Naresh Kumar Shad

Naresh Kumar Shad

Naresh Kumar Shad (1927-1969), ^{[1] [2]} (urdu: نریش کمار شاد )(hindi: नरेश कुमार शाद ) was a renowned Urdu Ghazal and writer of Qat'aa and Rubai. He was born in the industrial city of Kanpur, in Uttar Pradesh where he had for sometime worked as a co-editor of Chandan along with Sahir Hoshiarpuri. He was fluent in the use of Urdu and Persian. Like Majaz, Saadat Hasan Manto and Salaam Machhalishahari he too was addicted to excessive alcohol intake because of which weakness he could not hold on to any job for long, did not live long and died of liver- cirrohsis. His father, Noharia Ram Dard, who was also a Urdu poet of note, was also an alcoholic who is believed to have committed suicide.

Naresh Kumar Shad wrote ghazals which had become very popular even when he was alive ^[3] but his forte was Qat'aa and Rubai. His two collections of poetry, Qashen and Kalaam e Muntakhab^[4] were published during his life time. After his demise Naresh Kumar Shad Memorial Committee in the year 1970 published Shad Namah that contained his poems and articles appraising his literary output. Later on, Shad ki Shayari ^[5] Shad aur Akhtar ki shayari ^[6]and Adabi latife ^[7] came to light.

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References

1. ^ Urdu Authors: Date list as on 31-05-2006 – S.No. 1853 – Shad, Naresh Kumar> maintained by National Council for Promotion of Urdu, Govt. of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development http://www.urducouncil.nic.in/urdu_wrld/u_auth/index_all.htm
2. ^ http://www.globalurduforum.org/authors/view/5059
3. ^ " Master couplets of Urdu " Poetry by K.C.Kanda 2002 Ed. p.269 books.google.com
4. ^ Indian literature Vol.14 published by Sahitya Akademi p.64 books.google.com
5. ^ Published by Star Publications http://books.google.com/books?id=pSX4GgAACAAJ
6. ^ Published by Diamond Books isbn=8128806467
7. ^ Published by Hind Pocket Books