Global InformationMadhosh Balhami information
Madhosh Balhami | |
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| Born | Ghulam Mohammad Bhat 1966 (age 57–58) Srinagar, Kashmir |
| Pen name | Madhosh Balhami |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Notable works | Sadaye Abu Zar, Dard-e-Furqat |
| Children | 3 |
Ghulam Mohammad Bhat (born 1966), known by his pen name Madhosh Balhami, is a Kashmiri poet.[1][2] He started writing poetry following the deaths of his parents, and soon turned to natural, spiritual, and political themes.[1]He is often called "The Poet of Resistance".He is particularly known for his recitation of elegies composed for the funerals of militants in Kashmir.[3] On 15 March 2018, Madhosh Balhami lost his house and thirty years of written poetry to a fire in the middle of a gun battle between Indian soldiers and Rebels.[4]
In 2020, a seven-episode documentary series about his life and poetry, Madhosh Balhami: The Poet of Perseverance, was released on YouTube by Delhi-based filmmakers Mohammad Irfan Dar and Mohammad Gowhar Farooq.[4][5]
- ^ a b "Poet of the Fall: The humane verses of Kashmir's Madhosh Balhami". The Indian Express. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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:4was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Madhosh Balhami: The Poet of Perseverance (Documentary Series) — by Irfan Dar and Gowhar Farooq". www.inversejournal.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Madhosh Balhami: The Poet of Perseverance | Episode 1 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.