Abdul Ahad Azad

Abdul Ahad Azad
Born
Abdul Ahad Dar

1903
Ranger, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
Died4 April 1948(1948-04-04) (aged 44–45)
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Union of India
Burial placeRanger, Chadoora
CitizenshipJammu and Kashmir (princely state) until 1947
India (1947–1948)
Alma materUniversity of the Punjab
Occupation(s)Teacher, poet and historian
FatherMuhammad Sultan Dar

Abdul Ahad Dar (1903 – 4 April 1948), popularly known as Abdul Ahad Azad, was a Kashmiri poet, historian and literary critic. Born in the Rangar village of Chadoora in Budgam district, Azad is considered to be the first revolutionary poet and is credited with laying the foundations of literary criticism in Kashmiri literature.[1][2][3]

Together with Mahjoor and Zinda Kaul, he is regarded as one of the pioneers of the modernist movement in Kashmiri literature. These three poets set the stage for literary renaissance in Kashmiri literature which came only after 1947.[2][4][3]

  1. ^ "ABDUL AHAD AZAD ( 1903–1948 )". KashmirPEN. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gauhar, G. N. (1997). Abdul Ahad Azad. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 81-260-0322-7. OCLC 37993483.
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