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Rasul Mir
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Rasul Mir (Kashmiri: رَسوٗل میٖر) also known as Rasul Mir Shahabadi, was a romantic poet of Kashmir in the 19th century. He was born at Doru Shahabad, a historic town in Anantnag district of Kashmir. He is often referred to as imām-e-ishqiya shairi' (The epitome of romantic poetry) for his literary contribution to Kashmiri romanticism. Mir was said to have been alive in around 1855 when Mahmud Gami and Swoch Kral sa'eb died. He died a few years before Maqbool Shah Kralawari. Though, Muhammad Y. Taing, in his book کلیاتِ رسول میر (Kulliyat-e-Rasul Mir)[2][3] mentions of a document from Revenue Department, Anantnag, dated 5 April 1889, acknowledging Rasul Mir as a muqdam (village chieftain, in accord to the agrarian system of Kashmir).
imām-e-ishqiya shairi Rasul Mir Shahabadi | |
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![]() Rasul Mir on the cover of Sahitya Akademi 1990 edition | |
Native name | رَسوٗل میٖر شاہ آبادی |
Born | 1840 Dooru Shahabad, Anantnag, Kashmir |
Died | 1870 |
Resting place | Khanqah Faiz Panah[1](shrine of Amir-i-Kabir), Dooru Shahabad, Anantnag, Kashmir |
Occupation | Poet, Muqdam |
Language | Kashmiri |
Education | Persian literature |
Genre | Ghazal, Vatsun, Nazm (Naʽat) |
Literary movement | Romanticism, Sufism |
Notable works | Bal Maraeyo, Baeliye ruthe mai yaar, Chaw mai jami jamai, Lalas vantai chus sawaal, Lo lati lo, Rind posh maal |
Influences :
Muhammad (ﷺ) • Hafez • Saadi Shirazi • Bedil • Firdausi • Shah-e-Hamadan • Rumi • Nizami • Attar • Ghani Kashmiri Influenced : Mahjoor • Abdul Ahad Azad • Prof. Mohiuddin Hajni • Prof. G.N Firaq • Fazil Kashmiri • Zarif Ahmad Zarif • Rahman Rahi • Miskin • Mohammad Taing |
He is one of the most celebrated Kashmiri poets and is popularly called the John Keats of Kashmir.[4] He formally inaugurated Gazal to Kashmiri poetry.[1]