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Jumai Khan Azad

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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

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]

Biography

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

Azad published 21 books of poetry.[citation needed]

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

See also

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References

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  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). Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  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.