Shamim Karhani
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Shamim Karhani
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| Born |
8 June 1913 Karhan, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | 19 March 1975 (aged 61) New Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Poet teacher |
| Ethnicity | Asian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
Shamim Karhani was an eminent Urdu poet ('Shayar') of the 20th century. He was born on 8 June 1913 in village 'Karhan' district Mau, UP.
Shamim Karhani (Urdu: شمیم کرھانی ) was born in a 'Zamindar' family to Syed Muhammad Akhtar and Ummat ul Zehra on 8 June 1913 in village 'Karhan' district Mau, UP in India. His real name was 'Syed Shamsuddin Haider'. He himself chose 'Shamim Karhani' as his pen name ('Takhallus'). Later, this pen name of his became so famous that once, at an interview, when he was asked his name, he himself had to pause for a moment to remember his real name! He did his secondary education from Aligarh Muslim University and also did 'Maulvi Kamil Munshi'. For his profession, he chose to be a teacher. He worked with Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System, Kaumi Awaz and Anglo Arabic School (New Delhi). He was a scholar of the Persian language; however he did all his poetry in Urdu.
Shamim had a taste in poetry since he was a kid. He composed his first couplet at the age of eight. He now was aware what he was born for. He started writing and was adored all over Uttar Pradesh. This was the era when India was vehemently trying to get out of snare of British rule. Being an Indian he started writing poems that conveyed the moral of adhesion to one's own country. These poems became so influential that his popular revolutionary 'Nazms' and 'Naghmas' ('Geets') were sung in the 'Prabhat-Pheris' taken out on the streets of cities like Lucknow and Varanasi during the freedom struggle.
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