Nasir Kazmi
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| Born | Syed Nasir Raza Kazmi 8 December 1925 Ambala, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 2 March 1972 (aged 46) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Pen name | Nasir |
| Occupation | Urdu poet, journalist, staff editor at Radio Pakistan, writer |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Islamia College, Lahore, Pakistan |
| Genre | Ghazal |
Syed Nasir Raza Kazmi (Urdu: سید ناصر رضا كاظمی, 8 December 1925 – 2 March 1972) was an Urdu poet from Pakistan and one of the renowned poets of this era, especially in the use of "ista'aaray" and "chhotee beher." Kazmi was born on 8 December 1925 at Ambala, Punjab, (British India). Nasir Kazmi used the simple words in his poetry like "Chand", "Raat", "Baarish", "Mausam", "Yaad", "Tanhai", "Darya" and gave them life by his style of poetry. His poetry continues to be used on Pakistan Television (PTV) TV shows as well as in India in Bollywood films.
Kazmi was educated at Ambala, Simla and afterwards at Islamia College, Lahore. After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, he came to Lahore. He did some journalistic work with Auraq-e-Nau as an editor and became editor-in-chief of the magazine Humayun in 1952. Later he was associated with Radio Pakistan, Lahore and other literary publications and organisations.
Kazmi started his poetic life in 1940 by following the style of Akhtar Sherani and wrote romantic poems and sonnets. Later he began writing ghazals under the guidance of Hafeez Hoshyarpuri. He was a great admirer of Mir Taqi Mir, and probably the melancholy and "Ehsaas-e-Mehroomi" in his poetry was a direct result of that admiration. His tutor in poetry was Hafeez Hoshyarpuri, who also used symbols from nature in his poems. Nasir used to hum his poetic verses, and it was appealing to many of his readers and listeners.
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