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Noor Mohammad Allah Rakha Dekhaiya ( gu, નૂરમહંમદ અલારખ દેખૈયા), better known by his
He used to participate in ''Ghazalsabha'', a literary meeting in Bhavnagar where he became acquainted with other poets including Kismat Qureshi,
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 ...
Nazir Dekhaiya ( gu, નાઝિર દેખૈયા), was a Gujarati ghazal
The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...
poet from Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
, India. His ghazal collections include ''Tushar'' (1962), ''Nazirni Ghazalo'' (part 1-2) and ''Soona Sadan'' (2006).
Biography
He was born on 13 February 1921 inBhavnagar
Bhavnagar is a city in the Bhavnagar district of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, a States of India, state of India. It was founded in 1723 by Gohil Koli, Bhavsinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil (1703–1764). It was the capital of Bhavnagar State, whi ...
to Allah Rakha Bhai and his second wife Dhan Bai. His father was a Bandmaster
A bandmaster is the leader and conductor of a band, usually a concert band, military band, brass band or a marching band.
British Armed Forces
In the British Army, bandmasters of the Royal Corps of Army Music now hold the rank of staff s ...
. He lost his parents during his childhood. He studied until 4th standard. He learned Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound.
Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...
and started to work in family-owned ''India Abhu Band'' as a bandmaster. His brothers died soon after and he became responsible for the rest of his family. In order to strengthen his finances, he joined the District Panchayat Board, Bhavnagar in 1956 as a peon where he served until retirement.
He died after contracting bronchopneumonia
Bronchopneumonia is a subtype of pneumonia. It is the acute inflammation of the bronchi, accompanied by inflamed patches in the nearby lobules of the lungs. citing: Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition, Copyright 2014
It is often ...
on 16 March 1988 in Bhavnagar.
Works
He used to participate in ''Ghazalsabha'', a literary meeting in Bhavnagar where he became acquainted with other poets including Kismat Qureshi, Barkat Virani
Barkat Ali Ghulam Hussain Virani, known by his pen name Befām, was Gujarati author and poet especially known for his ghazals.
Life
Barkat Ali was born on 25 November 1923 in Ghanghali village near Sihor in Bhavnagar district. He was interested ...
, Ruswa Majhalumi
Imamuddin Murtaza Khan Babi (Gujarati: બાબી ઈમામુદ્દીનખાન મુર્તઝાખાન), better known by his pen name Ruswa Majhalumi (Gujarati: રુસ્વા મઝલૂમી), was a Gujarati language p ...
, Vali Lakhani and Batuk Pandya. He studied ghazal under Kismat Qureshi. ''Tushar'', his first ghazal collection which contains 54 ghazals, was published in 1962 and was followed by ''Tushar-2'' (1978), ''Nazirni Ghazalo'' (Part 1-2) and ''Soona Sadan'' (2013). His ghazals mainly center around Sufism
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, r ...
, the worship of God and talking with loved ones. His ghazal ''Gaganvasi'' was sung by Manhar Udhas
Manhar Udhas is a Hindi and Gujarati language singer and Bollywood playback singer.
Early life
Manhar Udhas is the eldest son of Keshubhai Udhas and Jituben Udhas, and the elder brother of singers Pankaj Udhas and Nirmal Udhas. He completed his ...
.
His short biography was published by his granddaughter, Sameera Dekhaiya Patrawala and grandson Firdaus Dekhaiya in October 2016.
Personal life
His father Allah Rakha Bhai married twice. He had two sons; Jamal (later "Bebas" Dekhaiya who was also a poet) and Qadar from his first wife Hoor Bai. After the death of Hoor Bai, he married Dhan Bai who gave birth to Rahim and Noor Muhammad (later 'Nazir'). Nazir was raised by his stepbrother, Jamal, and his stepbrother's wife, Hawwa Bai. He married Halima Bai. Their two daughters died at an early age. He had three sons and three daughters.See also
*List of Gujarati-language writers
Well known laureates of Gujarati literature are Hemchandracharya, Narsinh Mehta, Mirabai, Akho, Premanand Bhatt, Shamal Bhatt, Dayaram, Dalpatram, Narmad, Govardhanram Tripathi, Mahatma Gandhi, K. M. Munshi, Umashankar Joshi, Suresh Joshi, Pan ...
References
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