Literary life
Anjum Awan is a poet and scholar of both Urdu and Gojri languages besides being a writer of English language. A number of his poetic collections, in both Urdu and Gojri languages, have earned him accolades across the sub-continent. He represents the higher echelon of the modern Gojri scholarship. == Honours and awards ==
Honours and awards
• Academy Best Book Award Dil Darya 1996. • Himalayan Man Of Letters Award (HEM)1999. • State Level Academy Award for Excellence in Literature 2007. • Gujjar Gandhi Award 2017 • State Humanity Award 2018 • Award for Excellence in Literature 2019 • Life Member IAP Mumbai INDIA • J&K Government UT Level First Tribal Award in the category of Literature 2022 handed over by Lt. Governor, Jammu Kashmir == Publications ==
Publications
Creative writing • Khwab Jazeeray(Urdu Poetry) 1993. • Dil Darya (Gojri Poetry)1995. Best book Award twice, 1996. • Kora Kagaz (Gojri short stories)1996. • Soghaat (Gojri Poetry Revised & Enlarged edition) 2004. • Kaash! (Urdu Poetry Revised & Enlarged edition) 2005. • Banjara( A Directory of Indo-Pak Gojri Writers) 2007. • ZANBEEL 2018 • CHITTI MITTI (Fiction) 2019 Research and analysis • Golden History Of Gojri Language And Literature. (Ten volumes) • vol. I Prologue to Golden History) • vol. II Ancient Gojri literature, • vol. III Modern Gojri literature, • vol. IV Modern Gojri Poetry, • vol. V Gojri Ghazal (an anthology), • vol. IV Gojri Songs (geet), • vol. VII Gojri short stories (an anthology), • vol. VIII Gojri Drama (an anthology), • vol. IX Biography of Gojri Writers) • vol. X Abridged Golden History. Miscellaneous • Soch Samandar (An anthology of modern Gojri Poetry) 1994 • Ghazal Silony (An anthology of modern Gojri Ghazal) 1995 • Gojri Quotations (Mhara Akhaan, mhari pachhaan). • Basic Gojri Grammar (the first-ever Gojri Grammar: co-author: Mansha Khaki) • Anjum Shanasi (Biographical notes, articles and expert views/comments on life and works of Dr. Rafique Anjum) Lexicography • Gojri English Dictionary 2004 (the first-ever bilingual Gojri Dictionary) Best book Award 2007. • Gojri Urdu English Dictionary 2007 • Gojri Kashmiri English Dictionary 2018 • Gojri Hindi English Dictionary (under compilation) ==References==