The Progressive Writers Movement era wordsmith whose resilient literary campaign made him a soldier of Kashmiri language, Rehman Rahi passes away in Srinagar at the age of 98 on Monday. Born on 6 May 1925, Rahi rose to become Kashmir’s legendary poet, translator and critic and won the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Padma Shri and India’s highest literary award, the Jnanpith Award for his massive literary contribution.
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