Naseem Shafaie

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Naseem Shafaie (born 1952) is a Kashmiri language poet who writes about a variety of topics including the turbulent atmosphere of Kashmir from a woman's perspective.^[1]

Life[edit]

Shafaie was born in a middle-class family in Srinagar. She has a post-graduate degree in Kashmiri language and literature from the University of Kashmir and is a teacher of Kashmiri language at a graduate level.^[2]

Shafaie has published two poetry collections. Derche Machrith (Open Windows) was published in 1999. Her second collection Na Thsay Na Aks (Neither Shadow Nor Reflection, 2009) won the 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for Kashmiri making Shafaie the first Kashmiri woman to win the prize.^[2] Na Thsay Na Aks was also among the eight winners of the inaugural Tagore Literature Award in 2009.^[1] Her poetry has been translated into English, Urdu, Kannada, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu.^[2]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ashwaq Masoodi (25 January 2010). "Elated to Win First Tagore Award: Naseem Shafai". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Shefaie first Kashmiri woman to get Akademi awards". Hindustan Times. 23 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.

[OI0125-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Ashwaq Masoodi (25 January 2010). "Elated to Win First Tagore Award: Naseem Shafai". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013.

[HT1223-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Shefaie first Kashmiri woman to get Akademi awards". Hindustan Times. 23 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.

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