Rashid Nazki
Professor Rashid Nazki (born Abdul Rashid Nazki; 18 September 1931 – 6 January 2016), was a Kashmiri poet, teacher, author, critic and the founder of the Adbi Markaz Kamraz Jammu and Kashmir, a nonprofit literary organization of the Jammu and Kashmir state dedicated to promote Kashmiri language and literature. He wrote biography of Islamic Prophet Muhammad, leading him to become the first Kashmiri writer to cover the life of Muhammad.
Rashid Nazki | |
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| Born | Abdul Rashid Nazki September 8, 1931 Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Died | January 6, 2016 (aged 84) Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar |
| Resting place | Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Pen name | Rashid Nazki |
| Occupation | Scholar, poet, critic |
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| Education | MA Kashmiri |
| Alma mater | University of Kashmir |
| Genre | Literature, Language |
| Subject | Sufism, Mysticism |
| Years active | 1955–2016 |
In 1999, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kashmiri for his collection Vahraat. He wrote numerous books in Kashmiri and Urdu languages and later, he was appointed to the Sahitya Akademi as a reviewer for the organisation's first volume of the encyclopedia, the reference work of the Indian writers compiled by the organisation.