Muslim Saleem
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Muslim Saleem is an Urdu
poet and journalist. Muslim Saleem was born in 1950 at Shahabad
, Hardoi
, Uttar Pradesh
India
, brought up in Aligarh, and educated at Aligarh Muslim University
.
He is the son of the well-known Urdu poet Saleem Wahid Saleem. He has lived in Bhopal, India since 1979. He began his career as a journalist on the Urdu
-language newspaper Aftab-e-Jadeed. He has also worked in Hindi
-language and English
-language journalism, most recently as the chief copy editor of the Hindustan Times
in Bhopal. He is the author of Aamad Aamad, a compilation of his poetry.
Several of his couplets are well known in the Urdu language. He won the Yaad-e-Basit Tarhi Mushaira
, a poetry competition, in 1982. His ghazal
s and short stories have been published in Urdu-language publications Shair, Ahang, Asri, Adab, Agai, Naya Daur, Sada-e-Urdu, Nadeem and other periodicals and magazines.
Muslim Saleem is currently compiling a massive database of poets and writers of the Urdu language, both historic and currently active. His work in service of the Urdu language was recognized in a special 2011 edition of the periodical Abadi Kiran, devoted to his work.
Well-known couplets by Muslim Saleem include:
1. Kaun hai is shahr mein mujh se zyaada baakhtawar
Mujh ko saare bewafaaon ke patey maloom hain
2. Deo qaamat wo shajar jab tez aandhi mein gira
Pasta-qad jitne they paudey sab qad-aawar ho gaye
3. Taqdeer ki mujh se yunhi takraar chalegi
Main saaye mein baithhoon gaa to deewar chale gi
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
poet and journalist. Muslim Saleem was born in 1950 at Shahabad
Shahabad
Shahabad, with headquarters at Arrah was one of the districts of Bihar, India. The district was subsequently bifurcated into a number of districts. Kunwar Singh belonged to this district....
, Hardoi
Hardoi
Hardoi is a city and a municipal board in Hardoi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Hardoi District.-Geography:Hardoi is located at...
, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, brought up in Aligarh, and educated at Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...
.
He is the son of the well-known Urdu poet Saleem Wahid Saleem. He has lived in Bhopal, India since 1979. He began his career as a journalist on the Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
-language newspaper Aftab-e-Jadeed. He has also worked in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
-language and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
-language journalism, most recently as the chief copy editor of the Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the Indian independence movement of the period ....
in Bhopal. He is the author of Aamad Aamad, a compilation of his poetry.
Several of his couplets are well known in the Urdu language. He won the Yaad-e-Basit Tarhi Mushaira
Mushaira
Mushaira is a poetic symposium. Its a term in Urdu used to describe an event where poets gather to perform their works. A mushaira is a beloved part of the culture of Pakistan and North India, and it is greatly admired by participants as a forum for free self-expression.-Forms:A mushaira can take...
, a poetry competition, in 1982. His ghazal
Ghazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
s and short stories have been published in Urdu-language publications Shair, Ahang, Asri, Adab, Agai, Naya Daur, Sada-e-Urdu, Nadeem and other periodicals and magazines.
Muslim Saleem is currently compiling a massive database of poets and writers of the Urdu language, both historic and currently active. His work in service of the Urdu language was recognized in a special 2011 edition of the periodical Abadi Kiran, devoted to his work.
Well-known couplets by Muslim Saleem include:
1. Kaun hai is shahr mein mujh se zyaada baakhtawar
Mujh ko saare bewafaaon ke patey maloom hain
2. Deo qaamat wo shajar jab tez aandhi mein gira
Pasta-qad jitne they paudey sab qad-aawar ho gaye
3. Taqdeer ki mujh se yunhi takraar chalegi
Main saaye mein baithhoon gaa to deewar chale gi
External links
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- http://miimr.com/3762090-MuslimSaleem
- http://www.webtumble.com/Urdu/Urdu-Column-Writers/