Gulam Rabbani Taban

Gulam Rabbani Taban
Born14 February 1914
Kaimganj, Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died7 February 1993
Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, India
OccupationUrdu poet
AwardsPadma Shri
Sahitya Akademi Award

Gulam Rabbani was an Indian lawyer and poet of Urdu literature who wrote under the nom de plume 'Taban'.[1] He wrote several poems in Urdu, especially ghazals,[2] and was known for his works, Zauq-i safar,[3] Nava-e-avara,[4] Poetics to politics[5] and Saz-i larzan.[6] He received the Sahitya Akademi award in 1979 for his work, Nava-e-avara.[7] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1971 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[8]

  1. ^ "A song to Delhi's unsung poet..." The Hindu. 30 September 2002. Archived from the original on 14 September 2003. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Ghazals of Taban Ghulam Rabbani". Rekhta. 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. ^ Ghulam Rabbani Taban (1970). Zauq-i safar. Habbah Taban. p. 192. ASIN B0000CRMIC.
  4. ^ Ghulam Rabbani Taban (1980). Nava-e-avara. Rajapala enda Sanza. p. 79. ASIN B0000CR9TR.
  5. ^ Ghulam Rabbani Taban (1987). Poetics to politics. Peoples Publishing House. p. 97. ISBN 978-8170070603.
  6. ^ Ghulam Rabbani Taban. Saz-i larzan. Indian Literary Society. p. 140. ASIN B0000CRPAQ.
  7. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Award winners". Sahitya Akademi Award. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.