✒️ :. MOHD ISHAQ SHAH
My Village Khargund is situated in District Kulgam of Kashmir Valley . It 12 KM away from DHQ Kulgam and 20 KM away from Anantnag plus 70-80 KM away from Srinagar. I have been born and raised here. I could get my primary education from GPS Khargund. And shifted to GHS Chowgam.
My Village has been a birth place to various great souls and civil servants. Maybe I have missed some more great ones. Sorry for that, the short list of first from Khargund is as:
Dr Farooq Ah Lone — Secretary to Govt. (1st KAS)
Muzaffer Ahmad Lone — 1st JE & Chief Engineer
Fayaz Ahmed Lone (KAS) – Current Director Finance ( J& K)
Masrat Jan — 1st Lecturer (Education), followed by Hilal Ahmad Mir (Lecturer English).
Mohd Ishaq Shah — 1st Writer/Columnist & CBSE Teacher( PGT English).
Gh. Mohd Lone — 1st State Govt. Teacher
Gh. Hassan Bhat — 1st Numberdar, youngest (John Mohd Bhat)
Lt. Ab Rehman Lone — 1st SHO
Mohd Yousuf Shah — 1st Subedar Major (AMC)
Manzoor Ahmad Ganie— 1st JCO (Army)
Muzafaf Yousuf Lone — 1st to serve Indian Air Force
Ab Gani Ganie (Maqdoor Soeb) — 1st Poet & Saint
Zameer Ah Bhat — 1st A.P (H/E)
Mehraj Ahmad Lone — 1st Bank PO, MNC Company
Zahid Rashid Mir — 1st JKSSB topper in Math/Science
1st MBBS Doctor: Imran Nazir.
Hfz. Gh. Mohd Shah — 1st Hafize Quran
Shoukat Ah Shah — 1st Khateeb/ Imam- e- Jamay.
Aaqib Javaid Lone -1st CRE AIMS qualified for Anesthesia and Critical care.
Yawar Ishaq Shah- 1st to qualify Central Teacher Eligibility test in 2026.
Majority of the masses are farmers and there are many artisans , businessmen and Academicians. My Village is dwelling place of innocent and simple people. We are sentimental,but law abiding people. …to be continued….
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