Mirza Azeem Baig Chughtai (December 30, 1928 – February 17, 2009), known in literary circles by his

takhallus A takhallus ( ur, , fa, تخلّص, hi, तख़ल्लुस), is a pen-name. Pen names were widely adopted by Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi and Persian poets. ''Takhallus'' is an Arabic word which means, literally, "to get liberated" or "become s ...

(pen name) Shabnam Romani ( ur, ), was a renowned

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based in

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. Shabnam Romani wrote a number of books including ''Jazeera'', ''Doosra Himala'', and ''Tohmat''. Romani was born in

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, but moved to Pakistan and lived most of his life in Karachi. He was the publisher and editor of Quarterly Aqdar, a literary Urdu magazine. He wrote a regular column in " Daily Mashriq"

. At the age of 80, Romani died on February 17, 2009 after a long illness.Poet Shabnam Romani passes away
/ref> Faisal Azeem, one of Romani's two sons, is a poet based in Canada—his book "Meri AankhoN saay Dekho" was published in 2006. Shabnam's works * ''Masnavi Sair-e-Karachi'' (1959) * ''Jazeera'' * ''Tohmat'' * ''Doosra Himala'' * ''Hyde Park'' * ''Mozay Chilghozay'' * ''Hurf Nissbat'' . hajira

References

*http://www.dawn.com/2003/10/19/local9.htm *https://web.archive.org/web/20071114062053/http://www.urdudost.com/albums/album01.html

External links

Official Website
1928 births 2009 deaths Urdu-language poets from Pakistan Pakistani poets Muhajir people Pakistani scholars Writers from Karachi Pakistani magazine editors Magazine publishers (people) Pakistani publishers (people) 20th-century poets {{pakistan-poet-stub