Sheen Kaaf Nizam

He has edited many volumes of poets in Devanagari including Deewan-e-Ghalib and Deewan-e-Mir. In January 2025, he was honored with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India.

• Name — Shiv Kishan Bissa • Pen Name — Sheen Kaaf Nizam • Birth Name — Shiv Kishan Bissa • Born — 26 November 1945(80 Yrs.) • Birthplace — Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India • Occupation — Poet, Critic • Notable Works — Gumshuda Dair ki Gunjti Ghantiyan • Awards — Mahmood shirani award by Rajasthan Urdu academy Jaipur (1999-2000) Bhasha Bharati award maysore (2001) Bhegum Akhtar ghazal award Delhi (2006) Rastriya Iqbal samaan (2006-2007) Sahitya Akademi (2010) Jnvu Gaurav Ratna (2015) Aacharya vidhyaniwas Mishra smriti samaan Banaras (2016) Sankriti Saurabh samaan Kolkata (2018) Gangadhar National Award (2021) Rajasthan ratn award (2022) Padma Shri (2025)

Nizam has published a number of poetry collections. Listed down are his books. • Lamhon kee Saleeb • Dasht mein Dariya • Naad • Saya Koi Lamba Na Tha • Bayazein Kho Gayi Hai • Gumshuda Dair ki Gunjti Ghantiyan • Rasta Yeh Kahin Nahin Jaata • Orr Bhi hai naam raaste ka • Saayon Ke saaye me Nizam's poetry collection Gumshuda Dair ki Gunjti Ghantiyan won the 2010 Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu. Nizam compiled an appraisal of the life and works of fellow Rajasthani Urdu poet Makhmoor Saeedi titled Bheed mein akelaa was published by the Rajasthan Urdu Akademi in 2007. He has edited a book on renowned research scholar “allama kalidas Gupta riza” titled “Ghalibiyat or gupta riza” He has also edited and introduced Morden Urdu poet “meera Ji “ with selection of his poems in Nagri. A selection of Famous Pakistani Urdu poet “munir niyazi” has also been published in Nagri by him.