Khaleel-Ur-Rehman Azmi (9 August 1927 – 1 June 1978), also known as Khalil al-Rehman Azmi, was an
Urdu
Urdu (;"Urdu" '' Azamgarh in 1945. He gained his bachelor's degree in 1948 and his
M.A.
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in Urdu in 1957 from Aligarh Muslim University for a dissertation entitled: ''Urdu Mein Tarraqipasand Adabi Tahrik''.
In 1952 he became a Lecturer in Aligarh Muslim University's Department of Urdu. Four years later, he became a
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and continued in that role until his death from leukemia in 1978. He was posthumously elevated to the rank of Professor.
He started writing during his early school days and composed poems for ''Payami taleem'', a children's literary magazine. Proficient in both prose and poetry, he was one of the pioneers of
Modernism
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Ghalib Award
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for Urdu Poetry in 1978. List of the recipients of Ghalib Award edited by Shaikh Afzal azmi
Work and contributions
* ''Kaghzi Pairahan'' (1953): a collection of poetry,
nazm
''Nazm'' () is a major part of Urdu and Sindhi poetry that is normally written in rhymed verse and also in modern prose-style poems. is a significant genre of Urdu and Sindhi poetry; the other one is known as ''ghazal'' ().
is significantly ...
s and ghazals.
* ''Naya Ahad Nama'' (1965): a collection of poetry,
nazm
''Nazm'' () is a major part of Urdu and Sindhi poetry that is normally written in rhymed verse and also in modern prose-style poems. is a significant genre of Urdu and Sindhi poetry; the other one is known as ''ghazal'' ().
is significantly ...
s and ghazals.
* ''Nai Nazm Ka Safar'' (edited): a collection of Urdu poetry from 1936 to 1972
* ''Fikr-o-Fan'' (1956)
* ''Zawiay-e-Nigah'' (1966)
* ''Mazameen-e-Nau'' (1977): a work of literary criticism
* ''Muqaddama-e-Kalam-e-Aatish''
* ''Taraqqi Pasand Tahreek'' (1965)
* ''Urdu Mein Taraqqi Pasand Adabi Tahreek'' (1972)
* zindagi ae zindagi ( 1983)
References
Further reading
*''Khaleel-ur-Rehman number'', ''Sha'ir'' (monthly)
*''Jadeed Sha'iri ke Naye Chiragh'',
Shakeel-ur-Rehman
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