Manzar Bhopali

Manzar Bhopali was born on 29 December 1959 in Amrawati, Maharashtra, India. He is the third of four children. His grandfather, Mir Khairat Ali was a hakeem in Achalpur. His father, Mir Abbas Ali worked in the field of Urdu arts and literature and was also a poet. His mother, Tahira Nikhat was an educationist. His family moved from Amrawati to Bhopal when Manzar was very young. Growing up, Manzar was greatly influenced by the poetic culture at his home and the city of Bhopal. He started writing his own couplets when he was fourteen and said his first ghazal at the age of seventeen.

In a career spanning more than three decades, Manzar has recited his poetry in thousands of Mushairas in five continent and two dozen countries. He attended his first international Mushaira in Karachi, Pakistan in 1987. Some of the countries, he has recited his poetry are: USA (26 tours since 1992), Australia (7 tours), Canada (8 tours), Pakistan (18 tours), Iran (2 tours), Saudi Arabia (13 tours), Oman (16 tours), Qatar (11 tours), Dubai (18 tours), Kuwait (8 tours), Sharjah, England, Tanzania, Norway, Malaysia, Thailand, Jordon, Singapore, The Kingdom of Bahrain, and The Netherlands.

Manzar receiving honorary citizenship by the mayor Greg Fischer in Louisville, Kentucky

Manzar has been honored with several awards, both in India and abroad. He was given honorary citizenship in Louisville, Kentucky and was felicitated with the key to the city. In April 2018, he was honored with the 'Pride of Madhya Pradesh' Award by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, for his contribution to Urdu and Hindi literature.

Manzar has published several books, in Urdu, Hindi, and English.

Manzar is married to Tabassum Manzar and lives in Bhopal with his family. He is graduated from Barkatullah University.[1][2][3][4][5]