Dinanath Kaul "Nadim" (1916–1988) was a prominent

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i poet of the 20th century. He was born on 18 March 1916 in

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city and with him began an era of modern

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. He also virtually led the progressive writers movement in Kashmir.

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Rooted to the soil of Kashmir, Nadim spoke

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, though he initially wrote in

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and

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as well. He influenced a large group of poets of his age as well as younger than him. Nadim also wrote operas like ''Vitasta'' (Jhelum River), ''Safar Taa Shehjaar'' (The journey and the Shade), '' Heemaal Taa Naaegrai'' (Heemaal and Naagraaj), ''Shuhul Kull'' (The Shady Tree) and ''Bombur Taa yamberzal'' (Bumblebee and the Narcissus Flower). His most popular operatic work was ''Bombur Taa yamberzal'', which was the first opera to be published in Kashmiri. ''Me Chhum Aash Paghich'' (''I am hopeful of tomorrow'') is the most powerful Anti war poem in Kashmiri which Nadim wrote. He received the Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1971 and the Sahitya Natak Academi Award for "Shuhul Kull" in 1986. He died on 7 April 1988.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nadim, Dinanath Kashmiri people Writers from Srinagar 1916 births 1988 deaths Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kashmiri

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