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Abdul Wahab Khar (c. 1842 – c. 1912 [1]), also appears as Wahab Khar, was the 19th-century Kashmiri Sufi mystic poet [2] [3] and saint. He is sometimes referred to as "scholar" for his contribution to the literature of Kashmir. [4] He was actively engaged in writing Sufi devotional poems and used to attend musical gatherings throughout his ...
Literature of Kashmir has a long history, the oldest texts having been composed in the Sanskrit language. Early names include Patanjali, the author of the Mahābhāṣya commentary on Pāṇini's grammar, suggested by some to have been the same to write the Hindu treatise known as the Yogasutra, and Dridhbala, who revised the Charaka Samhita of Ayurveda.
Kulyaat-e-Samad Mir has been published and revised four times by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages. A monograph on Mir has been published in Urdu and Kashmiri by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India. He wrote more than 200 poems. In line with Sufi tradition, Mir's poetry often deals with concepts such as beauty and ...
Zinda Kaul was the first Kashmiri poet to win the Sahitya Academy award in 1956, for his book of poetry compilations Sumran. [4] It was first published in Devanagari, and later the government had it printed in the Persio-Arabic script. The Sahitya Academy of India gave Kaul an award of five thousand rupees for this book.
Shamas Faqir (Kashmiri:شَمَس فَقیٖر) or Shams Faqīr [1] was a Kashmiri Sufi poet. He belonged to the Qadiriyya silsila of Sufism. [citation needed]Although there are no authentic biographical records, [2] Mohammad Sidiq Bhat is believed to have been born in 1843 to a poor family in Chinkral Mohalla, Habba Kadal Srinagar, Kashmir. [3]
Nund Rishi [a] (Kashmiri pronunciation: [nundɨ rʲoʃ] c. 1377 – c. 1438; born Noor-ud-Din [b]) was a Kashmiri Sufi saint, mystic, poet and Islamic preacher. [2] [3] Nund Rishi was among the founders of the Rishi order, a Sufi tradition of the region, and is also known by the titles Sheikh-Ul-Alam (lit.
Known as Lal Vakhs, her verses are among the early compositions in the Kashmiri language and are a part in the history of modern Kashmiri literature. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Lalleshwari ("Mother Lal" or "Mother Lalla") is also known by various other names, including Lal Dyad ( Dyad means "Grandmother"), Lalla Aarifa, Lal Diddi, Lalleshwari, Lalla ...
Mullah Nadiri (fl.1420 CE) Kashmiri poet of Persian-language, known for writing Tarikh-i-Kashmir; Nayantara Sahgal (1927– ), Indo-Anglian writer, novelist; Nyla Ali Khan, Professor, writer, granddaughter of Sheikh Abdullah. Pamposh Bhat, (1958– ), author and environmentalist. Rasul Mir, also known as the John Keats of Kashmir. Rehman Rahi ...