User:Kavitakiran

Kavita Kiran Urdu poetess from Hyderabad. Writer of Five Collections of Urdu Poetry(Ghazals)‘Pehchaan’1989, Saughat 1992,‘Nawazish’1994,’Aashna’1996,’Aaraaishien 2019'. Born on 21 August 1963,Hyderabad,Telangana, India. Her father Ambaji Dharamkar,was a Police Officer who won the "Presidential Gallantry" Gold Medal for his Bravery in 1973. His interest towards music and poetry served as one of the sources to his daughter to take up poetry. Nonetheless mother Geeta Dharamkar is also very much found of music.Both the parents had a taste for singing too.Being from an art loving family, Kavita had a flair for writing. At a very young age she attempted to write a Short story in Hindi and also composed intellectual poems in Hindi.During 1980's when Bollywood music took a backseat and in came an era of Ghazals, it paved a path for the young poetess to try her hand in Urdu Poetry.Listening Ghazals was her favorite pastime as she enjoyed the metaphoric poetry of the poets who played with the words in the most expressive language, "Urdu".Soon, Kavita too started writing poetry in Urdu and accomplished a great milestone in Urdu literature by writing and getting published five books of her Shayari.Her work was recognized when she wrote a Nazm during communal riots in Hyderabad 1992.For a period of time ,she actively participated in Mushaeras (Poetry Recitations),and became popular among the poetry lovers. She also presented her poetry on Television programs and on Radio.Therefore,creating a huge fan following for herself. She got married in the year 1979 and started her career as poetess in 1986,her first collection was published in 1989,and since then she never looked back and her journey is on. Kavita Kiran is considered to be the only non muslim Poetess who has got 5 collections in Urdu Poetry.

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