Jumai Khan Azad
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Jumai Khan Azad
Nationality
Indian
Indian
Occupation
Poet
Poet
Known for
Poetry in Awadhi language
Poetry in Awadhi language
Jumai Khan Azad (5 August 1930 – 29 December 2013) was an Indian poet of Awadhi language from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. He received the Awadhi Academy Award and Lokabandhu Rajnarayan Memorial Award.[1][2]
Biography
Azad was born in Gobri village in Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh to father Siddiqui Ahmed and mother Hameeda Bano.Template:Citation needed
Azad published 21 books of poetry.Template:Citation needed
He died on 29 December 2013.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ धर्मवाद की डोर तोड़ रही 'आजाद' की सोच. Amar Ujala(5 August 2011).
- ↑ Poetry by Jumai Khan Azad. awadhi.org.
- ↑ जिला अस्पताल में जांची गई जुमई खां आजाद की सेहत. Jagran News(21 September 2012).
- ↑ No more Jumai Khan Aazad. Jagran(30 December 2013).