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Shamim Hashimi (
Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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: ; hi, शमीम हाशिमी ; born Syed Muhammad Shamimuddin on 14 August 1947) is an
Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
poet. He is basically a poet of
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 ...
. He has also written poems of other forms of poetry in different meters.


Personal life

Hashimi was born in
Sasaram Sasaram ()sometimes also spelled as Sahasram, is an ancient historical city and a municipal corporation region in the Rohtas district of the Bihar state in eastern India, with a history that goes to thousands of years. During the prehistoric ag ...
, Bihar, India. He received his primary education in
Madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...
Khanqaah kabeeriya. He obtained "Aalim" (Graduation) at the age of 15. He pursued Fazil (
Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
and
Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Patna University Patna University is a public state university in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established on 1 October 1917 during the British Raj. It is the first university in Bihar and the seventh oldest university in the Indian subcontinent in the modern er ...
and obtained master's degree in Urdu language & literature and Dip. in Ed. He received the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common Academic degree, degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields ...
for his research thesis on the life of a poet Mahjoor Shamsi. He is from the
Daagh Dehlvi Nawab Mirza Khan Daagh Dehlvi ( ur, , 25 May 1831 – 17 March 1905) was a poet known for his Urdu '' ghazals''. He belonged to the old Delhi school of Urdu poetry.
school of
Urdu poetry Urdu poetry ( ur, ) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Today, it is an important part of the cultures of South Asia. According to Naseer Turabi there are five major poets of Urdu which are Mir Taqi Mir (d.1810), Mirza Ghalib ...
and is one of the disciples of Abr Ahsani Gunnauri. His pen name is Shamim Hashimi.


Career

Hashimi began writing poems at the age of 9. His poems and prose were published in national magazines of Urdu literature like Funoon,
Shair ''Shair'' ( ur, ) is the oldest Urdu-language literary magazine, based in Mumbai, India. It was launched in Agra in 1930 by the famous poet Seemab Akbarabadi. Its editor-in-chief is the poet, writer and journalist Iftikhar Imam Siddiqui, and t ...
, Aaj kal and subh-e-naw-patna etc. He has written many books in Urdu, Persian and English, including collections of his Urdu and Persian Ghazals. His major literary work was published in the 1970s. One of his best books ''Toot tay patton ka dukh'' was published in 2005 which has widely been appreciated. He has also received ''Sahitya Bhushan'' and ''Bihar Urdu academy award''. His writing influences include
Meer Taqi Meer Mir Muhammad Taqi (February 1723 – 20 September 1810), known as Mir Taqi Mir (also spelled Meer Taqi Meer), was an Urdu poet of the 18th century Mughal era in the Subcontinent and one of the pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language it ...
and Amir Khusrow.


Views of contemporaries

Shabab Lalit: "...Shamim Hashimi is the narrator of the joy of grief. He is a reflector of his pain along with the grief of the universe and agony of the present. On the broad canvas of human life Shamim Hashimi has deeply felt and spiritually experienced the agony of present, unevenness of time and atrocities..."
Nadim Balkhi: "...the main subject of the poems of Shamim Hashimi is Nostalgia which symbolises the complete inner and outer human world..."
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (30 September 1935 – 25 December 2020) was an Indian Urdu language poet, author, critic and theorist. He is known for ushering modernism to Urdu literature. He formulated fresh models of literary appreciation that combi ...
: "...You have the tradition of intellect from the family of your mother and from that of your father as well and these two qualities are reflected in your poetry at a lot of places..."


Awards

* ''Sahitya Bhushan'' * ''Bihar Urdu academy award''


Bibliography

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
* Collection of Persian Ghazals. * "Farsi ki pahli kitab" The course text book for inter college (Bihar board) and Magadh University 1973. * Taaleef "Faryaad-e-raghib". * Talkheez-e-sher-ul-'ajam.
Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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ghazals "Toot-tay Patton Ka Dukh.". * Sahsaraam me Urdu shayari ki ibtada-o-irtiqaa (evolution of Urdu poetry in Sahsaraam.). * Insaniyat ka Islami Tasawwur. (Meaning of humanity in Islam). * Kulliyaat-e-Mahjoor Shamsi. (Works on Mahjoor Shamsi).


See also

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List of Persian poets and authors The list is not comprehensive, but is continuously being expanded and includes Persian writers and poets from Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, India, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. This list is alphabetized by chronological or ...
* List of Urdu language poets *
Urdu poetry Urdu poetry ( ur, ) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Today, it is an important part of the cultures of South Asia. According to Naseer Turabi there are five major poets of Urdu which are Mir Taqi Mir (d.1810), Mirza Ghalib ...
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Ghalib Academy, New Delhi Ghalib Academy ( ur, ) is an educational and cultural institution of national importance in India. It was founded in 1969 by Hakeem Abdul Hameed and inaugurated by the former president of India Dr. Zakir Hussain in Nizamuddin West area, Delhi. T ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hashimi, Shamim Urdu-language poets from India Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Hanafis Persian-language poets 1947 births Islamic philosophers Urdu-language religious writers Urdu-language letter writers Urdu-language theologians Indian male poets Poets from Bihar Living people