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'''Abdur Rehman Rahi''' (born 6 May 1925, [[Srinagar]]) is a [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] poet, translator and critic. He was awarded the Indian [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1961 for his poetry collection ''Nawroz-i-Saba'', the [[Padma Shri]] in 2000,<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015 | archive-date=15 November 2014 | archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> and India's highest literary award, the [[Jnanpith Award]] (for the year 2004) in 2007. He is the first [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] writer to be awarded the Jnanpith, India's highest literary award for his poetic collection Siyah Rood Jaeren  Manz (In Black Drizzle ). He was honored with [[Sahitya Akademi Fellowship]] in 2000 by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.<ref>[http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/library/fellowship_pdf/Rahman%20Rahi.pdf Rahman Rahi], New Delhi: [[Sahitya Akademi]]</ref>
'''Abdur Rehman Rahi''' ({{langx|ks|رَحمان راہی}}; 6 May 1925 – 9 January 2023) was a [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] poet, translator and critic. He was awarded the Indian [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1961 for his poetry collection ''Nawroz-i-Saba'', the [[Padma Shri]] in 2000,<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015 | archive-date=15 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> and India's highest literary award, the [[Jnanpith Award]] (for the year 2004) in 2007. He is the first [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] writer to be awarded the Jnanpith, India's highest literary award for his poetic collection Siyah Rood Jaeren  Manz (In Black Drizzle). He was honoured with [[Sahitya Akademi Fellowship]] in 2000 by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.<ref>[http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/library/fellowship_pdf/Rahman%20Rahi.pdf Rahman Rahi], New Delhi: [[Sahitya Akademi]]</ref>


Rehman Rahi began his career as a clerk in the Public Works Department of the Government for few months in 1948 and was associated with the [[Progressive Writers' Association]], of which he became the General Secretary. He also edited a few issues of ''Kwang Posh'', the literary journal of the Progressive Writer's Association. He was later a sub-editor in the Urdu daily ''Khidmat''. He did an M.A. in Persian (1952) and in English (1962) from Jammu and Kashmir University where he taught Persian. He was on the editorial board of the Urdu daily ''Aajkal'' in Delhi from 1953 to 1955. He was also associated with the Cultural wing of communist Party of Kashmir during his student days. As translator he did   excellent translation of Baba Farid's Sufi poetry to Kashmiri from Original Punjabi. Camus and Sartre are some visible effects on his poems while Dina nath Naadim's influence on his poetry is also visible especially in earlier works.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/11/stories/2007031102961000.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313220356/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/11/stories/2007031102961000.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 March 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Jnanpith is for the Kashmiri language: Rahi|date=11 March 2007}}</ref>
==Life and career==
Born in 1925, Rehman Rahi began his career as a clerk in the Public Works Department of the Government for few months in 1948 and was associated with the [[Progressive Writers' Association]], of which he became the General Secretary.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Raina |first=M.K. |date=2020 |title=Nau Baharich Shaan Paida Kar: An Overview of the Progressive Movement in Kashmir |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26978889 |journal=Social Scientist |volume=48 |issue=7/8 (566-567) |pages=81–100 |jstor=26978889 |issn=0970-0293}}</ref> He also edited a few issues of ''Kwang Posh'', the literary journal of the Progressive Writer's Association. He was later a sub-editor in the Urdu daily ''Khidmat''. He did an M.A. in Persian (1952) and in English (1962) from Jammu and Kashmir University where he taught Persian. He was on the editorial board of the Urdu daily ''Aajkal'' in Delhi from 1953 to 1955.{{Citation needed|date= June 2022}} He was also associated with the Cultural wing of the communist Party of Kashmir during his student days. As translator he did translation of Baba Farid's Sufi poetry to Kashmiri from the original Punjabi. Camus and Sartre are some visible effects on his poems while Dina Nath Naadim's influence on his poetry is also visible especially in earlier works.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/11/stories/2007031102961000.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313220356/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/11/stories/2007031102961000.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 March 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Jnanpith is for the Kashmiri language: Rahi|date=11 March 2007}}</ref>
 
Rahi died on 9 January 2023, at the age of 97.<ref>[https://kashmirlife.net/rehman-rahi-is-no-more-308050/ Rehman Rahi Is No More]</ref>


==Published works==
==Published works==
Rahi's major works include:<ref>http://www.greaterkashmir.com/Home/Newsdetails.asp?newsid=4960&Arch=Arch&issueid=171{{Deadlink|date=March 2020}}</ref>
Rahi's major works include:<ref>http://www.greaterkashmir.com/Home/Newsdetails.asp?newsid=4960&Arch=Arch&issueid=171{{Dead link|date=March 2020}}</ref>
* '' Sana-Wani Saaz'' (poems) (1952)
* '' Sana-Wani Saaz'' (poems) (1952)
* ''Sukhok Soda'' (poems)
* ''Sukhok Soda'' (poems)
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Rahman Rahi
Rahman Rahi receiving Jnanpith Award in New Delhi
Born
Abdur Rahman Rahi

(1925-05-06)6 May 1925
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British Raj
Died9 January 2023(2023-01-09) (aged 97)
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
OccupationPoet, translator, critic
AwardsSahitya Akademi Award and Padma Shri (2000)
Jnanpith Award (2004)

Template:Progressive Writers' Movement

Abdur Rehman Rahi (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; 6 May 1925 – 9 January 2023) was a Kashmiri poet, translator and critic. He was awarded the Indian Sahitya Akademi Award in 1961 for his poetry collection Nawroz-i-Saba, the Padma Shri in 2000,[1] and India's highest literary award, the Jnanpith Award (for the year 2004) in 2007. He is the first Kashmiri writer to be awarded the Jnanpith, India's highest literary award for his poetic collection Siyah Rood Jaeren Manz (In Black Drizzle). He was honoured with Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2000 by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.[2]

Life and career[edit | edit source]

Born in 1925, Rehman Rahi began his career as a clerk in the Public Works Department of the Government for few months in 1948 and was associated with the Progressive Writers' Association, of which he became the General Secretary.[3] He also edited a few issues of Kwang Posh, the literary journal of the Progressive Writer's Association. He was later a sub-editor in the Urdu daily Khidmat. He did an M.A. in Persian (1952) and in English (1962) from Jammu and Kashmir University where he taught Persian. He was on the editorial board of the Urdu daily Aajkal in Delhi from 1953 to 1955.[citation needed] He was also associated with the Cultural wing of the communist Party of Kashmir during his student days. As translator he did translation of Baba Farid's Sufi poetry to Kashmiri from the original Punjabi. Camus and Sartre are some visible effects on his poems while Dina Nath Naadim's influence on his poetry is also visible especially in earlier works.[4]

Rahi died on 9 January 2023, at the age of 97.[5]

Published works[edit | edit source]

Rahi's major works include:[6]

  • Sana-Wani Saaz (poems) (1952)
  • Sukhok Soda (poems)
  • Kalam-e-Rahi (poems)
  • Nawroz-i-Saba (poems) (1958)
  • Kahwat (literary criticism)
  • Kashir Shara Sombran
  • Azich Kashir Shayiri
  • Kashir Naghmati Shayiri
  • Baba Fareed (translation)
  • Saba Moallaqat
  • Farmove Zartushtadia

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Rahman Rahi, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi
  3. ↑ Raina, M.K. (2020). "Nau Baharich Shaan Paida Kar: An Overview of the Progressive Movement in Kashmir". Social Scientist. 48 (7/8 (566-567)): 81–100. ISSN 0970-0293. JSTOR 26978889.
  4. ↑ "Jnanpith is for the Kashmiri language: Rahi". The Hindu. 11 March 2007. Archived from the original on 13 March 2007.
  5. ↑ Rehman Rahi Is No More
  6. ↑ http://www.greaterkashmir.com/Home/Newsdetails.asp?newsid=4960&Arch=Arch&issueid=171[dead link]

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