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Nissim Ezekiel

Indian poet (1924–2004)

Nissim Ezekiel

Born(1924-12-16)16 December 1924
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
(now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Died9 January 2004(2004-01-09) (aged 79)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationPoet, playwright, art critic, editor
Citizenship•  British India (1924-1947)
•  India (1947-2004)
Period1952–2004
GenreModern Indian English Poetry
Notable workNight of the Scorpion; Latter Day Psalms
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award (1983)
Padma Shri (1988)

Nissim Ezekiel (16 December 1924 – 9 January 2004) [1] was an Indianpoet, actor, playwright, editor, and artcritic.[2] He was a foundational figure[3] in postcolonial India's literary history, specifically for Indian poetry in English.[4]

He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 for his collection, "Latter-Day Psalms", by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Aca