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
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]

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