Shair

For other uses, see Shair (disambiguation).

Shair
EditorIftikhar Imam Siddiqui
CategoriesLiterary magazine
First issue14 February 1930; 94 years ago (1930-02-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageUrdu

Shair (Urdu: شاعر) is the oldest Urdu-language literary magazine, based in Mumbai, India.[1][2][3][4] It was launched in Agra in 1930 by the famous poet Seemab Akbarabadi.[1] Its editor-in-chief is the poet, writer and journalist Iftikhar Imam Siddiqui, and the assistant editors are his two brothers, Noaman Siddiqui and Hamid Iqbal Siddiqui.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b c "This mag has preserved all letters to their editors". The Times of India. 30 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Passion for Poetry: Iftikhar Imam Siddiqui keeps an 80-year legacy alive" (PDF). Harmony. February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Iftikhar Imam Siddiqi". Khoj Khabar News.com. 22 April 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  4. ^ "اردو کے ادبی گھرانے 'شاعر ' کاایک اورتجرباتی شمارہ". The Urdu Times Daily. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2012.