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Together with pirzada qasim, jon eliya and many others he participated in. He is a man of work in the fields of communism, lyrics, poetry. In the film industry, kaif azmi joined writers like sahir ludhianvi, jan nisar akhtar, majrooh sultanpuri and changed the vocabulary of the hindi film. One of the finest urdu poets of the subcontinent, kaifi azmi has borne witness to an entire era of social change. Kaifi azmi was a famous urdu poet and film lyricist who wrote songs for bollywood. He is a man of work in the fields of communism, lyrics, poetry and humanism.
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His poetic temperamentranging from timeless lyrics in films like kagaz ke phool to soaring revolutionary verses that. Sep 04, 2017 click on the timing mentioned below to listen to the particular song in the above video 00. His poetry remains solidly rooted in the tradition of urdu poetry. Kaifi azmi, the renowned urdu poet and lyricist, was born in 1925 in mijwan, azamgarh district, uttar pradesh, and died in mumbai on may 10, 2002. Instead of giving up in despair he decided to leave the comforts of bombay and settle in mijwan the tiny village in azamgarh eastern up. Instead of giving up in despair he decided to leave the comforts of bombay and settle in mijwan the tiny village in azamgarh eastern up in which he was born. An indian urdu poet, his first collection of poems jhankar was published in 1943. Kaifi azmis literary legacy remains a bright star in the firmament of urdu poetry. Mijwan welfare society is an ngo that works for the betterment of a small village in up called. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Also see tributes by sardar jafri, sahir ludhianavi and makhdoom mohiuddin. Choose your countrys store to see books available for purchase.
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May 16, 20 sayyid akhtar hussein rizvi, known as kaifi azmi january 14, 1919 may 10, 2002 was an indian urdu poet. Kaifi azmis father wanted to send him to a school that imparted english education but because of he stiff opposition from the elders of the family, kaifi azmi was sent to a very reputed institution of lucknow. A bilingual volume of some of kaifi azmis finest poetry one of the finest urdu poets of the subcontinent, kaifi azmi has borne witness to an entire era of social change. Find here his poems, ghazals, poetry, shayari and lyrics collection. Click on the timing mentioned below to listen to the particular song in the above video 00. Together with pirzada qasim, jon eliya and many others he.
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