Marghoob Banihali
Marghoob Banihali | |
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| Born | 5 March 1937 Bankoot, Banihal |
| Died | 27 April 2021 (aged 84) Srinagar, Kashmir |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award |
Ghulam Mohammed Giri (5 March 1937[1] – 27 April 2021) also known by his pen name Marghoob Banihali was a Kashmiri poet from Bankoot, Banihal, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Marghoob lost his mother when he was 8, and father when he was 14.[citation needed] He worked in various capacities at the University of Kashmir, in the Department of Kashmiri Language, the Department of Central Asian Studies, and the Iqbal Institute.[2]
Death[edit]
Marghoob Banihali died on 27 April 2021 at his home in Srinagar.
Literary work[edit]
Banihali was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Kashmiri literature in 1979 for his collection of poetry - Partavistan.[3] He returned his Sahitya Akademi award against the rising intolerance and communal violence in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that resulted in the death of Zahid Bhat, a youth from Batengoo in South Kashmir.[3]
Awards and notable achievements[edit]
- Sahitya Academy Award for Kashmiri literature (1979), for Partavistan[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Dutt, Kartik Chandra (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. ISBN 9788126008735.
- ^ a b "Marghoob Banihali: The Borderless Poet". Greater Kashmir. 5 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "Here are the 33 writers who returned their Sahitya Akademi awards". indianexpress.com. 27 October 2015. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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