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Kashmiri writer (1934-2018)

Ghulam Nabi Gowhar

1934–2018, born Charari Sharief, writes in Kashmiri, Urdu, English, writer

Ghulam Nabi Gowhar was a multilingual Kashmiri author, novelist, poet, columnist and a retired sessions jurist. He wrote about sixty books in Kashmiri, Urdu, and in English languages on various subjects such as politics, literature, history and on Sufism. In 1971, he wrote a novel titled Mujrim, leading him to become the “first novelist of Kashmiri literature”. The recipient of cultural and literary awards and accordion, including Sahitya Akademi Award, he is also credited for translating the constitution of India into Kashmiri language.

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Books on record

Awards

1988Sahitya Akademi Award for Poon-te-paap
1988Sahitya Akademi Award in Kashmiri

Elsewhere

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Also writing in Kashmiri