Dinanath Nadim
Dinanath Kaul "Nadim" was a prominent Kashmiri poet of the 20th century. He was born on 18 March 1916 in Srinagar city and with him began an era of modern Kashmiri poetry. He also virtually led the progressive writers movement in Kashmir. Rooted to the soil of Kashmir, Nadim's language was spoken Kashmiri, though he initially wrote in Hindi and Urdu as well. He influenced a large group of poets of his age as well as younger than him. Nadim also wrote operas like Vitasta, Safar Taa Shehjaar Heemaal Taa Naaegrai, Shuhul Kull and Bombur Taa yamberzal, the most popular being Bombur Taa yamberzal, which was the first opera to be published in Kashmiri. Me Chhum Aash Paghich is the most powerful Anti war poem in Kashmiri which Nadim wrote. He died on 7 April 1988.
