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Kaifi Azmi (born Athar Husain Rizvi; 14 January 1919 – 10 May 2002) was an Indian Urdu poet. He is remembered as the one who brought Urdu literature to Indian motion pictures. [2] Together with Pirzada Qasim , Jaun Elia and others he participated in many memorable Mushaira gatherings of the twentieth century.
Rekhta is a website that showcases the writings of Kaifi Azmi, a renowned Urdu poet and lyricist. You can read his ghazal, nazm, sher-o-shayari, e-books, audio, video, and more in Urdu, Hindi and English.
Kaifi Azmi was a rare poet who practiced what he preached. A brain hemorrhage on 8th February 1973 paralysed him and rendered his left hand and left leg incapacitated for life. Instead of giving up in despair he decided to leave the comforts of Bombay and settle in Mijwan the tiny village in Azamgarh Eastern UP in which he was born.
Learn about the life and works of Kaifi Azmi, a famous Hindi and Urdu poet and lyricist of Hindi film. He was a Marxist, a member of Progressive Writers' Movement, and a recipient of Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi Award.
May 9, 2024 · Kaifi Azmi (born c. 1919, Mizwan, Azamgarh, United Provinces, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]—died May 10, 2002, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) was one of the most renowned Indian poets of the 20th century, who sought to inspire social change through his passionate Urdu-language verse.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Born in a Zamindar family in Mijwan, Azamgarh, Kaifi Azmi wrote his first ghazal 'Itna to zindagi mein kisi ki khalal pade' at the age of eleven.
Jan 14, 2022 · Kaifi Azmi: Celebrating multi-layered legacy of the poet-lyricist on his 103rd birth anniversary On poet, scriptwriter and lyricist Kaifi Azmi's birth anniversary, we revisit his rich legacy he bequeathed to Indian cinema.
