Mansha Ashraf Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor commonly known as Shair-e-Kashmir is one of the most remarkable lyrical poet of modern Kashmiri poetry. Eminent poet of India Rabindranath Tagore always referred to Mahjoor as Wordsworth of Kashmiri poetry. He was born in Mitrigam, Pulwana on August 11, 1887. Mahjoor first worked as a patwari (village accountant). During these years he got an opportunity to spend many years in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir including Leh and Kargil. As a result of his stay he started to learn the richness and…
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