Kanwal Ziai (born Hardayal Singh Datta) (15 March 1927 – 27 October 2011) was an
Urdu
Urdu (;["Urdu"](_blank)
'' Hindi
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language poet and author from
India
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.
Early life
Ziai was born on 15 March 1927 in Kanjrur Dattan,
Sialkot
Sialkot ( ur, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Sialkot District and the 13th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined with Jammu (the winter capital of Indian administered Jammu and Ka ...
, (now
Pakistan
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). 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''.
He died on 27 October 2011 in
Dehradun,
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
, India.
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See also
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List of Indian poets
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List of Urdu language poets
The following is a List of Urdu-language poets.
13th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
* Mirza Muhammad Rafi, ''Sauda'' (1713–1780)
* Siraj Aurangabadi, ''Siraj'' (1715–1763)
*Mohammad Meer Soz Dehlvi, '' ...
*
List of Urdu writers
This is a list of notable Urdu-language writers.
A
* Allama Rashid ul Khairi
* Akbar Allahabadi
* Ali Akbar Natiq
* Maikash Akbarabadi
* Akhtar Orenvi
* Akhtar Sheerani
* Ada Jafri
* Aizaz Ahmad Azar
* Jamiluddin Aali
* Ghulam Abbas
* Khw ...
*
List of Urdu language writers
Bibliography
* ''Pyase Jaam'' Urdu Poetry in Devnagri (Hindi) Language 1973
* ''Lafzo Ki Diwar'' in Urdu Language 1993
* ''Kagaz ka Dhua''
* ''Dhoop ka Safar''
References
External links
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1927 births
2011 deaths
Urdu-language poets from India
Indian male poets
20th-century Indian poets
Writers from Dehradun
Poets from Uttarakhand
20th-century Indian male writers