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Mulk Raj Saraf
Mulk Raj Saraf | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 April 1894 Samba, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Died | 21 February 1989 (aged 94) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer |
| Known for | Father of Journalism in Jammu & Kashmir |
| Spouse(s) | Gian Devi |
| Children | Om Saraf,Suraj Saraf, Prem Saraf, Ved Rahi, Sat Saraf and Bimla Devi |
| Parent(s) | Dayanand Saraf Jamuna Devi |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Lala Mulk Raj Saraf was an Indian journalist and writer,[1] known for his pioneering efforts in Urdu journalism.[2] He was born on 8 April 1894 in Samba district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir to Dayanand Saraf and Jamuna Devi and graduated from the Government Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu.[2] He started his career as a sub editor at the nationalist daily, Bande Matharam based in Punjab, worked there for a while and returned to Jammu in 1924 to start his own daily in Urdu language, Ranvir and Rattan, an Urdu Journal.[2]
Saraf wrote several articles and was the author of books such as Meri Pakistan Yatra, Insaniyat Abhi Zinda Hai and Nagooh-e-Ranvir.[2] Meri Pakistan Yatra,[3] which detailed his reminiscences of his trip to Pakistan was selected as the Book of the Year by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages in 1980.[2] His autobiographical work was published in 1967 under the title, Fifty years as a journalist.[4] Saraf was the author of the first biography published in Dogri language, 'Sher-e-Duggar Lala Hans Raj Mahajan Jeevan Katha', who was born in hamirpur sidhar j&k, which was released in 1968.[5] He was awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1976.[6]
Mulk Raj Saraf died on 21 February 1989, at the age of 94, in Mumbai at the residence of his son, Ved Rahi,[2] a known Bollywood film personality and the director of the film, Veer Savarkar.[7]
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- ↑ "Open Library Profile". Open Library. 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Lion of Duggar land". Daily Excelsior. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Mulk Raj Saraf (1980). Meri Pakistan yatra. Raj Mahal. ASIN B0000CRND7.
- ↑ Mulk Raj Saraf (1967). Fifty years as a journalist. Rajmahal. p. 183.
- ↑ K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1148. ISBN 9788172013240.
- ↑ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ↑ "Ved Rahi". IMDB. 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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