Ghulam Nabi Khayal

Ghulam Nabi Khayal
Born(1939-03-04)4 March 1939
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British Raj
Died (aged 84)
[Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Occupation(s)Poet, essayist, Journalist, writer and translator

Ghulam Nabi Khayal (4 March 1939 – 15 October 2023) was an Indian Kashmiri poet and essayist. He authored 30 books in Kashmiri, Urdu and English.

Khayal was the winner of Sahitya Akademi Award but he returned the award as a sign of protest. He became the first Kashmiri to return the literary award as a sign of protest in the valley.

Ghulam Nabi Khayal died on 15 October 2023, at the age of 84.

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