Mazhar Imam

Mazhar Imam (1928 – 2012), born in Darbhanga District of Bihar in the year 1928, was an Urdu poet and critic. After obtaining M.A. degree in Urdu from University of Magadh and M.A degree in Persian from University of Bihar, he joined Carvan, a Kolkata daily in 1951 and thereafter worked as a school teacher before joining All India Radio in 1958 which institution he served for three decades. He retired as Director, Doordarshan, Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) in the year 1988.[1] He had authored thirteen books including four volumes of his Urdu poetry namely - Zakhm e tamanna (1962), Rishta goonge safar ka (1974), Pichle Mausam ka phool (1988) and Band hota bazaar. In 1994 he received the Sahitya Academy Award for his book, Pichle mausam ka phool. He innovated the Azad Ghazal genre in Urdu poetry.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Imam "Rekhta – Baab – e – Sukhan – Mazhar Imam" Check |url= value (help).
  2. ↑ "The Hindu 1st February 2012 Issue".
  3. ↑ "Mazhar Imam passes away". Urduindia Wordpress.
  4. ↑ Abida Samiudin. Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Urdu Literature. p. 287.
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