Srinagar, June 06, June 7 -- Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) today released U-Turn and Other Stories, an English translation of a collection of Kashmiri short stories by noted writer Gauri Shankar Raina, at an impressive literary function held in the Academy's Seminar Hall, Srinagar. The book has been translated into English by Pankaj Bhan and represents a significant effort to bring contemporary Kashmiri literature to a wider national and international readership. The event was attended by writers, artists, academics, broadcasters, translators, scholars, students and lovers of literature.Padma Shri Prof. Shafi Shouq, eminent academic, poet, translator and literary critic, was the Chief Guest on the occasi...