Marghoob Banihali
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Bankoot, Banihal
Srinagar, Kashmir
Marghoob Banihali | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1937 Bankoot, Banihal |
| Died | 27 April 2021 (aged 84) Srinagar, Kashmir |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award |
Ghulam Mohammed Giri (5 March 1937[1] – 27 April 2021) also known by his pen name Marghoob Banihali was a Kashmiri poet from Bankoot, Banihal, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.[2]
Marghoob lost his mother when he was 8, and father when he was 14.[citation needed] He worked in various capacities at the University of Kashmir, in the Department of Kashmiri Language, the Department of Central Asian Studies, and the Iqbal Institute.[2]
Death
Marghoob Banihali died on 27 April 2021 at his home in Srinagar.
Literary work
Banihali was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Kashmiri literature in 1979 for his collection of poetry - Partavistan.[3] He returned his Sahitya Akademi award against the rising intolerance and communal violence in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that resulted in the death of Zahid Bhat, a youth from Batengoo in South Kashmir.[3]
