Nasir Kazmi


Syed Nasir Raza Kazmi was an Urdu poet from Pakistan. Kazmi was born on 8 December 1925 at Ambala, Punjab,.
Kazmi used simple words in his poetry, including "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 TV shows as well as in India in Bollywood films.

Education and career

Kazmi emigrated from Ambala, India to Lahore, Pakistan in August 1947. He also worked as a staff editor for Radio Pakistan. He was frequently thought of as a melancholic poet, though most of his poetry is based on romantic happiness and hope.
Some of his collection of poems were published as books, including Berg-i-Nai, Deewaan, Pehli Baarish, Hijr Ki Raat Ka Sitara and Nishat-i-Khwab. A few days before his death, Kazmi said in a television interview:

Postage stamp release

In 2013, Pakistan Post released a commemorative postage stamp of Rs 15 denomination to commemorate Kazmi's death.

Family

Kazmi's son, Basir Sultan Kazmi, became a poet and dramatist. Writing in both Urdu and English, he earned an MBE for services to poetry. He has resided in England since 1990, where he was awarded the North West Playwrights Workshop Award in 1992 and published an abridged translation of his long play Bisaat along with several volumes of poetry both in Urdu and English. He is currently the Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Chester.

Death

Books

Some of his books include:

Poetry