Agnishekhar
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Agnishekhar | |
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Born | Kuldeep Sumbly 3 May 1956 |
Occupation |
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Years active | 1990–present |
Movement | Panun Kashmir |
Spouse(s) | Kshama Kaul |
Writing career | |
Pen name | Agnishekhar |
Occupation | Author and Poet |
Language | |
Subject | Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus |
Notable works |
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Kuldeep Sumbly (born 3 May 1956), better known by his pen name Agnishekhar,[1] is a Kashmiri Pandit writer and political activist. He is the founder of Panun Kashmir organization. [2] As a poet, he has contributed to the development of a Hindi poetry of exile from a distinctly Kashmiri perspective.[3] He is a founder of Panun Kashmir ("Our Kashmir"), a group that advocates for the cultural rights of Pandits and a homeland.[4] He views pre-Islamic culture as a source for contemporary Pandit identity.[5]
Agnishekhar is the author of Kisi Bhi Samay (At Any Moment), a collection of poetry published in 1992. The book is organized into two sections: the 49 poems of "Kram" ("Sequence"), and the ten poems of "Visthapit Kashmir" ("Displaced Kashmir") which differ from "Kram" in being labeled by place of composition (always Jammu) and a date ranging from mid-1990 to early 1991.[6] The poem "Mahavipada" ("Great Trouble"), from the "Displaced Kashmir" section, criticizes the camps into which displaced Pandits were settled.[7]
Agnishekhar also contributed to the screenplay for the "Bollywood-style" movie Sheen, which uses Pandit displacement as the context of a love story.[8]
Athrot is an organization of displaced artists and writers organized its first ever Kashmiri Poetry day on 27th August 2018 and Agnishekar presided over the poetic session[9]
Mohammed Ayub Betab’s poems in original Kashmiri are translated to Hindi by Agni Shekhar [10]
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References[edit]
- ↑ The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (Princeton University Press, 2012), p. 768.
- ↑ Ananya Jahanara Kabir, Territory of Desire: Representing the Valley of Kashmir (University of Minnesota Press, 2009), p. 160.
- ↑ The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, p. 768.
- ↑ Kabir, Territory of Desire, p. 167.
- ↑ Kabir, Territory of Desire, p. 169.
- ↑ Kabir, Territory of Desire, p. 162.
- ↑ Kabir, Territory of Desire, p. 166–167.
- ↑ Kabir, Territory of Desire, p. 170.
- ↑ Excelsior, Daily (27 October 2018). "Athrot organises Kashmiri poetry day for youngsters". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ↑ "agnishekar". lifeandlegends.com. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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External links[edit]
- "Snow Still Falls," an English translation of a poem by Agnishekhar