Urdu
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Agra
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in 1930 by the famous poet
Seemab Akbarabadi
Seemab Akbarabadi ( ur, ) born Aashiq Hussain Siddiqui ( ur, , 5 June 1882 – 31 January 1951) was an Urdu poet from British India and Pakistan. Its editor-in-chief is the poet, writer and journalist Iftikhar Imam Siddiqui, and the assistant editors are his two brothers, Noaman Siddiqui and Hamid Iqbal Siddiqui.
History
''Shair'' was founded on 14 February 1930, in Agra, India, by Iftikhar Imam Siddiqui's grandfather Seemab Akbarabadi, with the purpose of providing guidance and a platform to help new poets be published. After the partition of India, Akbarabadi migrated to
Pakistan
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in 1948 and never returned.
Aijaz Siddiqui, the second son of Akbarabadi and the father of Iftikhar Imam Siddiqui, took charge of the magazine. In 1951 he also moved with his family to Mumbai where he continued to publish the ''Shair''. After the death of Aijaz Siddiqui, Iftikhar Imam Siddiqui became its editor, who is himself a good poet and good at editing and writing.
''Shair'' has introduced many old and new poets and writers. ''Shair''′s literary family has been admired and appreciated throughout Urdu literary figures for its best work and efforts.