Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz is the only existing master of Kashmiri Sufiyana Music in the world. He has opened a school to teach his genre of music, although it does not attract many students from Kashmir because of religious and social prejudice.
"Ustad Gh. Mohd. Saznawaz gets the prestigious SaMaPa Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah Award 2008". India PRwire. http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/other/2008111215333.htm.