Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
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Shamsur Rahman Faruqi | |
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| Born | Shamsur Rahman Faruqi 30 September 1935 India |
| Died | 25 December 2020 (aged 85) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | poet, critic |
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (30 September 1935 – 25 December 2020) was an Indian poet and an Urdu critic and theorist. He used criticism found in Western literature and added them to Urdu literature. [1] He was also editor of his literary magazine Shabkhoon and part-time professor at the South Asia Regional Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
Faruqi died on 25 December 2020 in Allahabad from Covid-19 at the age of 85.[2]
References
- ↑ A Conversation with Shamsur Rahman Faruqi by Prem Kumar NazarUrduStudies.com. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ↑ Noted writer, poet Shamsur Rahman Faruqi passes away (in en). The Indian Express (2020-12-26). Retrieved 2020-12-26.