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Shujaat Bukhari (25 February 1968 – 14 June 2018) was an Indian journalist and the founding editor of Rising Kashmir, a Srinagar-based newspaper. Bukhari was also the president of Adbee Markaz Kamraz, a cultural and literary organisation in Kashmir. He was instrumental in organising several Kashmir peace conferences and was part of the Track II diplomacy between India and Pakistan. Between 1997 and 2012 he was a correspondent for The Hindu in Srinagar.