Bashir Badr

Bashir Badr
بشیر بدر
Born 15 February 1935
Ayodhya, India
Occupation Poet
Nationality Indian
Genre Ghazal
Subject Love, Philosophy

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Bashir Badr (Urdu: بشیر بدر ), born Syed Muhammad Bashir Urdu: سید محمد بشیر) on February 15, 1935, is an Indian poet of Urdu.[1]

Biography

Badr was born in Ayodhya, India.[2] He is an alumnus of Aligarh Muslim University. He is married and has two sons Nusrat Badr and Masum Badr and a daughter. [3] He lived in Aligarh university area during student time and teaching time. He also lived in Meerut, U.P When his house was burnt in riot then he shifted to Delhi after that Bhopal . Now he is living in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. ref www;Zee Sangam tv.com

Career

Badr has written many Urdu ghazals. He has also worked as a chairman of the Urdu Akademi.

Awards

Badr has received the Padma Shri award in 1999 for contribution towards literature and Sangeet Natak Akademi. He has also received the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu for his poetry collection "Aas" in 1999.

References

  1. "Full Story". Express India.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. "bashirbadr". Kavitakosh.Org. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. "Experimenting always, in style.....". Hinduonnet.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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