Abdul Ahad Azad (1903 – 1948) was a

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

i poet born in village ranger tehsil Chadoora of Budgam district. He is often referred to as the "Keats of Kashmir". He was influenced by Kashmiri '' ghazals'' of

Rasul Mir Rasul Mir (Kashmiri: ) also known as Rasul Mir Shahabadi, was a romantic poet of Kashmir in the 19th century. He was born at Doru Shahabad, a historic town in Anantnag district of Kashmir. He is often referred to as imām-e-ishqiya shairi (T ...

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Mahmud Gami Mahmud Gami (1765–1855) was a nineteenth-century Kashmiri poet from Doru Shahabad, Anantnag Kashmir. Through his poetic compositions he is well known to introduce Persian forms of Masnavi and ghazal, to the Kashmiri language. One website calls ...

.He was one of the pioneers of the modernist movement. He belonged to the Dar tribe of Kashmir. His father's name was Sultan Dar. ''Kuleat e Azad'' and ''Haraam e Saba'' are two of his books.m.poemhunter.com/abdul-ahad-azad His work is still famous among Kashmiris and he has written many well known Kashmiri songs. He mostly dedicated his poetry to God. He wanted through his poems to create sensibility and to develop consciousness among people. He reminded people of what they were made for and what they have been doing, they have forgotten the actual purpose they were made for. He wanted people to wake up from the fanciful slumber and do something for the benefit of mankind before it is too late. He was born in Ranger, Chadoora.

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