Kanwal Ziai

Kanwal Ziai
Kanwal Ziai with his friend Rajendra Kumar at release of his book Pyase Jaam in 1973
Born
Hardayal Singh Datta

(1927-03-15)15 March 1927
Sialkot, Punjab, British India, (NowPakistan)
Died27 October 2012(2012-10-27) (aged 85)
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
OccupationPoet
Known forGhazals
WebsiteKanwal Ziai Website

Kanwal Ziai (born Hardayal Singh Datta) (15 March 1927 – 27 October 2011) was an Urdu and Hindi language poet and author from India.

Early life

Ziai was born on 15 March 1927 in Kanjrur Dattan, Sialkot, (now Pakistan). He received award Doon Ratan from Nagrik Parishad. He obtained Urdu Fazil certificate. He retired from Defence Department. He was also president of the Bazm-e-Jigar. He died on 27 October 2011 in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

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References

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  2. ↑ rediff. http://www.rediff.com/tags/kaifi-azmi, Retrieved 9 July 2014
  3. ↑ infocomsolutions. http://www.infocomsolutions.in/portfolio-item/kanwal-ziai/ Archived 28 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 25 July 2014
  4. ↑ wordvia. http://www.wordvia.com/dictionary/Kanwal%20Ziai Archived 29 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 9 July 2014