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Rehman Rahi

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Rehman Rahi

Aliases: Abdur Rehman Rahi / Rahman Rahi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1925-05-06 (Srinagar)
Died
2023-01-09 (Srinagar) age 97
Nationality
Indian, Kashmiri
Languages
Kashmiri, Persian, English, Urdu
Religion
Islam
Residence History
Srinagar

Career

Occupations
Poet, Translator, Critic, Clerk, Sub-editor, Teacher
Active Years
1948-2023
Affiliations
Progressive Writers' Association, Cultural wing of the Communist Party of Kashmir
Influenced By
Dina Nath Naadim, Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, Baba Farid

Education

Jammu and Kashmir University
Persian
Degree: M.A.
Year of Graduation: 1952
Country: India
Jammu and Kashmir University
English
Degree: M.A.
Year of Graduation: 1962
Country: India

Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award
1961
Work: Nawroz-i-Saba
Category: 詩集
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Padma Shri
2000
Organization: Government of India
Result: 受賞
Jnanpith Award
2004
Work: Siyah Rood Jaeren Manz
Category: 詩集
Organization: Jnanpith Foundation
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
2000
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nawroz-i-Saba

1958 Poetry

Rahi's poetry collection awarded Sahitya Akademi Award.

NatureHumanity

Siyah Rood Jaeren Manz (In Black Drizzle)

Poetry

Poetry collection awarded Jnanpith Award.

Black Drizzle

Bibliography

  • Sana-Wani Saaz (poems) (1952)
  • Sukhok Soda (poems)
  • Kalam-e-Rahi (poems)
  • Nawroz-i-Saba (poems) (1958)
  • Kahwat (literary criticism)
  • Kashir Shara Sombran
  • Azich Kashir Shayiri
  • Kashir Naghmati Shayiri
  • Baba Fareed (translation)
  • Saba Moallaqat
  • Farmove Zartushtadia

Translations by Author

  • Translation of Baba Farid's Sufi poetry to Kashmiri

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Modern poetryProgressive
Recurring Motifs
Kashmiri landscapesHuman suffering

Legacy

First Kashmiri recipient of Jnanpith Award, a towering figure in Kashmiri poetry.