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Kalim Aajiz
Indian writer of Urdu literature (–)
Kalim Aajiz | |
|---|---|
| Born | Telhara, Nalanda district, Bihar and Orissa Province (present-day Bihar, India) |
| Died | ry 14, () (aged&#;94–95) Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India |
| Resting place | Rajabazar, Samanpura, Patna district, Bihar, India 25°08′01″N85°06′19″E / °N °E / ; |
| Alma&#;mater | Patna University |
| Occupation | Urdu poet |
| Known&#;for | Ghazals |
| Notable work | Wo Jo Shayri Ka Sabab Huwa, Evolution of Urdu Literature in Bihar |
| Awards | Padma Shri Award in Literature & Education () |
Kalim Aajiz ( &#; c February [1]) was an Indian writer of Urdu literature and a poet. He was an academic and chairman of the Urdu Advisory Committee of the Government of Bihar.[2][3][4] He was a recipient of the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri from the Government of India in [5]
Early life and career
Kalim Aajiz was born in at Telhara, Nalanda district, a small village which had been home to an ancient Buddhist monastery in Nalanda district of the Indian state of Bihar.[citation needed] He secured his graduate and master's degrees in Urdu from Patna University after which he obtained his doctoral degree in [3][6] His doctoral thesis, Evolution of Urdu Literature in Bihar, has since been published as a book.[2]
Aajiz continued his association with Patna University by joining the institution as a member of its Urdu language faculty[7] and retired as a professor of the department.[8] After retirement, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Urdu Advisory Committee, Government of Bihar, a post he held till his death.[3]
Aajiz began writing poems at the age of 17 and started appearing in mushairas from [2] His first book of ghazals was published in and the book was released at Vigyan Bhawan by the then President of India, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.[2] This was followed by several publications such as Jub Fasle Baharan Aai Thi (When the spring arrived),[6]Woh Jo Shayri Ka Sabab Hua, Jab Fasl Bahar Aayei Thi and Jahan Khushboo Hi Khusboo Thi.[2] His mushairas have been hosted in many places including Dallas, US.[9]
Publications
Kalim's literary works include:[10]
- Abhī sun lo mujh se
- Daftar-i gum gashtah&#;: Bihār men̲ Urdū shāʻirī kā irtiqā
- Dil se jo bāta nikalī g̲h̲azal ho gayi (selection of poetry in Hindi)/ edited by Mohd. Zakir Hussain, Vani Prakashan Publisher, New Delhi; 1st edition (1 January )
- Jab faṣl-i bahārān̲ āʼī thī (When the spring arrived)
- Jahan Khushboo Hi Khushboo Thi (Where There Was Plenty of Fragrance)[2]
- Kūcah-yi jānān̲ jānān̲
- Majlis-i Adab
- 'Vuh jo shāʻirī kā sabab huʻā
Death and legacy
Aajiz, who had four sons and two daughters, died on 14 February at Hazaribagh in Jharkhand, at the age of [2] After the funeral at Gandhi Maidan, Patna which was attended to by thousands of people,[11] he was buried at Telhara, his native place.[2]
Firaq Gorakhpuri, another Urdu poet, sent him a message while lying on his deathbed in , in which he respectfully said that he felt jealous of Kalim Aajiz due to the ease in which Kalim Aajiz could express his thoughts through his verses.[2][12]