Jumai Khan Azad

Jumai Khan Azad (5 August 1930 – 29 December 2013) was an Indian poet of Awadhi language from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. He received the Awadhi Academy Award and Lokabandhu Rajnarayan Memorial Award.[1][2]

Jumai Khan Azad
Jumai Khan Azad
Born
Jumai Khan Azad

5 August 1930
Pratapgarh, India
Died29 December 2013
Gobri village, Pratapgarh
NationalityIndian
OccupationPoet
Known forPoetry in Awadhi language

Biography

Azad was born in Gobri village in Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh to father Siddiqui Ahmed and mother Hameeda Bano.

Azad published 21 books of poetry.

He died on 29 December 2013.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "धर्मवाद की डोर तोड़ रही 'आजाद' की सोच". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 5 August 2011.
  2. "Poetry by Jumai Khan Azad". awadhi.org (in Hindi).
  3. "जिला अस्पताल में जांची गई जुमई खां आजाद की सेहत". Jagran News (in Hindi). 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015.
  4. "No more Jumai Khan Aazad". Jagran. 30 December 2013.


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