Who was the closest that kashmir had to be poet?why did not he want to be called a nationalist poet ?
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If you are talking about Agha shahid Ali he is known as national poet of Kashmir he evoke some national imagery about the geography, about the people and culture and history and the conflict of Kashmir.
He wrote extensively about Kashmir in his poems.
That is why shahid is called a national poet rather than a nationalist poet in the modern sense.
Shahid Ali was the closest that Kashmir had to a national poet. However, he did not consider him to be so. He loved Kashmir and wrote passionately about the issues related to Kashmir. He was content to be called a national poet but not an extreme nationalist. He had his own moderate views, which were not extreme at all. He believed in inclusion and pluralism. He liked other cultures and religions also.