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{{Short description|Indian journalist from Kashmir (1922–2009)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sanaullah Bhat
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1922|11|14}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2009|11|25|1922|11|14}}
| birth_place =
|death_place = [[Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences]], Jammu and Kashmir, India
| occupation = Journalist
|notable_works = ''Daily Aftab''
}}

'''Sanaullah Bhat''' (14 November 1922 – 25 November 2009), also known as '''Khawaja Sonaullah Bhat''',<ref name="indianexpress" /> was an Indian journalist, author and columnist who wrote in [[Urdu]]. He was the founding editor of the ''Daily Aftab'', a newspaper in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. He is considered to be the father of the press in Kashmir. He wrote several books, including ''Ahd nāmah-yi Kashmīr''.

==Life and career==
Sanaullah Bhat was born on 14 November 1922.<ref name="aftab">{{cite news |last1=Molvi |first1=Bilal |title=مرحوم ثناءاللہ بٹ صحافت کے اُفق پر ایک چمکتا ہوا تارہ |url=https://www.thedailyaftab.com/editorial/3763/ |work=Daily Aftab |date=25 November 2021|language=ur}}</ref> His journalism career began in 1953 when he founded a weekly newspaper named ''Kashmir'' that was published from [[Muzaffarabad]], [[Azad Kashmir]].<ref name="aftab" />

In 1957, Bhat began publishing ''Aftab'', a daily Urdu newspaper, and was its editor for over 40 years.<ref name="indianexpress" /><ref name="aftab"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Molly |last2=Anderson |first2=John Ward |title=Kashmir in Flames: Why India Hides from the Truth|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1995/05/21/kashmir-in-flames-why-india-hides-from-the-truth/d830e505-83c6-4cb1-bad5-60e9a1d24739/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=21 May 1995}}</ref> He contributed the column ''Khazar Sochta Hai Wular Ke Kinare'' ({{Translation|Khizer thinks at the banks of [[Wular Lake|Wular]]}}) to the newspaper.<ref name="gk">{{cite news |title=NC pays tributes to Khawaja Sanaullah Bhat on his 13th death anniversary |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/politics/nc-pays-tributes-to-khawaja-sanaullah-bhat-on-his-13th-death-anniversary |work=Greater Kashmir |date=25 November 2022}}</ref> The ''Aftab'' was registered with the Indian [[Registrar of Newspapers]] in 1965.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Showkat |first1=Nayeem |title=Mapping the Mediasphere in Jammu & Kashmir |journal=[[SAGE Open]] |date=October–December 2020 |volume=10 |issue=4 |page=4 |doi=10.1177/2158244020968076|s2cid=228845152 |doi-access=free }}</ref> The role of ''Aftab'' in Kashmiri journalism has been called exceptional.<ref name="scoop" />

Bhat is thought to be the first to use [[offset printing]] for a newspaper in Jammu and Kashmir.<ref name="indianexpress" /> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' credits him with bringing [[photo journalism]] to the state.<ref name="indianexpress" /> He has been described as the "father of journalism" in Kashmir.<ref>{{cite news |title=Khawaja Sanaullah was shining star of Kashmiri journalistic history: Yasin Malik |url=http://www.knskashmir.com/khawaja-sanaullah-was-shining-star-of-kashmiri-journalistic-history--yasin-malik-12343 |access-date=8 March 2023 |work=Kashmir News Service |date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="scoop">{{cite news |title=Shabir pays rich tributes to Kashmir media doyen, Sona Ullah Aftab |url=https://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=33618 |access-date=8 March 2023 |work=Scoop News}}</ref><ref name="gk" /> On the thirteenth anniversary of his death, [[Farooq Abdullah]] called him a devoted objective journalist and "the one who introduced street sale of newspapers" there. [[Omar Abdullah]], a former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, described him as a pioneer of journalism in Kashmir.<ref name="gk" /> According to [[Shabir Shah]], the founder of [[Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party]], analysing the [[Politics of Jammu and Kashmir|Kashmir politics]] and presenting "it in the backdrop of [[Indian subcontinent|subcontinent]]" was Bhat's routine affair work.<ref name="scoop" />

In 1975, Bhat was elected the first president of Kashmir Press Club.<ref name="Dispatch">{{cite news |title=Forgotten story of Kashmir's first Press Club |url=https://www.thedispatch.in/forgotten-story-of-kashmirs-first-press-club/ |publisher=The Dispatch|date=11 February 2022}}</ref> He died on 25 November 2009 at [[Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences]], in [[Soura, Srinagar]].<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite news |title=Khawaja Sonaullah Bhat passes away in Srinagar |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/khawaja-sonaullah-bhat-passes-away-in-srinagar/ |work=Indian Express |date=25 November 2009}}</ref>

==Publications==
Bhat's works include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Baṭ, S̲anāʼullāh 1922- |url=https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82031416/ |publisher=[[WorldCat]] |access-date=23 January 2023}}</ref>
* {{Cite book |title=Kashmir In Flames: An Untold Story of Kashmirʼs Political Affairs |publisher=Ali Mohammad |year=1981 |location=Srinagar |oclc=10149952}}
* ''ʻAhd nāmah-yi Kashmīr''
* {{Cite book |title=Kashmīr, 1947 se 1977 tak |publisher=Je. Ke. Āfsaṭ Prinṭar |year=1980 |location= |language=ur |trans-title=Kashmir, from 1947 until 1977 |oclc=8689496}}

== References ==
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==Further==
* [https://kashmiruzma.net/%D8%A2%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%DA%A9%DB%92-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%DB%81-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8/ The founder of "Aftab", Khwajah Saheb]

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