Hamidi Kashmiri | |
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Born | 1932 |
Died | December 27, 2018
Srinagar,
Jammu and Kashmir, India | (aged 85–86)
Occupation(s) | Writer and educationist |
Spouse | Maryam Hamidi |
Children | Masood Aalam, Saba Hamidi |
Awards |
Padma Shri Ghalib Award Sahitya Akademi Award |
Hamidi Kashmiri was a Kashmiri poet in Kashmiri and Urdu language and a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Kashmir. [1] [2] [3] Hamidi Kashmiri is credited with 50 books, Iqtishafi Tanqeed Ki Sheryat, Ainame Ibraaq, Mahasir Tanqeed, Riyasati Jammu Aur Kashmir Urdu Adab, Jadeed Kashir Shayeri and Shiekh–ul-Aalam Aur Shayeri being some of the notable ones. [4] [2] [5]
Kashmiri is a recipient of the Ghalib Award and Sahitya Akademi Award (2005). [2] The Government of India honored him in 2010, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri. [6]