Meerza Adeeb

Mirza Adeeb
A portrait of Mirza Adeeb
Native name	مرزا ادیب (Urdu)
Born	Mirza Dilawer (1914-04-04)4 April 1914 Lahore, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan)
Died	31 July 1999(1999-07-31) (aged 85) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Pen name	Meerza Adeeb
Occupation	Dramatist, short-story writer
Language	Punjabi, Urdu
Nationality	British Indian (1914–1947) Pakistani (1947–1999)
Citizenship	Pakistani
Education	B.A. (Hon.)
Alma mater	Islamia College, Railway Road, Lahore Government Islamia High School, Bhati Gate, Lahore
Period	Modern Era (Post-World War II)
Genre	Drama, short story
Subject	Verisimilitude, Realism and Romanticism
Literary movement	Progressive Movement Romanticist Movement
Notable works	‘Pas-i Pardah’ (1967) ‘Caccā Coṉc’
Notable awards	Pride of Performance 14 August 1981 Adamjee Literary Award – Pakistan Writers’ Guild 31 January 1968 Pas-i Pardah – Drama United Book Prize – Pakistan Writers’ Guild 2 November 1976 Caccā Coṉc – Short story

Mirza Adeeb, PP, BA (Hon), (Urdu: مرزا ادیب‎—Mirzā Adīb; 4 April 1914 — 31 July 1999), also known as Meerza Adeeb, (میرزا ادیب—Mīrzā Adīb), was a Pakistani Urdu writer of drama and short story. His plays and short stories won him six prizes and awards from the Pakistan Writers’ Guild.

Mirza Adeeb’s birth name was Mirza Dilawer, but he came to be known in the literary world as Mirza Adeeb. (‘Mirza’ denotes the rank of a high nobleman or Prince, and ‘Adeeb’ means ‘Litterateur’.)

He was born in 1914, in Lahore, British India to Mirza Basheer Ali. He attended Government Islamia High School, Bhati Gate, Lahore. He got his Bachelor of Arts degree from Islamia College, Lahore. In the beginning, he made poetry his device, but later pursued his interest in playwriting as his métier.