Q. Who is considered the first female poet of Kashmir?
Answer: Lal Ded
Notes: Laleshwari, also known locally as Lal Dead, is a Kashmiri spiritualist from the Kashmir Shaivism School of Hindu Philosophy. He created a spiritual poetic style called Vatsuna or Wakh, which means "speech" (from the Sanskrit word). Known as Lal Waq, his poems are early works in the Kashmiri language and an important part of modern Kashmiri literary history. Lal Dead ("Mother Lal" or "Mother Lalla") is also known by many other names such as Lal Dayad (Dad means "grandmother"), Lalla Arifa, Lal Didi, Lalleshwari, Lalla Yogeshwari / Yogeshwari and Lalishree.