Jumai Khan Azad
Jumai Khan Azad (5 August 1930 – 29 December 2013) was an Indian poet of Awadhi language from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. He received the Awadhi Academy Award and Lokabandhu Rajnarayan Memorial Award.[1][2]
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Born | Jumai Khan Azad 5 August 1930 |
Died | 29 December 2013 Gobri village, Pratapgarh |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Poet |
Known for | Poetry in Awadhi language |
BiographyEdit
Azad was born in Gobri village in Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh to father Siddiqui Ahmed and mother Hameeda Bano.[citation needed]
Azad published 21 books of poetry.[citation needed]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "धर्मवाद की डोर तोड़ रही 'आजाद' की सोच". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). 5 August 2011.
- ↑ "Poetry by Jumai Khan Azad". awadhi.org (in हिन्दी).
- ↑ "जिला अस्पताल में जांची गई जुमई खां आजाद की सेहत". Jagran News (in हिन्दी). 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "No more Jumai Khan Aazad". Jagran. 30 December 2013.