Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi Famous Ghazal and Shayari Hindi

احمد ندیم قاسمی ، شیر احمد ندیم کاسمی

A Tribute to Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, Best of Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi Ghazal and Shayari Hindi

Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (Urdu: احمد ندیم قاسمی‎) born Ahmad Shah Awan (Urdu: احمد شاہ اعوان‎) on 20 November 1916 – died 10 July 2006, was an Urdu and English language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. He wrote 50 books on topics such as poetry, fiction, criticism, journalism and art, and was a major figure in contemporary Urdu literature. His poetry was distinguished by its humanism, and his Urdu afsana (short story) work is considered by some second only to Prem Chand in its depiction of rural culture. He was also editor and publisher of the literary magazine Funoon for almost half a century. He received awards such as the Pride of Performance in 1968 and Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 1980 for his literary work.

अहमद नदीम काज़मी 20 नवम्बर, 1916 को अंगह तहसील व जिला खोशाब, पंजाब (पाकिस्तान) में पैदा हुए। 1935 में बी.ए. की डिग्री हासिल की। आपकी पहली कविता जो मौलाना मुहम्मद अली जौहर के देहावसान पर कही थी दैनिक ‘सियासत’ में प्रकाशित हुई। पहला काव्य संग्रह 1942 में उर्दू अकेडमी लाहौर से और पहला कहानी संग्रह 1939 में प्रकाशित हुआ। आपकी कहानियों के सत्राह संग्रह तथा आठ काव्य संग्रह प्रकाशित हो चुके हैं। शोध एवं आलोचना की तीन पुस्तकें तथा तीन पुस्तकें बाल साहित्य से सम्बन्धित प्रकाशित हो चुकी हैं। आपकी कहानियों और शायरी के अनुवाद अंग्रेजी, रूसी, चीनी, जापानी, हिन्दी, पंजाबी, बंगाली, सिंधी, गुजराती, मराठी और फषरसी सहित अनेक भाषाओं में हो चुके हैं। आपको पाकिस्तान का शिखर सम्मान इम्तियाजे पाकिस्तान सहित कई साहित्यिक सम्मानों से नवाजश जा चुका है।

Qasmi edited several prominent literary journals, including Phool, Tehzeeb-i-Niswaan, Adab-i-Lateef, Savera, Naqoosh, and his own journal, Funoon. He also worked as the editor of the Urdu daily Imroze. Qasimi contributed weekly columns to national newspapers like Rawan Dawan and Daily Jang for several decades. His poetry has included both traditional ghazals and modern nazms.

In 1948, he was selected as the secretary general of the Anjuman-e-Taraqqi Pasand Musannifeen (Progressive Writers Movement) for Punjab. In 1949, he was elected the secretary-general of the organisation for Pakistan. In 1962, Qasmi published his own literary magazine Fanoon, with the support of writers and poets including Khadija Mastoor, Hajra Masroor, Ahmed Faraz, Amjad Islam Amjad, Ata ul Haq Qasmi, and Munnu Bhai . Qasami was the mentor of poet Parveen Shakir. In 1974, he was appointed secretary-general of Majlis-Taraqee-Adab, a literary body established by the government of West Pakistan in 1958.

In December 2011, Professor Fateh Muhammad Malik and noted columnist Ata ul Haq Qasmi arranged a seminar on the life and achievements of Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi at the International Islamic University, Islamabad. His literary work has been appreciated and admired by Urdu writers, poets and critics, although there is also criticism of his literary work and of his personality. Fateh Muhammad Malik is a long-time friend of Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi. In his book about the life and personality of Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi called 'Nadeem Shanasi', he gives the impression that it is evident from Qasmi's letters to him that Qasmi had a buried disliking for Faiz and perhaps considered himself a poet greater than Faiz. "The letters also reveal that Qasmi had a narcissistic personality and an inflated ego when it came to his contemporaries. He consciously or unconsciously tried to belittle Faiz, though without much effect."