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{{short description|Kashmiri poet, broadcaster}}
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'''Rafiq Raaz''' (born 10 March 1950) is an Indian poet, broadcaster and the former director of [[All India Radio Srinagar]]. He primarily writes in [[Urdu]] and [[Kashmiri language]].<ref name="thekashmirimages.com">{{Cite web|url=https://thekashmirimages.com/2018/06/23/rafiq-raaz-the-peoples-poet/|title=Rafiq Raaz- the peoples poet!|first=Imran|last=Yousuf}}</ref> He published his first book titled ''Nai Che Naalan'' (Flute is wailing) in 1978, leading him to become the recipient of [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] after the book was released to the general public in 1995. Consisting eighty-three [[ghazal]]s and one [[qasida]] about [[Nund Rishi]], it was later introduced to the [[Bachelor of Arts]] courses by the [[University of Kashmir]].<ref name="greaterkashmir.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/opinion/rafiq-raaz-the-ghazal-writer-of-kashmir/|title=Rafiq Raaz: The ghazal writer of Kashmir|date=September 9, 2017|website=Greater Kashmir}}</ref>

He was among the other writers who helped improve [[Kashmiri literature]] in 1950s of what is now called modern Kashmiri literature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jk.gov.in/jammukashmir/?q=literature|title=Jammu and Kashmir: Official Portal|website=jk.gov.in}}</ref> In 2015, he featured in Meet the Author Program focused on to promote Urdu and [[Persian language]]s in the region. It is organised by the University of Kashmir via its English department.<ref name="Raafi 2015">{{cite web | last=Raafi | first=Muhammad | title=Meet the Author: Rafiq Raaz Features in English Department's Program | website=Kashmir Life | date=2015-09-11 | url=https://kashmirlife.net/meet-the-author-rafiq-raaz-features-in-english-departments-program-84969/ | access-date=2020-10-23}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
He was born on 10 March 1950 in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir princely state]], India (in modern-day [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir union territory]]). He was ten years old when his father Khaja Ali Mohd Shamrock permanently relocated to Zaina Kadal and stayed there for over thirty-eight years until he relocated to Bagat Srinagar.<ref name="thekashmirimages.com"/>

He did his [[Primary education|early schooling]] from various schools in his hometown, and later he attended [[S. P. College]] for further studies. He obtained [[master's degree]] in [[Urdu language]] from the University of Kashmir. From 1975 to 76, he started his PhD [[thesis]] at the same university. He was later appointed to the post of lecturer at the department of Kashmiri where he used to taught the students until he was appointed as a [[Program management|programme executive]] at the [[All India Radio Srinagar]], and by the latter served as director until he retired in 2010.<ref name="thekashmirimages.com"/>

== Career ==
During his career, he wrote six books out of two such as ''Anhar'' and ''Nai Che Naalan'' consists of one hundred and eight-three ghazals and one qasida. He also wrote 50 to 60 [[radio play]]s broadcast by the Radio Kashmir, and has also used to host morning radio programs, including Zoon-e-Dab program, while some programs were aimed at to recite [[Āyah]]s (Quranic verses).<ref name="greaterkashmir.com"/> He also wrote a [[Music of India#Patriotic music|patriotic song]] titled ''Ek Hai Bharat Shresth Bharat'' (There is no country like India) that was released on [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] by the [[All India Radio]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-playing-ek-hai-bharat-shresth-bharat-featuring-pm-modi-2579106|title=Now playing: 'Ek hai Bharat, Shresth Bharat' featuring PM Modi|date=January 28, 2018|website=DNA India}}</ref>

=== Publications ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" width=100%
!scope="col" width=2%|#
!scope="col" width=25%| Title<ref name="greaterkashmir.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/poets/rafiq-raaz/ebooks|title=Urdu Books of Rafiq Raaz|website=Rekhta}}</ref>
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | Type/Credited as
!scope="col" | Note
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |1||''Nuqte Mein Simatti Roshni''
||1946
||Poetry
|{{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |2||''Nai Chi Naalan'' (Flute is wailing)
||1978
||Book
| Consisting eighty-three ghazals and one [[qasida]]. The book won two literary honors
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |3||''Anhar''
||2004
||Book
| Consisting one hundred [[ghazal]]s
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |4||''Mishraq''
||2009
||Poetry
|{{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |5||''Nakhl-e-Aab''
||2015
||Poetry
|{{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |6||''Dustavaiz''<ref name="Raafi 2015"/>
|{{n/a}}
||Poetry
|
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |7||''Arooz Kashir Zaban (Prosody of Kashmiri language)''
|{{n/a}}
||Research book
| It covers the history of [[Kashmiri language]] and ghazals
|}

==Awards and accordion==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
|-
! width=5%| Year
! style="width:40%;"| Nominated work
! style="width:40%;"| Award
! style="width:40%;"| Category
! style="width:10%;"| Result
!width=5%|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1997
|rowspan="2"|''Nai Chi Naalan (Flute is wailing)''
|[[Sahitya Academy Award]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Kashmiri|Kashmiri]]
|rowspan="3"{{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sahitya-akademi.org.in/?page_id=5621|title=KASHMIRI – Sahitya Akademi}}</ref>
|-
| {{n/a}}
|State Award{{efn|the award was presented by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, but the award name is not known}}
| style="text-align:left;"|Kashmiri
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="greaterkashmir.com"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
|style="text-align:center;"|In recognition of his contribution to the [[Kashmiri literature]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Sharf-e-Kamraz
| style="text-align:left;"|Literature
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kashmirobserver.net/2015/08/17/amk-announces-annual-awards/|title=AMK announces annual awards|date=August 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.knskashmir.com/news.aspx?news=AMK-announces-annual-awards-1115|title=AMK announces annual awards|date=August 17, 2015|website=KNS}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:1950 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Srinagar]]
[[Category:University of Kashmir alumni]]
[[Category:Poets from Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kashmiri]]

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