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Akhtar Mohiuddin, born Ghulam Mohiuddin Wani, was a prominent Kashmiri novelist, playwright, and short story writer known for his contributions to modern Kashmiri literature. His notable works include the first Kashmiri novel 'Dod Dag' and the short story collection 'Sath Sangar', for which he received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1968 but returned it in protest against the hanging of Maqbool Bhat, whom he regarded as a national hero of Kashmir.

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Akhtar Mohiuddin, born Ghulam Mohiuddin Wani, was a prominent Kashmiri novelist, playwright, and short story writer known for his contributions to modern Kashmiri literature. His notable works include the first Kashmiri novel 'Dod Dag' and the short story collection 'Sath Sangar', for which he received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1968 but returned it in protest against the hanging of Maqbool Bhat, whom he regarded as a national hero of Kashmir.

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Akhtar Mohiuddin (writer)

Akhtar Mohiuddin (born Ghulam Mohiuddin Wani;


17 April 1928 – 2001), was a Kashmiri novelist, Akhtar Mohiuddin
playwright and short story writer, who made Born Ghulam Mohiuddin Wani
significant contribution to the development of modern 17 April 1928
Kashmiri literature.[1] Born in Srinagar, Jammu and Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmir, his novel, Dod Dag is considered as the first Died 2001 (aged 72–73)
novel written and published in Kashmiri. He received Occupation(s) Kashmiri novelist, playwright
Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958 for his short story and short story writer
collection Sath Sangar.[2][3]
Known for development of modern
His early writing were in Urdu. Sath Sangar and Kashmiri literature
Sonzal are his collection of short stories. He also wrote Notable work Sath Sangar and Sonzal short
some plays. The depiction of human nature and stories;
handling of human nature are the main features of his Dod Dag novel
writings. The Government of India conferred him the Awards Sahitya Akademi Award (1958)
Padma Shri in 1968.[4] He returned the Padma Shri in
protest against the hanging of Maqbool Bhat, whom he considered the "National Hero of Kashmir".[5][6]

Further reading
Akhtar Mohiuddin; Syed Taffazull Hussain. SHORT STORIES OF AKHTAR MOHIUDDIN:
Translated into English From Original Kashmiri Works of Akhtar Mohiuddin (https://books.go
ogle.com/books?id=FSgoCwAAQBAJ). Syed Taffazull Hussain. ISBN 978-93-5254-623-7.
Akhtar Mohiuddin. Enmeshed Life: Translation of a novella originally written in the Kashmiri language
Zuv Ti Zolaan, translated by Tasleem Ahmad War.

See also
List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Kashmiri

References
1. "Fixture" (https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/14947345.pdf) (PDF). Core. Retrieved 9 May
2023.
2. "Seminar on Akhtar Mohiuddin concludes at Kashmir University - Behind the News" (http://o
nlykashmir.in/seminar-on-akhtar-mohiuddin-concludes-at-kashmir-university/). Only
Kashmir. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
3. Khushwant Singh; Neelam Kumar (2002). Our Favourite Indian Stories (https://books.googl
e.com/books?id=atIPnEIiJ0IC&pg=PT18). Mumbai: Jaico Publishing House. p. 18.
ISBN 978-81-7224-978-6.
4. R. P. Malhotra (2005). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Asian Novels and Novelists: A-I (https://b
ooks.google.com/books?id=Z0v8xZwx2OIC&pg=PA40). New Delhi: Global Vision Publishing
House. p. 40. ISBN 978-81-8220-067-8.
5. Handoo, Bilal (25 November 2016). "Writer's Solidarity" (https://kashmirlife.net/writers-solida
rity-vol06-issue12-60069/). Kashmir Life. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/2017070819
2138/http://kashmirlife.net/writers-solidarity-vol06-issue12-60069/) from the original on 8
July 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
6. Mir, Hilal (25 November 2016). "The Kashmiri Novel: Tales in a lost tongue" (https://www.hin
dustantimes.com/books/the-kashmiri-novel-tales-in-a-lost-tongue/story-2PqYE6Y4iSJviPJs
CVGlyL.html). Hindustan Times. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20210630021327/htt
ps://www.hindustantimes.com/books/the-kashmiri-novel-tales-in-a-lost-tongue/story-2PqYE6
Y4iSJviPJsCVGlyL.html) from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

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