Ghulam Nabi Firaq

Professor Ghulam Nabi Firaq (15 July 1927 – 17 December 2016) was a Kashmiri poet, writer and an educationist.

As an educationist he tried his best to reach all sections of society to help them in uplifting their educational standards. He was co-founder of Standard Public High School (a group of Educational Institutions), established in 1975.

Literary work

Translation and adaptation

Adapted Play Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (The Bourgeois Gentleman) by Moliere into Kashmiri entitled "Dyar-e-Khowja". Adapted play Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe into Kashmiri language. Has translated number of Literary essays and short stories from English language into his mother tongue- Kashmiri. Has translated scores of poems from English, Urdu, Bengali, French, German, Greek and Persian and some other Indian languages into Kashmiri language.

Memberships

Has been Member Advisory Board of Cultural Academy, Srinagar (J & K) for Kashmiri Bhartiya Ganpeth, New Delhi Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi Doordarshan Advisory Committee Secretary of Writers'Wing of the Cultural Conference, J & K State Founder Member of Koshur Markaz, J & K State Member of the Kashmiri Language Script Improvement Committee, formed by J & K Government.

Honours

Sadiq (Ex-chief Minister) Memorial Award. Life Achievement Award by J & K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages. By the State Academy of Arts, Culture and Languages in a specially organised programme "Meet the Eminent" in 1995. With "Khilat-i-Hajini" by the Literary organisation of repute-Halq-e-Adab Sonawari. Doordarshan Delhi (National Programme) produced and telecast a special programme on the personality under its special series "Kavi Aur Kavita". Doordarshan Srinagar has produced and telecast number of Programmes on the life and achievements of Prof Firaq from time to time. Besides it has produced, recorded and telecast an Archival programme on the life & achievements of the Poet in 1994. Radio Kashmir Srinagar has produced and broadcast number of programmes on the life and achievements of the poet from time to time. Besides, it has recorded an archival programme on the life and achievements of the personality. Commercial Broadcasting service of All India Radio, Srinagar also produced and broadcast a special programme on the life and achievements of Prof Firaq.

Publications

Has written, broadcast, telecast and published scores of articles and more than one dozen books on Kashmiri Language and Literature. A brief summary of the same is as under:

Books published before 1989

Yim Sane Aalave (Collection of poems) in collaboration. Vyur: Kashmiri translation of poems of S.Nandan Path in collaboration.Published by Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, Srinagar Nav-Shar-e-Sombrun (edited & compiled) published by University of Kashmir Adbi-Istallah (A dictionary of Literary terms, published by University of Kashmir) Kath Insan-e-Sinz(Story of Man) published by State Board of School Education

Books published after 1989

Sada-Te-Samandar (Collection of poems) –Sahitya Akademi Award Winner Parnai –Pate (Critical Literary Essays) Su Akh Sada Te- (Poems in Kashmiri)

The History of Kasmiri Poem- Vatsun

Books under print

Dazwun Naar (A Long elegy on the death of his spouse) Kher-ul-Bashar(A Collection of Naitya Poems) An Anthology of Poems & Ghazals Dr. Faustus-(Translation)

Journals and magazines edited

The Pratap Magazine of Government S P College Srinagar (Kashmiri Section)--For seventeen years. The Kong Posh(Urdu)--Bimonthly The Koshur Samut Member Editorial Board The Tawi Magazine of G.G.M. Science College Jammu (Urdu Section)

The Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages has published a journal entitled Firaq Number. Academy officials visited him at his residence and presented Sheeraza It has been based on the essays written by different critics and scholars on the life, achievements and critical analysis of the works of Prof. Ghulam Nabi Firaq in the field of language, literature and education.