Dinanath Nadim
Literary works
Literary works
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Rooted to the soil of Kashmir, Nadim spoke [Kashmiri](/wiki/Kashmiri_language "Kashmiri language"), though he initially wrote in [Hindi](/wiki/Hindi "Hindi") and [Urdu](/wiki/Urdu "Urdu") as well. He influenced a large group of poets of his age as well as younger than him.

Nadim also wrote operas like *Vitasta* (Jhelum River), *Safar Taa Shehjaar* (The journey and the Shade), *[Heemaal Taa Naaegrai](/wiki/Princess_Himal_and_Nagaray "Princess Himal and Nagaray")* (Heemaal and Naagraaj),Dhar, Somnath. *[Jammu and Kashmir (India, the land and the people)](https://books.google.com/books?id=NOseAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Himal+Nagray%22)*. India: National Book Trust, 1982\. p. 117\. *Shuhul Kull* (The Shady Tree) and *Bombur Taa yamberzal* (Bumblebee and the Narcissus Flower). His most popular operatic work was *Bombur Taa yamberzal*, which was the first opera to be published in Kashmiri. *Me Chhum Aash Paghich* (*I am hopeful of tomorrow*) is the most powerful [Anti war](/wiki/Anti-war "Anti-war") poem in Kashmiri which Nadim wrote. He received the Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1971 and the Sahitya Natak Academi Award for "Shuhul Kull" in 1986\. He died on 7 April 1988\.


How does Nadim's use of multiple languages reflect his cultural identity?