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Shamim Karhani


Born
in India
June 08, 1913

Died
March 19, 1975

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Shamim Karhani, was an eminent Urdu poet of the twentieth century.

Shamim Karhani was born in a 'Zamindar' family to Mohammad Akhtar and Ummat ul Zehra on the 8th of June 1913 in village 'Karhan' district Mau, U.P. in India. His real name was ‘Syed Shamsuddin Haider’. He himself chose ‘Shamim Karhani’ as his pen name. He did his secondary education from Aligarh Muslim University and also did ‘Maulvi Kamil Munshi’. For his profession, he chose to be a teacher.[1] He worked with Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System, Kaumi Awaz and Anglo Arabic School (New Delhi). He was a scholar of the Persian language; however he did all his poetry in Urdu.

His collection entitled “Roshan Andhera” was entirely devoted to the “Quit India Movement”

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“TUM RUK KE NAHI MILTE, HUM JHUK KE NAHI MILTE, MAALUM YEH HOTA HAI, KUCH TUM BHI HO KUCH HUM BHI.”
SHAMIM KARHANI

“kashtiyaan nahin to kyaa hausale to paas hain,
kah do naakhudaaon se, tum koi khudaa nahin.”
Shamim Karhani

“faasla to hai magar koi faasla nahin,
mujhse tum juda sahi dil se tum juda nahin.”
Shamim Karhani