Kashmiri Lal Zakir
Kashmiri Lal Zakir (7 April 1919 – 31 August 2016) was an Indian poet, novelist, dramatist and short story writer of Urdu literature. 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. 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.
Kashmiri Lal Zakir
- Name
- Kashmiri Lal Zakir
- Born
- 7 April 1919
- Birthplace
- Gujrat District, British India
- Died
- 31 August 2016
- Place of death
- Chandigarh, India
- Occupation
- Writer
- Known for
- Ghazal
- Awards
- Padma Shri Fakhr-e-Haryana
- Nationality
- British Raj · India · Dominion of India
- Honours
- Padma Shri in literature and education
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He has written in Hindi and Urdu, including Tin cihre ek saval, a ghazal anthology, Ab Mujhey Sone Do, a novel and Aey Mao Behno Betiyo, a collection of articles. Zakir is a recipient of the honour of Fakhr-e-Haryana from the Government of Haryana. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2006, for his contributions to Indian literature. Zakir died on 31 August 2016 at the age of 97.
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• Name — Kashmiri Lal Zakir • Born — 7 April 1919 • Birthplace — Gujrat District, British India • Died — 31 August 2016 • Place of death — Chandigarh, India • Occupation — Writer • Years Active — 1940s–2016 • Known for — Ghazal • Awards — Padma Shri Fakhr-e-Haryana • Illustration — The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Shri to Shri Kashmiri Lal Zakir, educationist and pioneer in adult literacy schemes, at investiture ceremony in New Delhi on March 29, 2006
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1919
Kashmiri Lal Zakir was born on 7 April 1919.
2016
Kashmiri Lal Zakir died on 31 August 2016.
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- 1.Urdu Youth Forum. Biography of Kashmiri Lal Zakir. 2015.
- 2.Spectrum. K. L. Zakir: The pride of Urdu. 28 June 2009.
- 3.Daily Excelsior. Academy hosts nonagenarian Kashmiri Lal Zakir. 17 April 2013.
- 4.WorldCat. WorldCat profile. 2015.
- 5.Hindi Book Centre. Hindi Book Centre profile. 2015.
- 6.Kashmiri Lal Zakir. Tin cihre ek saval. Maudarn Pablishing Haus. 40. 1981.
- 7.Kashmiri Lal Zakir. Ab Mujhey Sone Do. Hindi Book Centre. 111. 2008. 9788181871534.
- 8.Hindi Book Centre. Aey Mao Behno Betiyo. 128. 2010. 9788182236127.
- 9.Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Padma Awards. 2015.
- 10.KL Zakir, doyen of Urdu literature, dead at 97
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