Naseer Turabi
Naseer Turabi (Urdu: نصير ترابی; born 15 June 1945 – 10 January 2021)[1] was an Indian-born Pakistani poet born in Hyderabad, Hyderabad State which was then, Deccan.
Naseer Turabi نصير ترابی | |
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| Born | June 15, 1945 Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India |
| Died | January 10, 2021 (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Wadi-a-Hussain graveyard |
| Nationality | Pakistani, Indian |
| Education | Masters in Public Relations |
| Alma mater | University of Karachi |
| Occupation | Poet |
Biography
His father Allama Rasheed Turabi was a renowned religious scholar. He came to Pakistan after the independence of Pakistan in 1947. He did his M.A. in Mass Communications from University of Karachi in 1968. He lived in Karachi.
He began writing poetry in 1962. His first collection of Poetry Aks-e-Faryadi was published in 2000.
After the East Pakistan Separation, he wrote a Ghazal "Woh Humsafar Tha[2] " expressing the sadness at the great tragedy of separation of East Pakistan.
The same Ghazal was later used as a theme song for Humsafar drama series. He also wrote lyrics for the theme song "Dil Ka Jo Mol Chukatay Honge" of Mol and Zindagi Gulzar Hai drama series. He has also written lyrics of Dil Aitebaar for Khwab Saraye and for Yaqeen Ka Safar OST.[3]
Short Profile
❖Executive Member - Pakistan Writers Guild, Sindh (1978–83)
❖Member Syndicate - Karachi University (Governor's Nominee (1994–97)
❖Member Board of Governors - Area Study Center for Europe (1994–97)
❖Member Board of Governors - "REHAB" (NGO) (1998-2001)
❖Re-nominated Member Syndicate - Karachi University, by the Governor Sindh (2001–04)
❖Member Board of Governors, Institute of Clinical Psychology (2001–04)
❖Coordinator Legal Aid Committee headed by Justice (R) Nasir Aslam Zahid (2007–09)
❖Participated in Mushairas and Literary Seminars locally and internationally and all over Pakistan as a Prominent Urdu Poet from Pakistan (1979-)
❖Conducting Literary Programs on National Radio and Television for the past 45 years.
❖Contributed weekly columns in the daily "Jahan Pakistan" (Oct 2013-May 2015)
❖Author of Poetry collection – "AKS Faryadi" which includes his globally famous poem "Wo Hamsafar Tha", with the maximum hits on any Pakistani poetry on YouTube in the shortest duration (2000).
❖Research compilation of Linguistic requirements of Urdu in "Shairiyat". This book is prescribed by Board of Secondary Education Sindh, Pakistan in the Intermediate syllabus (2013).
❖Printed Second poetry collection "Laraib" (2016).
❖Advised in Hamdard University, Pakistan to develop Curriculum for Bachelors and Masters Level Programs.
❖Mentored research students for thesis on Urdu Poetry and Literature.
❖Conducted, hosted, and presided over seminars for the promotion of Urdu Language.
❖Developed a concept after research on Mir Anees (Great poet) Marsia and connecting it with the Video Camera - film making technique.
❖Worked on world-famous Urdu Poet, "Ahmed Faraz's Intikhab" of his poetry collection.
References
- "Renowned poet Naseer Turabi passes away". The Express Tribune. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- "India-born renowned Pakistani Urdu poet Naseer Turabi dies". outlookindia. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- "Ghazals of Naseer Turabi". Rekhta. Retrieved 11 January 2021.