Shabnam Romani

Mirza Azim Baig Chughtai (30 December 1928 – 17 February 2009), known in literary circles by his takhallus (pen name) Shabnam Romani (Urdu: شبنم رومانی ), was a Urdu poet based in Karachi, Pakistan. Shabnam Romani wrote several books including Jazeera, Doosra Himala, and Tohmat. Romani was born in Budaun, India. He later moved to Pakistan and lived most of his life in Karachi. He was the publisher and editor of the quarterly Aqdar, a literary Urdu magazine. He wrote a regular column in "Daily Mashriq" Karachi.^{[citation needed]}

Shabnam Romani
Born	(1928-12-30)30 December 1928 Budaun, British India
Died	17 February 2009(2009-02-17) (aged 80)
Occupation	Urdu poet based in Karachi, Pakistan, publisher and editor of Quarterly Aqdar, a literary Urdu magazine, wrote a regular column in Daily Mashriq Karachi
Language	Urdu
Nationality	Pakistani
Notable works	Jazeera, Doosra Himala, Tohmat

At the age of 80, Romani died on 17 February 2009, after a long illness.^[1] Faisal Azeem, one of Romani's two sons, is a poet based in Canada—his book "Meri Aankhon saay Dekho" was published in 2006.^{[citation needed]}

His children include: Faisal Azeem, Saba Shabnam, Saman Shabnam, Kanwal Shabnam, Khurram Azeem, and Sahar Shabnam.

Shabnam's works

• Masnavi Sair-e-Karachi (1959)
• Jazeera
• Tohmat
• Doosra Himala
• Hyde Park
• Mozay Chilghozay
• Hurf Nissbat
• Hijrat

See also

• Syyed Sajjad Haider Yaldram
• Qurratulain Haider