Bashir Badr
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Bashir Badr (born on 30 April 1945) is an Indian acclaimed poet of Urdu
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During his Masters progarm he was made to study one of his own book.
He has also been named the chairman of the Urdu Akademi, and is the most commonly sung and recited Urdu poet.
He is an alumnus of Aligarh Muslim University. His disciple and famous poet Muslim Saleem, who got educated in Aligarh under Bashir Badr, also lives in Bhopal.
in 1999 for contribution towards literature and Sangeet Natak Akademi. He was the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu
for his poetry collection Aas in 1999.
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
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Early life
Bashir Badr was born in Kanpur, India. His full name is Syed Mohammad Bashir.During his Masters progarm he was made to study one of his own book.
Career
Bashir Badr has over 18,000 couplets to his name and many Urdu ghazals.He has also been named the chairman of the Urdu Akademi, and is the most commonly sung and recited Urdu poet.
Personal life
Bashir Badr is married and has two sons and a daughter. One of his sons Nusrat Badr is a Bollywood writer. He lives in Bhopal.He is an alumnus of Aligarh Muslim University. His disciple and famous poet Muslim Saleem, who got educated in Aligarh under Bashir Badr, also lives in Bhopal.
Awards
Badr was awarded the Padma ShriPadma Shri
Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
in 1999 for contribution towards literature and Sangeet Natak Akademi. He was the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu
Sahitya Akademi Award to Urdu Writers
Sahitya Akademi Award is an annual literary honour, given since 1955, by Sahitya Akademi , to writers and their works, for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature. Urdu is one of 24 languages in which the award is given.:-Sahitya Akademi Award winners and their works...
for his poetry collection Aas in 1999.
External links
- Official website
- International Reader's Society of Poet Bashir Badr
- Bashir Badr at Kavita Kosh (Hindi)
- Some of Bashir Badr's ghazal's in the Roman script: http://www.urdupoetry.com/bashir.html
- An essay on Bashir Badr (may require login): http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20060518&fname=bashirbadr&sid=1
- Bashir Badar Read Urdu Poetry Books of Indian Famous Poet Bashir Badar.