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Ateeya Parveen Bilgrami is a prolific fiction writer of Urdu. In preface to her short story collection ‘Ye Mera Zarf Dekh’, she writes: “Why do I write, it is a bit difficult to explain. My heart and pen motivate me to write. A motivation stirs within me, which is the cause of my creativity.” Ateeya…
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Nizami Badayuni was a polymath from Badayuni, a poet, journalist, printer, publisher and an author, writing and editing books on various subjects and topics. He was born in 1872 CE / 1288 in his ancestral home situated in Mohalla Sooth of Badayun, a legendary land were the genius personalities such as Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and…
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Nazeer Banarsi (Born on 25th November, 1909) is a patriotic poet, who uses simple and powerful diction in his poetic compositions to convey his thoughts and feelings. One of his major characteristics is that his poetry covers tone and texture of Indian exalted culture and traditions. Nazeer Banarsi is pure Banarsi. His ancestors also are…
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Miraq Mirza, a poet, script writer and film director was born to Ahmad Husain son of Mohd Ishaq and Sakina Bano d/o Mirza Hajjan Ali on 24th of December, 1962 in Mohalla Kamra, Muzaffarpur and he settled in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He has MA degree in English literature. Khwaja Ahmad Abbas is his ideal and icon.…
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Nuh has been in headlines recently and likely to be the topics of discussion in media. Nuh, which is a district headquarter of Mewat district, which is now Nuh district is a region, significant in Indian Muslims point of view. The Muslim history of Mewat region dates several centuries back. Sonpar Pal, a member…
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Siraj Sholapur, a eminent poet from Sholapur, in Maharashtra
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Safia Akhtar was a litterateur with a distinctive style in twentieth century. She was born in Rudauli. Rudauli is an ancient town with continuous history for about a millennium. Rudauli produced a number of Muslim dignitaries, one of which was the famous romantic poet. Asrarul Haq Majaz, four years senior to his sister. In 1943,…
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Faheem Amburi named Mohd Abdul Aziz (b. 1881, d. 1943 was born at Ambur. He was a poet of jolly nature and temperament. Urdu language was not his mother tongue. However, he chose this language to express his thoughts and feelings. He was also a powerful orator gaining the title ‘Fasihul Lisan’ because of his…
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Jahangir Nayab hailing from Kishanganj in Simanchal region of Bihar is a prominent contemporary poet, whose poetry collection “Hawa Ke Khilaf” ‘Facing Breezes’ has recently been published. Under “My Words” in the book, he starts speaking of himself with a couplet: The environment here is not cogent to me. It is only my ambition…
