Prof. G M Hajini: The Kashmiri Polymath

Among the constellation of Kashmir’s great scholars and intellectuals, the late Professor Ghulam Mohiuddin Hajini stands out as a singularly gifted and multifaceted figure whose intellectual radiance continues to illuminate the cultural and academic firmament of the Valley. He was not merely a teacher of Arabic or a connoisseur of Persian; he was a philosopher steeped in metaphysics, a scientist conversant with the frontiers of modern physics, a critic of remarkable insight, a mystic of spiritual depth, and a thinker who sought to bridge the worlds of science, religion, and literature with rare originality. Prof Hajini was a man of encyclopedic knowledge and penetrating intellect — a true polymath whose intellectual horizon transcended linguistic and disciplinary boundaries. He embodied th