Jayant Parmer

Jayant Parmar (Urdu: جینت پرمار‎, born October 11, 1954) is an Indian Urdu language poet known for raising Dalit issues in his poetry.[1] Parmar was born in a poor family. At a young age, he began to paint miniature paintings for a frame maker. Parmar realized that the frame maker had a separate pot for him because he was Dalit. This saddened Parmar and he quit.[2][3]

Parmar taught himself Urdu from a language learning guide at age 30 after he developed an appreciation for Urdu poetry while living in a Muslim-dominated area in the walled city area of Ahmedabad.[3] He has published three poetry collections: Aur in 1998, Pencil Aur Doosri Nazmein in 2006, and Manind in 2008.[4] Parmar won the 2008 Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu for Pencil Aur Doosri Nazmein.[5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ Shafey Kidwai (2008-08-03). "New Terrains". The Hindu. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  2. ↑ (Urdu) "Jayant Parmar ke liye Urdu ka Sahitya Akademi Enam". Voice of America. 2009-04-14. Retrieved 03-09-2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. 1 2 M. Shafey Kidwai (2009-02-13). "Making sense out of nonsense". The Hindu. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  4. ↑ "Jayant Parmer Chosen For Sahitya Academy Urdu Award". hindtoday.com. 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  5. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi awards for 7 novelists". The Hindu. 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  6. ↑ "Poets dominate 2009 Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Sahitya Akademi. 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
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