Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi

Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi
Barqi Azmi receiving award
Barqi Azmi receiving award
Native name
احمد علی برقی اعظمی
Born(1954-12-25)25 December 1954
Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died5 December 2022(2022-12-05) (aged 67)
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Resting placeKot, Azamgarh
OccupationRadio Announcer, translator, language expert, writer, poet

Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi (25 December 1954 – 5 December 2022) was an Indian poet in the Urdu language. His poetic collections included Rooh-e-Sukhan. Professionally, he served in the Persian service of All India Radio, New Delhi. He devoted his life to furtherance of the Urdu language and its literary culture.

Education

Ahmad Ali Barqi was educated at Shibli National College in Azamgarh and at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He held a degree in Education, a master's degree in Urdu and Persian, and received a doctorate in Modern and Classical Persian from the Centre of African & Asian Languages of Jawaharlal Nehru University in 1996.[1]

Literary works

Barqi's poetic works are assembled in the books Rooh-e-Sukhan published in 2013[2] and Mahshr e Khayal[3] published in 2020. In this massive work, he treats traditional subject matter, such as romantic love and spiritual devotion, but also non-traditional topics such as the Internet and global health crises. He includes tributes to Urdu literary giants, including Mir Taqi Mir, Ghalib, Iqbal, Sir Syed, and Faiz Ahmad Faiz.[4] He continued to publish new poems online in numerous international Urdu poetry forums,[5][6] including HamariWeb,[7] aalmiahkbar.com,[8] and on Facebook.

Barqi's father, Rahmat Elahi Barqi, was also a renowned poet in Urdu,[9] well known for his collection Tanweer-e-Sukhan, or "The Light of Language."

Professional life

Barqi served as Translator-cum-Announcer (T/A In-charge) in the Persian Service of the External Services Division of All India Radio, New Delhi. He has traveled extensively, including to Iran and Afghanistan, on study tours. In addition to his own writing, he devoted his time and efforts to the furtherance of Urdu literary culture, promoting the works of Urdu poets of the past and present. In live forums and recitations, on television, radio, and social media, Dr. Barqi continued to spread international interest in the unique literary and cultural traditions of Urdu.[10][11]

Death

Barqi died in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh on 5 December 2022, at the age of 67[12][13] and buried in his neighborhood Kot, Azamgarh.[14]

Awards

References and footnotes

  1. ^ "Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi Poet Biography - Bihar Urdu Youth Forum, Patna". Urduyouthforum.org. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Rooh e sukhan final book 01 (3) [mukammal] by Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi". Issuu. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DxBSIZn0WD1o9tZv02I7vW-LLqbS38LD/view [dead link‍]
  4. ^ Urdu Lover (23 June 2016). "Urdu poets and writers' works, biographies by Muslim Saleem: Urdu poets and writers of India Part-II by Muslim Saleem". Poetswritersofurdu.blogspot.in. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  5. ^ UrduSukhan. "Ahmad Ali Barqi Azami احمد علی برقی اعظمی کی شاعری سے ایک صفحہ". Urdusukhan.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi". Issuu. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Poetries by Dr.Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi". Hamariweb.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  8. ^ admin. "Aalmi Akhbar". www.aalmiakhbar.com.
  9. ^ "Tribtute to Hazrat Imam Hussain A.S. by Rahmat Ilahi Barq Azmi | www.khojkhabarnews.com". Khojkhabarnews.wordpress.com. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  10. ^ "aabarqi". YouTube. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  11. ^ "About me میرا تعارف". Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  12. ^ Al-qasmi, Haqqani (6 December 2022). "محبت اور معصومیت کا جلی عنوان: ڈاکٹر احمد علی برقی اعظمی" (in Urdu). Qindeel Online. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  13. ^ Anjum, Suhel (6 December 2022). "آہ احمد علی برقی اعظمی" (in Urdu). Siyasi Taqdeer. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  14. ^ Riyāz, Shamīm (5 December 2022). "اک ستارہ اور ٹوٹا آسمانِ فکر کا: احمد علی برقی کی موت پر خاص تحریر" (in Urdu). India Narrative. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  15. ^ "How to change the address bar color in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari". Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.