J&k Cream of writers/Authors/Poets

Some famous and popular Poets/writers from Jammu and Kashmir:
Lalla Ded ,Habba Khatoon,Gani Kashmiri, Amin Kamil, Rasul Mir, Ghulam Nabi Firaq, Ayaz Rasool Nazki, Dina Nath Walli, Padma Sachdev, Rehman Rahi, and Akhtar Mohiuddin.

1. Who is, acknowledged as the “Nightingale of Kashmir”?
   Ans. “Habba Khatoon”.
   2.Which poet, is credited with the composition of “Mahajana Bhagavata”?
   Ans. “Lalleshwari, also well known as Lal Ded”.
2. Which well-known poet of Kashmir is known for his mystical poetry in Persian?
   Ans. “Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali”.
3. Which poet, is well-known for his work “Satsai”?
   Answer: “Bilhana”.
4. Who did write the well-known Kashmiri poem “Son Adya”?
   Ans. Mahmud Gami.
5. Which Kashmiri poet, is acknowledged for his work “Nund Rishi Nama”?
   Ans. “Shams Faqir”.
6. Who did compose, the renowned Kashmiri Sufi poetry collection “Rasul Mir”?
   Ans. “Rasul Mir himself”.
7. Which poet, is celebrated, for his verses in the Kashmiri language, depicting the beauty of the valley and its culture,?
   Ans. “Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor Metrigam-Pulwama”.
8. Who is on and of, referred to as the “Shakespeare of Kashmir”?
   Ans. “Abdul Ahad Azad”.
9. Which poet, of Kashmir is well-known for his humorous and satirical poetry,?
   Ans. “Rasul Mir”.
10. Which 14th-century mystic poet, of Kashmir is revered for his Vakhs, or verses, emphasizing spiritual realization?
    Ans. “Lalleshwari, also known as Lal Ded”.
11. Who is, regarded the founder of the Kashmiri poetic tradition and is well -known for his collection of verses called “Sahitya Ratnākar”:?
    Ans. “Vasugupta”.-
12. Which 17th-century Kashmiri poet is renowned for his lyricism; and romantic poetry, especially his collection “Dilas Vatche”:?
    Ans. “Wahab Khar”.-
13. Who did write, the influential work “Nītisāra,” a treatise on statecraft and ethics, in Sanskrit during the 10th century in Kashmir?
    Ans. “Kshemendra”.
14. Which modern-day Kashmiri poet, received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971 for his collection of poetry titled “Nauroz-i-Saba”?
    Ans. “Zinda Kaul”.
15. Which medieval mystic poetess, of Kashmir, believed to have lived in the 14th century, is revered for her mystical verses known as “Vakhs”?
    Ans. “Lalleshwari, also well-known as Lal Ded”.
16. Who is recognised with codifying the principles of Kashmir Shaivism in his seminal work “Shiva Sutras”?
    Ans. “Vasugupta”.
17. Which 17th-century Kashmiri poet, is celebrated for his romantic poetry and is acknowledged for his collection “Dilas Vatche”?
    Ans. “Habba Khatoon”.
18. Whodid authore, the Sanskrit text “Ratnavali” and is considered one of the prominent poets of ancient Kashmir?
    Ans. “Samudragupta”.
19. Which modern Kashmiri poet, born in 1939, received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971 for his work “Nauroz-i-Saba”?
    Ans. “Amin Kamil”.