Dinanath Nadim

Dinanath Kaul "Nadim" (1916–1988) was a prominent Kashmiri poet of the 20th century. He was born on 18 March 1916 in Srinagar city and with him began an era of modern Kashmiri poetry.[1] He also virtually led the progressive writers movement in Kashmir. Rooted to the soil of Kashmir, Nadim's was spoken Kashmiri, though he initially wrote in Hindi and Urdu as well. He influenced a large group of poets of his age as well as younger than him. Nadim also wrote operas like Vitasta ( Jhelum River ), Safar Taa Shehjaar ( The Journey And The shade )Heemaal Taa Naaegrai ( Heemaal and Naagraaj ), Shuhul Kull ( The Shady Tree ) and Bombur Taa yamberzal( Bumble Bee And The Narcissus Flower), the most popular being Bombur Taa yamberzal, which was the first opera to be published in Kashmiri.[2] Me Chhum Aash Paghich (I am hopeful of tomorrow) is the most powerful Anti war poem in Kashmiri which Nadim wrote. He received the Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1971 and the Sahitya Natak Academi Award for "Shuhul Kull" in 1986. He died on 7 April 1988.[3]

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References
  1. Singh, Nagendra Kumar (2001). Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography: Muh-R. A. P .H. Publishing. p. 217. ISBN 978-81-7648-234-9.
  2. Datta, Amaresh (2006). The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Two) (Devraj To Jyoti). Sahitya Akademi. p. 1080. ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0.
  3. Saha, Ranjit (November–December 2017). "Editor's note". Samkalin Bharatiya Sahitya. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi: 8. ISSN 0970-8367.
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