An Introduction to Spoken Kashmiri
Chapter 43
Chapter 43: Gulam Ahmad 'Mahjoor'
Gulam Ahmad 'Mahjoor'
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THE SOUNDS OF KASHMIRI
Gulam Ahmad 'Mahjoor'

(1885-1952)


Gulam Ahmad 'Mahjoor'

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Mahjoor has a place of honor among the poets of Kashmir. He is especially noted for two things. First, he introduced a new style into Kashmiri poetry. Second, he introduced a new thought into Kashmiri poetry.

Mahjoor wrote poems of freedom and progress in Kashmiri. These songs awakened the sleeping Kashmiris. He came with a new voice and a new (literary) form.

Mahjoor was a poet of love and communal harmony. In his earlier days, he used to write only love poetry, but (later) he also wrote forceful poems about freedom.

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