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14 January 1919. Mijwan, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) Died. 10 May 2002 (aged 83) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Occupations. Poet. lyricist. songwriter. Political party. Communist Party of India. Spouse.
May 10, 2002 · Azmi died on May 10, 2002. He was the recipient of Padma Shri, one of the Indian Government's highest civilian awards. Besides he was awarded the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy Award, Maharashtra Urdu Academy Award, Delhi Urdu Academy Award.
May 24, 2002 · Kaifi Azmi, 1919-2002. THE last of the titans of progressive Urdu poetry has fallen. Kaifi Azmi, who died on May 10, 2002 at the age of 83, belonged to the pantheon of socially and...
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
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.
May 10, 2002 · He died at 6.40 am following cardiac and respiratory infection, Dr J P Sharma, superintendent of the Jaslok hospital , said. Kaifi, father of actress and Rajya Sabha member Shabana Azmi, was admitted on March 28 for asthma and chest infection and was in ICU till Thursday.
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Kaifi Azmi passed away on 10 May, 2002. He is survived by wife (Shaukat Azmi) daughter (famous actress Shabana Azmi) and son (Baba Azmi). Kaifi, with all his poetic-legacy, will always be remembered. May his soul rest in peace. A beautiful song by Kaifi Azmi reminds us of our tradition of love, compassion and co-existence:
