question_answer 1)

What impressions of Shahid do you gather from the piece?  

Answer:

 The author Amitav Gash's write up on Shahid reveals that the poet was a multi-faceted personality. Even the dreadful disease of cancer could not break his spirit. He v/as a fighter and never lost courage in the face of misfortune. He refused to take the help of the wheelchair while in hospital and preferred to walk on "is feet. He was an extremely gifted teacher as well. Shahid was a profound lover of good poetry, good music and good food. He, himself, was a good poet and always enjoyed the company of poets and writers. His wit and sense of humour were also unique. Basically, he was a secular man. The polities' situation and violence hurt him so much that his poem's central theme became -Kashmir'. He was a gifted person, indeed.