Renowned Urdu poet Mohammad Ahmad Ramz died in Ghaziabad on 2nd April, 2010. He was the leading modernist poet.
Ramz was born in Sitapur in 1932. He emerged as a leading poet at the peak of modernist movement, especially in the 70s. Before known as Ramz Sitapuri, his collected works of poetry ‘Savaad-e-Rang’ got recognition.
His couplet:
SaaNsoN meN ulajh rahii thiiN saaNseN
SadiyoN ko ubuur kar rahaa tha voh
The death of Ghulam Rizvi Gardish is a further distress for Urdu world. He passed away in Mau. He was born in Muhammadabad town of Mau and taught English in Shia College. He had also spent years in Mumbai.
Ghulam Rizwi Gardish will always be remembered for his ‘khaaka-nigaari’ and his knowledge about Urdu poetry and its history. He could remember countless couplets of hundreds of poets and also the literary feuds and controversies in the history of Urdu literature.
He was a poet of repute and had more than a few collections to his name apart from his celebrated work ‘paraganda log’ in which he wrote profiles of poets and writers. His second book of profiles, ‘Aainakhana’ is in print.
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