2004 Jnanpith Award for Kashmiri poet Rahman Rahi

New Delhi, Mar 9 (UNI) The prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2004 will be conferred upon eminent Kashmiri poet Rahman Rahi for his contribution to Indian literature.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Jnanpith Selection Board, chaired by writer L M Singhvi.

Rahi, born in 1925, has been the recipient of other awards, including the Padmashri and Sahiyta Akademi.

Rahi's notable works include 'Nauroz-e-Saba' (The Morning Zephyr) and 'Sanaweni Saaz, besides two other books on literary criticism 'Shaar Shinasee' and 'Kashir Shayiree Ta Wazunk Soorati Hal'.

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