Background
Kaul was born into a Kashmiri Pandit family. His father, Lakshman Pandit, was indifferent to his formal education and Kaul had to face many difficulties in his life.
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Kaul was born into a Kashmiri Pandit family. His father, Lakshman Pandit, was indifferent to his formal education and Kaul had to face many difficulties in his life.
He composed in Persian, Hindi, Urdu and Kashmiri. Kaul also translated works of Kashmiri into English, Persian and Devnagari. Zinda Kaul was also known as MasterJi by his students and friends.
He came to be called "Masterji" because he used to teach many Kashmiris, both in school as well as at his home.
He was a school teacher for a long time. After that, he worked as a clerk.
In 1939, Kaul retired from the Publicity office of Kashmir as a translator. He died in Jammu in the winter of 1965.
