Zinda Kaul- Makers of Indian Literature

Pandit Zinda Kaul (A.D. 1884-1966), known as 'Masterji', for he spent his precious life in teaching, was a simple, saintly, unassuming, shy person. He carried the spiritual tradition of Kashmiri poetry to modern times. He was awarded the first Dashmiri award of the Sahitya Akademi for his book of poems, Sumran, in 1956. He wrote poetry in Kashmiri, Urdu, Persian and Hindi. He expressed his deep indebtedness to Hafiz, the Sufi and Rabindranath Tagore. Devotional poetry interested him most. His religious mood was never rigid or narrow; for him Unity of Existence was above any dogma.

This monograph is written by Dr. Arjun Nath Raina who was a Professor of History and Geography in the State of Jammu and Kashmir and who knew 'Masterji' inti mately. He knows Sanskrit, Persian, Hindi, Urdu and Kashmiri and has written on cultural history and geogra phy of Kashmir.

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