Death anniversary of Nasir Kazmi, one of the renowned poets of this era.
Nasir Kazmi with Zia Jalandhari in mid 1960's
His ghazal expressed or created a mood in a more definite and direct manner than the traditional ghazal. Although most of his critics say that he derived his poetry from the "Meer school of thought", the fact is that he put up a value addition to it! that made him a poet of his own style.
Nasir Kazmi was one of the greatest poets of his era. He should be ranked among those of our writers who were not destined to live long but who, during their limited span, wrote extensively and touched the heights of creativity before passing away.
Born on December 8, 1925 at Ambala, he was educated at Ambala, Simla and Lahore. After the creation of Pakistan, he came to Lahore. Kazmi did some journalistic work with 'Auraq-e-Nau' as an editor and became editor-in-chief of the magazine in 1952.
Later, he was associated with Radio Pakistan, Lahore and other literary publications and organizations. Nasir Kazmi started his poetic life in 1940 by following the style of Akhtar Sherani and wrote romantic poems and sonnets. Later he began writing 'ghazals' under the guidance of Hafeez Hoshyarpuri.
His last four books were published after his death. He was died on March 2, 1972 due to stomach cancer.
دائم آباد رہے گی دنیا
ہم نہ ہوں گے کوئی ہم سا ہوگا
ناصر کاظمی
