Shad Azimabadi | |
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Born | Syed Ali Mohammad 8 January 1846 |
Died | 7 January 1927 Patna, Bihar | (aged 80)
Other names | Shad |
Title | Khan Bahadur |
Father | Syed Tafazzul Hussain |
Relatives | Shahnaz Fatmi (granddaughter) |
Shad Azimabadi (8 Jan 1846 – 7 Jan 1927)[1][2][3] was an Indian poet and writer from Azimabad, Patna, Bihar.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
He studied not only his own faith, Islam, but also Hinduism and Christianity. He excelled in ghazal and marsiya compositions.[11] Urdu scholar, Ali Jawad Zaidi has described him as "a saviour of the ghazal by imparting it with a new mellowness stimulating perception and lyrical realism".[12] Due to his social standing as a laureate, he held several administrative posts in Patna including as a Honorary Magistrate and also as Municipal Commissioner of Patna.[13]