The University of Kashmir and the wider academic community mourn the passing of Prof. Dost Mohammad, a respected scholars. His departure is more than an institutional loss—it is the fading of a gentle light that illuminated countless lives.

Prof. Dost Mohammad’s journey spanned decades of service in the University of Kashmir, where he held several key positions—Head of the Department of Economics, Dean Social Sciences, Dean Colleges, and Chairman of the Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE). Yet those who knew him insist that it was never the chair he occupied that mattered; it was the character of the man who sat on it. His former colleague Prof. G.M. Bhat describes his presence in the Department of Economics as “the golden age of collegiality and dignity”. He built the department brick by brick. His sweat and dedication laid its foundation. Students adored him, colleagues respected him, and everyone who interacted with him walked away with a sense of comfort and trust. In classrooms, he was unmatched in clarity and depth.

A former student, Ibrahim, still remembers the precision with which he taught International Trade.

“We used to call him the ‘Surgeon of Trade’ and the ‘J.S. Mill of Economics’,” he says. “He dissected economic theory with such ease that even the most complex concepts seemed simple.”

Prof. Shahid Rasool, remembers: “In 1990, when Prof. Dost Mohammad was the officiating Coordinator of AVRC (now EMMRC), and also the Dean Social Sciences, his encouragement and support helped the Electronic Multi-Media Research Centre grow during its most fragile infancy. But his greatest strength lay in the quiet courage with which he defended and uplifted others—especially the teachers of the university. As an active office bearer of the Kashmir University Teachers Association (KUTA),........

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