Shakeb Jalali
Shakeb Jalali or Shakeeb Jalali (Urdu: شکیب جلالی), born Syed Hassan Rizvi (1 October 1934 – 12 November 1966), was a Pakistani Urdu poet, considered one of the distinguished Urdu poets of the post-independence era.[1]
Shakeb Jalali | |
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| Born | Syed Hassan Rizvi 1 October 1934 Jalal, Aligarh, British India |
| Died | 12 November 1966 (aged 32) Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Pen name | Shakeb Jalali |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Period | post-independence era |
| Genre | Ghazal |
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Shakeb was born on 1 October 1934 in Jalal, a small village near Aligarh. His ancestors were from a small town, Saddat, near Aligarh. He committed suicide on 12 November 1966 by throwing himself before a passing train near Sargodha, Pakistan. Roushni Aye Roushni, his first poetry collection, was published posthumously in 1972. Sang-e-Meel published his complete poetical works as Kulliyat-e-Shakeb Jalali in 2004.[1]
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- Parekh, Rauf (27 April 2015). "Creativity and mental disorder: Urdu poets and writers who committed suicide". dawn.com. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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