P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Nasrulloev, Kamoljon

Tajik poet Kamoljon Nasrulloev, also referred to as Kamol Nasrullo,

was born into a scholarly family in the village of Panjrud in the

Panjakent district of Zarafshan province on December 25, 1950.

Nasrulloev graduated from the Dushanbe Pedagogical Institute in

1971. Between 1974 and 1976, he worked for the monthly Mash'al, and

from 1976 to 1981 for Sadoi Sharq. Thereafter, until 1986, he was the

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Director of the Targhibi Adabiyot Foundation at the Union of Writers of

Tajikistan. In 1986, he became the Chief Editor of Chashme.

Nasrulloev's first poems were published in late 1960s. He composes

his poetry in both the traditional and the modern genres. His

contributions include "Bargi Zuf" ("The Hyssop Leaf," 1981) and

"Guzargohi Dil" ("Pathway of the Heart," 1983). His other contributions

are "Nomai Boli Kabutar" ("The Pigeon-wing Letter," 1986); "Nomai

ba Oftob" ("A Letter to the Sun," 1988); "Bui Vatan" ("The Fragrance

of the Motherland," 1994); and "To Dami Nolaho Garmand" ("For a

While the Laments Are Warm," 1994). He is also the author of "Roh

Sui Oftob" ("Pathway to the Sun"), about the construction of the Baikal-

Amur railway and "Chehrai Bakht" ("The Face of Fortune"), about

peace and friendship among people.

Nasrulloev's style is simple and the theme of his poetry consists of

the aspirations of the Communists, the labor of the farmers, and the

kindness of the younger generation.

Nasrulloev joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1979.