Badrunissa Bhat is a research scholar and Sufi artist affiliated with the Department of English and the Sheikh-ul-Alam Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies at the University of Kashmir. Her work spans mysticism, literary studies, and visual aesthetics, with a particular emphasis on the metaphysics of love and the spiritual traditions that shape Kashmir’s cultural consciousness. Grounded in the region’s rich literary and artistic heritage, she has cultivated a sustained engagement with poetry, embodiment, and contemplative experience.

Her doctoral research examines the transformative potential of Sufi literature, positioning metaphysical thought as a framework for ethical inquiry, spiritual reflection, and modes of conflict transformation. As a co-translator of Sacred Knots, a multilingual volume of Shaikh-ul-Aalam’s shruks, she has contributed to the preservation and global transmission of Kashmiri mystical heritage. She has presented her work at national academic conferences and has authored several research papers and short stories, some of which have been published.

As a visual artist, she extends her scholarly concerns into a contemplative aesthetic through paintings marked by luminosity, symbolic intricacy, and meditative sensibilities. Her artwork—exhibited in notable galleries—has been recognized for fostering introspection and cross-cultural dialogue. She also leads art-and-spirituality workshops in conflict-affected communities in Kashmir, using creative expression as a method of dialogue, healing, and peace-building.

Participant in: August 2023 Fellowship: The Arts as a Tool for Peacebuilding