Syed Mohammad Zubair Razvi (15 April 1935 – 21 February 2016) was an Indian poet, author and critic.[1][2]

Syed Mohammad Zubair Razvi
Born15 April 1935
Amroha, Uttar Pradesh
Died21 February 2016
OccupationPoet

Early life and education edit

Zubair was born to Mohammad Rizvi and Fahmeeda Rizvi in 1935 at Amroha, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his MA from Delhi university.[3][4][5][6]

Career edit

He started his career with the Hamdard Dawa Khana and later got a job as an interviewer, scriptwriter and interviewer at All India Radio in Delhi. He has interviewed celebrities such as Amitabh Bachchan,[7] Dharmendra,[8] Lata Mangeshkar and Dilip Kumar. He then moved into the field of sports reporting and eventually he became AIR's sports director.[9][10] During his tenure as manager, he led a number of broadcast stations broadcasting national and international matches.[11][12]

His journey as a poet began very early in Hyderabad. Around the 1950s. He had the opportunity to share the stage with famous poets of the time like Kaifi Azmi and Ali Sardar Jafri.[13]

Literary works edit

He writes many books including:[14]

  • Zehn-e-Jadid – Bari Zaban Ka Zinda Risala
  • Daaman
  • Dhoop ka Saibaan
  • Khist-e-Deewar
  • Lahar Lahar Nadiya gahri
  • Musafat-e-Shab
  • Purani Baat Hai
  • Ungliyan Figar Apni
  • Urdu: Funoon aur Adab
  • Asari Hindustani Thetar
  • Gardish-e-Paa

References edit

  1. ^ Razzack, Azra; Siddiqui, Atyab (30 August 2022). The School at Ajmeri Gate: Delhi's Educational Legacy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-81-951112-3-7.
  2. ^ "BBCHindi". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Zubair Rizvi lived and died glorifying Urdu language". awazthevoice. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ^ Adle, Chahryar (1 January 2005). History of Civilizations of Central Asia: Towards the contemporary period : from the mid-nineteenth to the end of the twentieth century. UNESCO. ISBN 978-92-3-103985-0.
  5. ^ Sayeed, Awaz (6 December 2015). KHAKE: Biographical Sketches on Eminent Urdu Litterateurs (in Urdu). Ausaf Sayeed. ISBN 978-1-62676-966-3.
  6. ^ "Ghazals, Namzs, Shers and E-books of Zubair Rizvi". BOL News. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  7. ^ "मशहूर शायर जुबैर रिजवी का निधन". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  8. ^ "मोहब्बत को छुपाए लाख कोई छुप नहीं सकती...इश्क पर लिखे गए बेहतरीन शेर". The Janbhawna Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  9. ^ "और कितना दर्द देगा ये भूकंप... बिन मां-बाप बेनाम हो गए सैकड़ों मासूम". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  10. ^ Bloeria, Dr Sudhir S. (1 April 2021). Ladakh in the Twentieth Century. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-89620-84-9.
  11. ^ AKASHVANI: Vol. XLVII. No. 17 ( 25 APRIL, 1982 ). All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi. 25 April 1982.
  12. ^ القاسمی, حقانی (21 February 2022). "زبیر رضوی: یہ محض ایک کتاب نہیں بلکہ وفورِ محبت و عقیدت اور قدر شناسی کا ایک روشن باب ہے". The Wire - Urdu. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Zubair Rizvi - Profile & Biography". Rekhta. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  14. ^ Awaz (Urdu Journal of Air) (in Urdu). Vol. 43, 16. New Delhi: All India Radio (AIR). 16 August 1978.