Tabish Dehlvi

Syed Masood-ul-Hasan Tabish Dehlvi, TI, (Urdu: تابش دہلوی) (born 9 November, 1911 - 23 September, 2004) was an Urdu poet.^[1] He was a broadcaster and Urdu news reader on radio in both India and Pakistan.

Tabish Dehlvi تابش دہلوی
Born	Syed Masood-ul-Hasan 9 November 1913 Delhi, British India
Died	23 September 2004(2004-09-23) (aged 90) Karachi, Pakistan
Resting place	Sakhi Hassan Graveyard, Karachi
Occupation	Writer poet broadcaster newsreader
Language	Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, English
Nationality	Pakistani/British Indian
Education	Darul Uloom, Hyderabad University of Karachi (BA)
Notable awards	Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
Children	5

Biography

He was born on 9 November, 1911, in Delhi as Syed Masood-ul-Hasan Tabish "Dehlvi" to Munshi Zakaulla.^[2] He obtained his early education from his mother and subsequently from Maulvi Sheiv Diyal. His grandfather, Maulvi Inayatullah, summoned him to Hyderabad-Deccan, where he concluded his secondary education at Darul Uloom. Subsequently, he became a student of the renowned poet Fani Badayuni in Hyderabad, India.^[3][4]

Due to a lack of financial means, Tabish was unable to continue his studies after completing matriculation. Consequently, he sought employment to support himself financially. He commenced his professional journey in the postal service in the role of a clerk. Later, he explored his old interest and became a member of All India Radio in 1941.^[5]

During partition, he moved to Karachi and joined Radio there as a broadcaster and news reader.^[5][6]

Awards

Tabish received many awards in his lifetime and was finally decorated with the coveted award of Tamgha-i-Imtiaz by the government of Pakistan in 1998.^[1]

Books

His notable collection of poetry includes:

• Nimroz (1963)
• Chiragh-e-Sehra (1982)
• Ghubar-e-Anjum (1984)
• Mah-e-Shikasta (1993)
• Kisht-e-Nawa (full collection)
• Nazr-e-Tabish