Kanwal Ziai
Kanwal Ziai | |
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 Kanwal Ziai with his friend Rajendra Kumar at release of his book Pyase Jaam in 1973 | |
| Born | Hardayal Singh Datta 15 March 1927 |
| Died | 27 October 2012 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Known for | Ghazals |
| Website | Kanwal Ziai Website |
Kanwal Ziai (born Hardayal Singh Datta) (15 March 1927 – 27 October 2011) was an Urdu and Hindi language poet and author from India.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Ziai was born on 15 March 1927 in Kanjrur Dattan, Sialkot, (now Pakistan).[3] He received award Doon Ratan from Nagrik Parishad. He obtained Urdu Fazil certificate. He retired from Defence Department. He was also president of the Bazm-e-Jigar.[1] He died on 27 October 2011 in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.[4][5]
See also
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Pyase Jaam Urdu Poetry in Devnagri (Hindi) Language 1973[1]
- Lafzo Ki Diwar in Urdu Language 1993[1]
- Kagaz ka Dhua
- Dhoop ka Safar
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Kartik Chandra Dutt (1999). "Who's Who of Indian Writers". Sahitya Akademi. p. 293. ISBN 9788126008735. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ biographies. http://www.biographies.net/bio/m/0n3_w1w, Retrieved 9 July 2014
- ^ rediff. http://www.rediff.com/tags/kaifi-azmi, Retrieved 9 July 2014
- ^ infocomsolutions. http://www.infocomsolutions.in/portfolio-item/kanwal-ziai/ Archived 28 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 25 July 2014
- ^ wordvia. http://www.wordvia.com/dictionary/Kanwal%20Ziai Archived 29 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 9 July 2014