Shahid Kabir
(H/DR Adeeb Ahmed, Karachi)
Shahid Kabir was born on 1st
May, 1932 in Nagpur in India. His contribution to the world of Urdu poetry took
many forms. In 1957 he was the screenwriter for the drama “MIRZA GHALIB”
presented in the Fine Arts Drama Competition at Rastrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. He
was an active writer since 1952, writing articles, short stories and ghazals for
most leading periodicals of India. He gained recognition as a lyricist in Indian
films (Hindi/Urdu) and wrote some memorable ghazals for leading singers in the
country like Jagjit Singh, Lata Mangeshkar, Hariharan, Chandan Dass, Anwar, Aziz
Nazan, etc.
His collection of modern ghazals "Charon Aour" was included in the Baba Saheb
Ambedkar Marathwada University Graduation Course. His poems have been included
in the Urdu texbooks for the XIIth standard as prescribed by the Maharashtra
State Board of Education. He was also a member of the Nagpur University Board of
Studies (Urdu) from 1991-1995.
In his lifetime, he published a number of books and received many awards, some
of which are listed below:
KACHCHI-DEEWAREN (Novel)
Published in 1958 by Ahuluwalia Bookdepot, Karol Bagh, New Delhi
CHARON-AOUR (Collection of Modern Ghazal)
Published in 1968
MATTI-KA MAKAN (Ghazals)
Published in 1979 (Awarded first prize by Maharashtra State Urdu Academy)
PAHCHAAN (Ghazals)
Published in 2000 (Awarded first prize by Maharashtra State Urdu Academy)
PAHCHAAN (In Devnagri script)
Published in 2002 Complied by Sameer Kabir
Shahid Kabir passed away on 11th May, 2001.