1919-04-07
India
Writer
Kashmiri Lal Zakir (7 April 1919 – 31 August 2016) was an Indian poet, novelist, dramatist and short story writer of Urdu literature.[1]
His career—which started with his first ghazal published in Adabi Duniya, a publication from Lahore, in the 1940s—encompasses novels, dramas, short stories and travelogues.[2]
Zakir served the Punjab Education Department in then British India and had been involved with Haryana Urdu Academy for a number of years as its chairman.[3] He has written in Hindi and Urdu,[4][5] including Tin cihre ek saval, a ghazal anthology,[6] Ab Mujhey Sone Do, a novel[7] and Aey Mao Behno Betiyo, a collection of articles.[8]
Zakir is a recipient of the honour of Fakhr-e-Haryana from the Government of Haryana.[1] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2006, for his contributions to Indian literature.[9]
Zakir died on 31 August 2016 at the age of 97.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography of Kashmiri Lal Zakir. Urdu Youth Forum(2015). Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ K. L. Zakir: The pride of Urdu. Spectrum(28 June 2009). Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ Academy hosts nonagenarian Kashmiri Lal Zakir. Daily Excelsior(17 April 2013). Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ WorldCat profile. WorldCat(2015). Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ Hindi Book Centre profile. Hindi Book Centre(2015). Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ Tin cihre ek saval{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Maudarn Pablishing Haus(1981)
- ↑ Ab Mujhey Sone Do{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Hindi Book Centre(2008). ISBN 9788181871534
- ↑ Aey Mao Behno Betiyo{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Hindi Book Centre(2010). ISBN 9788182236127
- ↑ Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India(2015). Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ KL Zakir, doyen of Urdu literature, dead at 97