Ghulam Nabi Khayal

Ghulam Nabi Khayal
Born(1939-03-04)4 March 1939
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British Raj
Died (aged 84)
[Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Occupation(s)Poet, essayist, Journalist, writer and translator

Ghulam Nabi Khayal (4 March 1939 – 15 October 2023) was an Indian Kashmiri poet and essayist. He authored 30 books in Kashmiri, Urdu and English.[1][2]

Khayal was the winner of Sahitya Akademi Award but he returned the award as a sign of protest.[3] He became the first Kashmiri to return the literary award as a sign of protest in the valley.[4][5]

Ghulam Nabi Khayal died on 15 October 2023, at the age of 84.[6]

  1. ^ "Now Kashmiri writer returns Sahitya Akademi award". The Hindu. PTI. 12 October 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ ANI (13 October 2015). "Kashmiri writer Ghulam Nabi Khayal also gives up his Sahitya Akademi award". Business Standard India. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Kashmiri Writer Khayal Returns Sahitya Akademi Award". The Wire. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Kashmiri writer too decides to return Sahitya Akademi award". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Now Kashmiri writer Ghulam Nabi Khayal returns Sahitya Akademi award". The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  6. ^ Desk, GK Web (15 October 2023). "Sahitya Akademi award winning writer Gh Nabi Khayal passes away". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 15 October 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)