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{{short description|Kashmiri poet, writer, broadcaster}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|03|16}}
| birth_place = [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir princely state]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1998|04|16|1910|03|16}}
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'''Mir Ghulam Rasool Nazki''' (16 March 1910 {{endash}} 16 April 1998<ref name="indiaeducationdiary.in"/>), also spelled '''Meer Ghulam Rasul Naazki''', was a [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] poet, writer, broadcaster, and teacher. He wrote books, including poetry in [[regional language|regional]] and foreign languages such as Urdu, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabic and later work in [[Kashmiri language]]. The receipent of [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for ''Awaz-e-dost'', a Kashmiri poetry, he is also credited as the "first Kashmiri writer" to write in [[India|Ruplic of India]] after independence,<ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/admired-for-not-mincing-words/story-yiQDdnyGLpmZQLakluVyjL.html|title=Admired for not mincing words|date=October 16, 2009|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/opinion/legend-on-legend-mir-ghulam-rasool-nazki-on-khwaja-ghulam-saiyidain/|title=Legend on Legend: Mir Ghulam Rasool Nazki on Khwaja Ghulam Saiyidain|date=April 24, 2016|website=Greater Kashmir}}</ref> and the first poet to resuscitate [[quatrain]] poetic form in [[Literature of Kashmir|Kashmiri literature]], which originally began during the period of thirteen and fourteenth century poets such as [[Lal Ded]] and [[Nund Reshi]].

He wrote poetry on various subjects and in poetic genres such as [[rubaʿi]], [[spiritualism]], [[Ethics|moral philosophy]], [[gazal]]s, [[esthetics]] and in [[Satire|satirical]] genre.

== Early life and education ==
He was born to Mir Ghulam Mustafa on 16 March 1910 in a [[spiritualism]] family. He received his initial schooling from his father Mir Ghulam Mustafa. At early age, he completed [[traditional education]] in [[religious text]]s, Persian and in Arabic, and later completed his [[Middle school|intermediate schooling]] from a school at [[Bandipore]]. He later did his [[matriculation]] from the [[Islamia College of Science and Commerce, Srinagar]].

After completing his education, he was appointed as a language teacher at a [[primary school]] in [[Kupwara district]] when he was sixteen. After serving in [[Education|education department]], he joined [[Radio Kashmir Jammu]] in 1948 as an announcer, and later joined the [[All India Radio]] until he retired from radio broadcasting service in 1966.<ref name="indiaeducationdiary.in">{{Cite web|url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/jks-cultural-academy-brings-artists-literati-online-to-remember-prominent-poet-mir-ghulam-rasool-nazi/|title=JK's Cultural Academy brings Artists, Literati online to remember prominent poet Mir Ghulam Rasool Nazi|date=April 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kashmirobserver.net/2019/10/31/radio-kashmir-becomes-history-renamed-all-india-radio/|title=Radio Kashmir Becomes History, Renamed All India Radio|date=October 31, 2019}}</ref>

== Literary career ==
He began writing around 1928 while serving as a teacher at Kupwara district. The first Urdu classical poetry he came across was ''[[Aab-e hayat (Azad)|Aab-e hayat]]'' by [[Muhammad Husain Azad]], and later he started writing [[Verse (poetry)|verse]] poetic compositions in Urdu language which was first published in Urdu magazines such as ''[[Kaleem (magazine)|Kaleem]]'' and ''[[Adb-e-Lateef]]'',<ref name="risingkashmir.com">{{Cite web|url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/ghulam-rasool-nazki-a-multidimensional-achiever|title=Ghulam Rasool Nazki: A multidimensional achiever|website=Rising Kashmir}}</ref> 1930s literary magazines edited by [[Josh Malihabadi]] and other literary figures of that time.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&q=kaleem+magazine&pg=PA1855|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti|first=Amaresh|last=Datta|date=July 11, 1988|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=9788126011940|via=Google Books}}</ref> His poetry titled ''Ekand Hilad Kiki Dua'' is recognized one of the prominent writings in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].

He wrote his first volume of [[Urdu poetry]] titled ''Deedai Tar'' in 1948, leading him to become the first writer of Kashmir to write after independence. He later wrote ''Chirageraah'' and ''Mataifaqeer'' Urdu poetries. He also wrote a book on Gani Kashmiri's verses and a [[monograph]] on [[Dinanath Nadim]], 9th century's Kashmiri poet. In the later years, he wrote poetry in Kashmiri language, including ''Nimrudnama'', ''Awaze Dost'' and ''Kaweyenewol''.<ref name="risingkashmir.com"/>

==Awards and accordion==
In 1987, he became the receipent of [[Sahitya Akademi Award]], a literary honour in India, for his poetry titled ''Awaz-e-dost''.<ref>{{cite web | title=SAHITYA: Akademi Awards | website=sahitya-akademi.gov.in | url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp#KASHMIRI | language=hr | access-date=2020-07-11}}</ref> He, according to [[Mohammad Yousuf Taing]] was referred to as "Jamiulkamalat".{{efn|It translates as "the multidimensional achiever"}}<ref name="The Kashmir Monitor 2019">{{cite web | author=The Kashmir Monitor | title=Mir Ghulam Rasool Nazki – Some aspects of his poetry | website=The Kashmir Monitor | date=2019-04-01 | url=https://www.thekashmirmonitor.net/mir-ghulam-rasool-nazki-some-aspects-of-his-poetry/ | access-date=2020-07-11}}</ref><ref name="Greater Kashmir 2020">{{cite web | title=J&KCA remembers poet G R Nazki | website=Greater Kashmir | date=2020-04-16 | url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/srinagar/jkca-remembers-poet-g-r-nazki/ | access-date=2020-07-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/sep/18/aberrations-are-poised-to-become-a-norm-2035076.html |title=Aberrations are poised to become a norm |website=www.newindianexpress.com}}</ref>

== Death ==
Nazki was suffering from [[colorectal cancer]], and was asked to for medical treatment.<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/> He refused to treat his disease and died on 16 April 1998 in [[Srinagar]], Jammu and Kashmir. He is buried near [[Kathi Darwaza]].<ref name="risingkashmir.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/literati-remember-ghulam-rasool-nazki-on-his-20th-anniversary|title=Literati remember Ghulam Rasool Nazki on his 20th anniversary|website=Rising Kashmir}}</ref>

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[[Category:1910 births]]
[[Category:1998 deaths]]
[[Category:Kashmiri poets]]
[[Category:Poets from Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Urdu-language poets from India]]
[[Category:Persian-language poets]]
[[Category:Arabic-language poets]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kashmiri]]

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