Mashal Sultanpuri
Mashal Sultanpuri | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mohammed Ramzan Bhat 1937 Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Died | October 2020 (aged 82–83) Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Language | Urdu, Kashmiri |
| Genre | Ghazal, Quatrain |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award |
Mohammed Ramzan Bhat (1937 – October 2020), known by his
Kashmiri literature to be included in curriculum.[4]
Biography
He was born in 1937 as Mohammed Ramzan Bhat in Sultanpur Baramulla. He initially wrote under different pen names but later chose to go with Mashal Sultanpuri.[4] He wrote nineteen poetic books in Urdu and Kashmiri languages.[citation needed] During his school days, he was engaged in copying the poems of famous poets and later published his own poetry collection titled Keh Ghazale at the apparent age of sixteen.[citation needed] The second poetic collection he published in 1966 was Dubrai. In 1974, he published another poetry titled Heevan.[citation needed]
He also translated some uncertain publications of
Shakespeare's Sonnets. Later, he translated August Na, a play by Manoranjan Das originally published in Odia language.[4]
References
- ^ "JKTF condoles the demise of Prof Mashal Sultanpuri". KNS. 3 October 2020.
- ^ Das, Sisir Kumar (22 October 1995). "A History of Indian Literature: Struggle for freedom, triumph and tragedy. 1911-1956". Sahitya Akademi – via Google Books.
- ^ "Prof Mashal is Patron AMK". Rising Kashmir.
- ^ a b c "Mishal Sultanpuri: Enriching prose in Kashmiri literature". Greater Kashmir. 10 March 2018.