Pagal Adilabadi

Ahmed Shareef
Born(1941-05-19)19 May 1941
Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
Diedc.2007 (aged 65–66)
Pen namePagal Adilabadi
OccupationPoet
NationalityIndian
SubjectHumour, Love

Ahmed Shareef (Urdu: احمد شريف), (19 May 1941 – c.2007), popularly known as Pagal Adilabadi (Urdu: احمد شريف پاگل عادل آبادى), was an Urdu poet from Adilabad, India. He wrote mazahiya shayari or humorous poetry in his native dialect of Hyderabadi Urdu.[1] His pen name, "Pagal", means "crazy" in Urdu.[2]

Early life

Pagal Adilabadi was born 19 May 1941 in Nizamabad district. He was a teacher in a government school in Adilabad, hence the name.[3]

Career

Pagal Adilabadi wrote humorous poems, shayari in Urdu.

The book Khusur Phusr collects his life work. In the initial stage of his life he never published his works. He was busy working as a teacher, but after retiring from his job, he started writing the books.

Ahmed Sherif died at the age of 66[4] while working on his book Bagare Baingan.

Bibliography

  • Khusur Phusr - Goonj publications (Nizamabad).

References

  1. ^ "Funny weekend in store for poetry lovers". The Hindu. 9 December 2005. Archived from the original on 7 September 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  2. ^ "An endeavour that has restored the pride". The Hindu. 8 September 2007. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  3. ^ Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F. (14 July 2010). Pagal Adilabadi. VDM Publishing. ISBN 978-613-2-09662-3. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Dear postmaster". The Statesman. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2018.