In this write-up, I wish to share my personal association with him: how I met him, how I discovered him, and what he meant to me as an artist. He passed away in December 2025The DiscoveryIt was around 2014 or 2015, while scrolling through Facebook, that I came across a striking portrait of Ahad Baba—the revered Sufi saint of Sopore—alongside another portrait of Kashmiri poet Mohiuddin Gowhar. I was immediately curious and excited. Given that both figures are deeply associated with Sopore, I instinctively felt that the artist must also be from Sopore.

Being a native of Sopore myself, my excitement grew. I began searching for the creator of these beautiful works, and that is how I discovered Mohammad Yousuf Bacha.

The LongingBy 2012, I had already started dabbling in oil painting and was working very hard on my craft. But until then, I had never met another artist. I........

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