Mahmud Gami | |
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مَحموٗد گٲمی | |
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Born | 1765 Aravaer (now Mahmudabad), Doru Shahabad, Anantnag, Kashmir |
Died | 1855 |
Resting place | Mehmood Gami Park, Mahmudabad, Doru Shahabad, Anantnag, Kashmir |
Religion | Islam |
Movement | Sufism, Romanticism |
Notable work(s) | Lael Majnun, Yusuf-Zuleikha, Shirin-Khusrao, Sheikh Sana'n, Qisa-i-Haroon Rashid, Mansoor Nama, Qisa-i-Sheikh Mansoor, Qisa-i-Mahmud Ghaznavi, Paheel Nama, Yek Hikayat |
Education | Persian literature |
Occupation | Poet |
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Mahmud Gami (Kashmiri pronunciation: [mahmuːd̪ ɡəːmiː] was a nineteenth-century Kashmiri poet from Doru Shahabad, Anantnag, Kashmir. Mahmud Gami is one of the most prominent Kashmiri poets of the medieval period. Through his poetic compositions he is well known to introduce Persian forms of Masnavi and Ghazal, to the Kashmiri language.[1][2] He is popularly known as the Jami of Kashmir.
Kulliyat-i-Muhmud Gami (collected works of Mahmud Gami) published by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages includes the following:[3]
Many of Mahmud Gami's adapted works have been adapted from Persian literature. Examples are:[4]