Tabish Dehlvi

Syed Masood-ul-Hasan Tabish Dehlvi, TI, (Urdu: تابش دہلوی) (born November 9, 1913 - September 23, 2004) was an Urdu poet.[1]

Tabish Dehlvi
تابش دہلوی
BornSyed Masood-ul-Hasan
9 November 1913
Delhi, British India
Died23 September 2004(2004-09-23) (aged 90)
Karachi, Pakistan
Resting placeSakhi Hassan Graveyard, North Nazimabad,
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet
  • broadcaster
  • newsreader
LanguageUrdu, Hindi, Punjabi, English
NationalityPakistani/British Indian
EducationDarul Uloom, Hyderabad
University of Karachi (BA)
Notable awardsTamgha-e-Imtiaz
Children5

Biography

Born on November 9, 1911 in Delhi as Syed Masood-ul-Hasan Tabish Dehlvi to Munshi Zakaullah and a mother "who had memorised thousands of Urdu and Persian couplets",[2] Tabish joined All India Radio in 1939. After the Partition of India, he migrated to Pakistan and worked for Radio Pakistan.

Awards

Tabish received many awards in his lifetime and was finally decorated with the coveted award of Tamgha-i-Imtiaz by the government of Pakistan in 1998.[1]

Books

His notable collection of poetry includes:

  • Nimroz(1963)
  • Chiragh-e-Sehra(1982)
  • Ghubar-e-Anjum(1984)
  • Mah-e-Shikasta(1993)
  • Kisht-e-Nawa (full collection)
  • Nazr-e-Tabish

References

  1. "Noted poet Tabish Dehlavi dead". DAWN.COM. 2004-09-24. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  2. Newspaper, the (2014-09-23). "Remembering Tabish Dehlvi". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
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