Kalim Ajiz

Kalim Ajiz
Born 1920
Telhara, Nalanda district, Bihar, India
Died 14 February 2015
Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India
Resting place Telhara, Nalanda district, Bihar, India
25°08′01″N 85°06′19″E / 25.13348°N 85.105371°E / 25.13348; 85.105371
Occupation Urdu poet
Known for Ghazals
Awards Padma Shri

Kalim Ajiz was an Indian writer of Urdu literature,[1] academic and chairman of the Urdu Advisory Committee of the Government of Gujarat.[2] He was a recipient of the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri from the Government of India in 1982.[3]

Biography

Kalim Ajiz was born in 1920 at Telhara, a small village which had been home to an ancient Buddhist monastery in Nalanda district of the Indian state of Bihar. He secured his graduate and master's degrees in Urdu from Patna University after which he obtained his doctoral degree in 1965.[4] His doctoral thesis, Evolution of Urdu Literature in Bihar, has since been published as a book.[5]

Ajiz continued his association with Patna University by joing the institution as a member of its Urdu faculty[6] and retired as a professor of the department.[7] After retirement, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Urdu Advisory Committee, Government of Bihar, a post he held till his death.[2]

Ajiz began writing poems at the age of 17 and started appearing in mushairas from 1949.[5] His first book of ghazals was published in 1976 and the book was released at Vigyan Bhawan by the then President of India, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.[5] This was followed by several publications such as Jub Fasle Baharan Aai Thi (When the spring arrived),[4] Woh Jo Shayri Ka Sabab Hua, Jab Fasl Bahar Aayei Thi and Jahan Khushboo Hi Khusboo Thi.[5] His mushairas have been hosted in many places including Dallas, US.[8]

Ajiz, who had four sons and two daughters, died on 14 February 2015 at Hazaribagh in Jharkhand, at the age of 94.[5] After the funeral at Gandhi Maidan, Patna which was attended to by thousands of people,[9] his mortal remains were buried at Telhara, his native place.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Urdu Ghazals". Ghalib Ayaz. 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Kalim Ajiz passes away". Bihar GK. 15 February 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Kaleem Ajiz speaks about poetic career". Saudi Gazette. 2 July 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Renowned Urdu poet from Patna Dr. Kalim Ahmed Ajiz is no more". Two Circles. 16 February 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Legendary Urdu poet Dr Kalim Ajiz passes away". Muslim Mirror. 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dr. Ajiz". Urdu Youth Forum. 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Urdu Mushaira held in Dallas". Geo TV. 26 December 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Thousands bid Final Farewell to Dr. Kalim Ajiz". Patna Daily. 17 February 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.

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