Sheen Kaaf Nizam

Shiv Kishan Bissa
Nizam at Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, March 2025
Born	Shiv Kishan Bissa 1946 Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Pen name	Sheen Kaaf Nizam
Occupation	Poet, Critic
Nationality	Indian
Notable works	Gumshuda Dair ki Gunjti Ghantiyan
Notable awards	Mahmood shirani award by Rajasthan Urdu academy Jaipur (1999-2000) Bhasha Bharati award maysore (2001) Bhegum Akhtar ghazal award Delhi (2006) Rastriya Iqbal samaan (2006-2007) Sahitya Akademi (2010) Jnvu Gaurav Ratna (2015) Aacharya vidhyaniwas Mishra smriti samaan Banaras (2016) Sankriti Saurabh samaan Kolkata (2018) Gangadhar National Award (2021) Rajasthan ratn award (2022)

Sheen Kaaf Nizam, born in the year 1945 or 1946 in Jodhpur, India, is an Urdu poet and literary scholar. His birth name is Shiv Kishan Bissa. Sheen Kaaf Nizam is his pen name. ^[1] He has edited many volumes of poets in Devanagari including Deewan-e-Ghalib and Deewan-e-Mir. ^[2]

In January 2025, he was honored with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India. ^{[3] [4]}

Literary career

Nizam has published a number of poetry collections. Listed down are his books. ^[5]

• Lamhon kee Saleeb
• Dasht mein Dariya
• Naad
• Saya Koi Lamba Na Tha
• Bayazein Kho Gayi Hai
• Gumshuda Dair ki Gunjti Ghantiyan
• Rasta Yeh Kahin Nahin Jaata
• Orr Bhi hai naam raaste ka
• Saayon Ke saaye me

Nizam's poetry collection Gumshuda Dair ki Gunjti Ghantiyan won the 2010 Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu. ^[1]

Nizam compiled an appraisal of the life and works of fellow Rajasthani Urdu poet Makhmoor Saeedi titled Bheed mein akelaa was published by the Rajasthan Urdu Akademi in 2007.

He has edited a book on renowned research scholar “allama kalidas Gupta riza” titled “Ghalibiyat or gupta riza” He has also edited and introduced Morden Urdu poet “meera Ji “ with selection of his poems in Nagri. A selection of Famous Pakistani Urdu poet “munir niyazi” has also been published in Nagri by him.

Criticism

• ”lafz dar lafz”
• ”mani dar mani”
• ”tazkira massir shoara e Jodhpur”

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Awards

• Padma Shri 2025 ^{[8] [9]}

See also

• List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Urdu

References

1. Shafey Kidwai (29 December 2010). "Words' Worth". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
2. "The Write Circle with Sheen Kaaf Nizam". Siyahi | A Literary Consultancy. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
3. "Padma Award Winners 2025 Full List: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri". Bru Times News.
4. "Padma Awards 2025 announced". pib.gov.in.
5. "Sheen Kaaf Nizam". Samanvay Indian Languages Festival. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
6. "Eminent Urdu poet Saeedi passes away". The Hindu . 4 March 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010.
7. Bheed Main Akela(Articles on Makhmoor Saeedi's life & works) (Open Library). OL   18587967M.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
8. "Padma awards 2025: 139 distinguished personalities conferred prestigious awards, 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri; see full list". The Times of India. 25 January 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 25 January 2025.
9. "Full list of Padma Awards 2025". The Hindu. 25 January 2025. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.