Kashmiri Lal Zakir | |
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Born | |
Died | 31 August 2016
Chandigarh, India | (aged 97)
Occupation | Writer |
Years active | 1940s–2016 |
Known for | Ghazal |
Awards |
Padma Shri Fakhr-e-Haryana |
Website | Official blog |
Kashmiri Lal Zakir (7 April 1919 – 31 August 2016) was an Indian poet, novelist, dramatist and short story writer of Urdu literature. [1]
His career—which started with his first ghazal published in Adabi Duniya, a publication from Lahore, in the 1940s—encompasses novels, dramas, short stories and travelogues. [2]
Zakir served the Punjab Education Department in then British India and had been involved with Haryana Urdu Academy for a number of years as its chairman. [3] He has written in Hindi and Urdu, [4] [5] including Tin cihre ek saval, a ghazal anthology, [6] Ab Mujhey Sone Do, a novel [7] and Aey Mao Behno Betiyo, a collection of articles. [8]
Zakir is a recipient of the honour of Fakhr-e-Haryana from the Government of Haryana. [1] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2006, for his contributions to Indian literature. [9]
Zakir died on 31 August 2016 at the age of 97. [10]
Kashmiri Lal Zakir | |
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Born | |
Died | 31 August 2016
Chandigarh, India | (aged 97)
Occupation | Writer |
Years active | 1940s–2016 |
Known for | Ghazal |
Awards |
Padma Shri Fakhr-e-Haryana |
Website | Official blog |
Kashmiri Lal Zakir (7 April 1919 – 31 August 2016) was an Indian poet, novelist, dramatist and short story writer of Urdu literature. [1]
His career—which started with his first ghazal published in Adabi Duniya, a publication from Lahore, in the 1940s—encompasses novels, dramas, short stories and travelogues. [2]
Zakir served the Punjab Education Department in then British India and had been involved with Haryana Urdu Academy for a number of years as its chairman. [3] He has written in Hindi and Urdu, [4] [5] including Tin cihre ek saval, a ghazal anthology, [6] Ab Mujhey Sone Do, a novel [7] and Aey Mao Behno Betiyo, a collection of articles. [8]
Zakir is a recipient of the honour of Fakhr-e-Haryana from the Government of Haryana. [1] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2006, for his contributions to Indian literature. [9]
Zakir died on 31 August 2016 at the age of 97. [10]