Salam Bin Razzaq

Shaikh Abdussalam Abdurrazzaq (1941 – 7 May 2024), known by his pen name Salam Bin Razzaq, was an Indian Urdu and Hindi short story writer and translator who was based in Mumbai.^[1] His short story collection Shikasta Buton Ke Darmiyan won the 2004 Sahitya Akademi Award for Urdu.^[2] He died at his home in Navi Mumbai on 7 May 2024, at the age of 83.^[3] He was taken care by his wife named Zahid Begum Shaikh and son named Suhel Ahmed Shaikh.

References

1. "Salam Bin Razzaq". Words without Borders.
2. "Sahitya Akademi award winners". The Hindu. 23 December 2004. Archived from the original on 27 January 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
3. Acclaimed Urdu litterateur Salam Bin Razzaq passes away at 83 in Navi Mumbai