Draft:Gangadhar Bhat Dehati

Gangadhar Bhat Dehati (February 1917 − February 1978), known by his pen name as Dehati, was a short story writer and poet of the Kashmir Valley.

Early life
Dehati was born in the village of Tumlahal, Pulwama, 41 km from Srinagar and 7 km from Pulwama. Earlier, he assumed Dilkash Kashmiri as his pseudonym but later changed it to Dehati. He received primary education in Murran where he later worked as a teacher after completing the graduation from Srinagar.

Dehati worked as a