Syed Mohammad Zubair Razvi (15 April 1935 – 21 February 2016) was an Indian poet, author and critic.[1][2]

Syed Mohammad Zubair Razvi
Born15 April 1935
Amroha, Uttar Pradesh
Died21 February 2016
OccupationPoet

Early life and education

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Zubair was born to Mohammad Rizvi and Fahmeeda Rizvi in 1935 at Amroha, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his MA from Delhi university.[3][4][5]

Career

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He started his career with the Hamdard Dawa Khana and later got a job as an interviewer, scriptwriter and interviewer at All India Radio in Delhi. He has interviewed celebrities such as Amitabh Bachchan,[6] Dharmendra,[7] Lata Mangeshkar and Dilip Kumar. He then moved into the field of sports reporting and eventually he became AIR's sports director.[8][9] During his tenure as manager, he led a number of broadcast stations broadcasting national and international matches.[10][11]

His journey as a poet began very early in Hyderabad. Around the 1950s. He had the opportunity to share the stage with famous poets of the time like Kaifi Azmi and Ali Sardar Jafri.[12]

Literary works

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He writes many books including:[13]

  • Zehn-e-Jadid – Bari Zaban Ka Zinda Risala
  • Daaman
  • Dhoop ka Saibaan
  • Khist-e-Deewar
  • Lahar Lahar Nadiya gahri
  • Musafat-e-Shab
  • Purani Baat Hai
  • Ungliyan Figar Apni
  • Urdu: Funoon aur Adab
  • Asari Hindustani Thetar
  • Gardish-e-Paa

References

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  1. ^ Razzack, Azra; Siddiqui, Atyab (30 August 2022). The School at Ajmeri Gate: Delhi's Educational Legacy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-81-951112-3-7.
  2. ^ "BBCHindi". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Zubair Rizvi lived and died glorifying Urdu language". awazthevoice. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ^ Adle, Chahryar (1 January 2005). History of Civilizations of Central Asia: Towards the contemporary period : from the mid-nineteenth to the end of the twentieth century. UNESCO. ISBN 978-92-3-103985-0.
  5. ^ Sayeed, Awaz (6 December 2015). KHAKE: Biographical Sketches on Eminent Urdu Litterateurs (in Urdu). Ausaf Sayeed. ISBN 978-1-62676-966-3.
  6. ^ "मशहूर शायर जुबैर रिजवी का निधन". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  7. ^ "मोहब्बत को छुपाए लाख कोई छुप नहीं सकती...इश्क पर लिखे गए बेहतरीन शेर". The Janbhawna Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  8. ^ "और कितना दर्द देगा ये भूकंप... बिन मां-बाप बेनाम हो गए सैकड़ों मासूम". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  9. ^ Bloeria, Dr Sudhir S. (1 April 2021). Ladakh in the Twentieth Century. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-89620-84-9.
  10. ^ AKASHVANI: Vol. XLVII. No. 17 ( 25 APRIL, 1982 ). All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. 25 April 1982.
  11. ^ القاسمی, حقانی (21 February 2022). "زبیر رضوی: یہ محض ایک کتاب نہیں بلکہ وفورِ محبت و عقیدت اور قدر شناسی کا ایک روشن باب ہے". The Wire - Urdu. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Zubair Rizvi - Profile & Biography". Rekhta. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  13. ^ Awaz (Urdu Journal of Air) (in Urdu). Vol. 43, 16. New Delhi: All India Radio (AIR). 16 August 1978.