Nissim Ezekiel
Nissim Ezekiel · Arts & Literature
Poet / lyricist
1924, Bombay, India — 2004, Mumbai, India
India
Nissim Ezekiel is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Poet / lyricist
Nissim Ezekiel was an Indian poet, playwright, editor, and art critic widely regarded as a father of modern Indian English poetry, whose first book A Time to Change (1952) helped launch the form; he received the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri. He belonged to Mumbai's Marathi-speaking Bene Israel Jewish community and was Jewish.
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Poet / lyricist
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