in the Compendium of Linguistic Resources in Indian Languages (2021), Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru, ISBN No: 978-81-948885-6-7.
  • Kashmiri and Bhaderwahi: A Phonological Comparison, in the Language in India Vol 20:2(2020), ISSN 1930-2940.
  • Bhaderwahi: A Brief Linguistic Profile, Published in UGC Care Group 1 Journal Shodhsamhita with Impact Factor: 4.95, Vol. No. VIII, Issue 12 (VI), 2021-2022, ISSN No. 2277-7067.
  • Pahari: A Brief Phonological Description Published in UGC Care Group 1 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai Vol.96, No.04 (II) April 2022, ISSN No. 0972-0766.
  • Kinship Analysis of Gaddi: A Sociolinguistic Study Published in Language in India Vol. 24:4 April 2024, ISSN 1930-2940.
Mother tongue Kashmiri
Other Languages known English, Urdu, Hindi