Sahir Hoshiarpuri
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Sahir Hoshiarpuri ساحِر ہوشیارپُوری | |
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| Born | Ram Prakash Sharma 5 March 1913 |
| Died | 18 December 1994 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Nazms, Ghazals |
Sahir Hoshiarpuri (Urdu: ساحِر ہوشیارپُوری) (Hindi: साहिर होशियारपुर), born Ram Parkash Sharma (Urdu: رام پرکاش) (Hindi: राम प्रकाश)[1][2] was an Urdu poet from India. He wrote several poetry books; his main form was ghazal. Moreover, his several ghazals have been sung by leading singers including Jagjit Singh.
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Sahir Hoshiarpuri was born on 5 March 1913 and raised in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. He received his education at Government College.[3] He earned his M.A degree in Persian in 1935. He was a disciple of Josh Malsiyani who belonged to the Daagh School of Urdu Poetry.[4] During his college days he came into contact with Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi who was studying at Forman Christian College nearby Lahore, their friendship lasted a lifetime. They were both residing in Kanpur.[1] He died on 18 December 1994 in Delhi, India.
Literary career[edit]
Sahir Hoshiarpuri and Naresh Kumar Shad also edited and published the Urdu Journal Chandan.[1][5]
He has written several books but only five published collections of him are available.[6][7] In 1989 he was given the Ghalib Award by the Ghalib Institute in recognition of his literary contributions.[8]
See also[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Jal Tarang
- Sahar e ghazal (1959)
- Sahar e naghma (1970)
- Sahar e haraf (1982)
- Sahar e khayal (1990)
- Nuqoosh e Dagh
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Urdu Authors: Date list as on May 31, 2006. National Council for Promotion of Urdu, Govt. of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
- ^ "Sahir Hoshiarpuri".
- ^ http://www.govtcollegehoshiarpur.com/history_govt_college_hoshiarpur.html [dead link]
- ^ Google Books http://www.google.co.in Book titled – "Josh Malsiyani" written by Bhupinder Aziz Parihar, published in 2004 by Sahitya Akademi ISBN 8126019336 Postscript by Dard Nakodari on page 57
- ^ Malik Ram (1977). Zia Fatehabadi-Shakhs Aur Shair. Delhi: Ilmi Majlis. p. 120.
- ^ Biswin Sadi ke Shoara e Delhi Vol. 2 ISBN 8171211364 published by Urdu Academy, Delhi 2005 edition page 629
- ^ http://haryanaurdu_nic.in/publication1.htm [dead link]
- ^ "Ghalib Institute". Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.