Answer the following question: Facts: - years active: 1978-2007 - birth name: sikander khan - birth date: 1917 - resting place: zamstiang , kargil - caption: a picture taken at a younger age . - subject: history , folk songs - death date: 14 june 2007 - spouse: roqiya begum - awards: uttar pradesh urdu academy award - name: sikander khan - birth place: yoqma kharboo , kargil - notableworks: '' , ladakh in the mirror of her folklore , qadeem ladakh - tarikh-o-tamaddun '' -lrb- urdu -rrb- - ethnicity: balti - nationality: indian - alma mater: s.p college , srinagar - occupation: public servant - honorific prefix: kacho - influences: maulvi hashmatullah khan - nickname: sikander - children: 7 sons , 1 daughter - image: kacho sikander khan sikander.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kacho sikander khan .
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kacho sikander khan sikander -lrb- -rrb- was an eminent writer from kargil district , ladakh .his work '' qadeem ladakh '' -lrb- ancient ladakh -rrb- is a major study of the history of ladakh from the time people settled in the region up to the post-independent era .