Mahjoor
| Mahjoor | |
|---|---|
| Native name | مہجور |
| Born |
11 August 1887 Mitrigam, Pulwama, Kashmir and Jammu |
| Died | 9 April 1952 (aged 66) Mitrigam, pulwama |
| Occupation | Regional Administrator, Poet |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Kashmiri |
| Citizenship | Kashmiri |
| Notable works | Poshe-mati - Janano,Bage Nishat Ke Gulo |
| Spouse | Sayeeda Begum |
| Children | Ameen Ahmad Mahjoor |
| Relatives | Peerzada Abdullah Shah (Father) |
Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad (Kashmiri: ग़ुलाम अहमद (Devanagari), غلام احمد (Nastaleeq)); 3 September 1885 − 9 April 1952), better known by the pen name Mahjoor (Kashmiri: महजूर (Devanagari), مہجور (Nastaleeq)), was a poet of the Kashmir Valley, along with contemporaries, Zinda Kaul, Abdul Ahad Azad, and Dinanath Nadim. He is especially noted for introducing a new style into Kashmiri poetry and for expanding Kashmiri poetry into previously unexplored thematic realms. In addition to his poems in Kashmiri, Mahjoor is also noted for his poetic compositions in Persian and Urdu.
Mahjoor was born in the village of Mitrigam, Pulwama, 38 km from Srinagar and 5 km from Pulwama. Mahjoor got his pen name MAHJOOR when he visited Punjab and starting writing poetry under the influence of great Urdu poet, Shibli Namani . Mahjoor followed in the academic footsteps of his father, who was a scholar of Persian language. He received the primary education from the Maktab of Aashiq Trali (a renowned poet) in Tral. After passing the middle school examination from Nusrat-ul-Islam School, Srinagar, he went to Punjab where he came in contact with Urdu poets like Bismil Amritsari and Moulana Shibi Nomani. He returned to Srinagar in 1908 and started writing in Persian and then in Urdu. Determined to write in his native language, Mahjoor used the simple diction of traditional folk storytellers in his writing.
Mahjoor worked as a patwari (regional administrator) in Kashmir. Along with his official duties, he spent his free time writing poetry, and his first Kashmiri poem 'Vanta hay vesy' was published in 1918.
Mahjoor is also recognized as a poet who revolutionized the traditional forms of nazm and ghazal.
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