Qabil Ajmeri (27 August 1931 – 3 October 1962 ) was a Pakistani
Urdu
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poet.
Biography
Qabil Ajmeri was born on 27 August 1931, as Abdul Rahim in Churli, a town located 24 miles from
Ajmer
Ajmer () is a city in the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Ajmer district and Ajmer division. It lies at the centre of Rajasthan, earning it the ...
,
Rajasthan
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.
He received his early education from Madarsa Nizamiyah Usmaniyah in
Dargah Ajmer, before migrating to Pakistan he reside in his ancestral house near
Tripolia Gate. He was a disciple of Maani Ajmeri and Armaan Ajmeri. After Partition Qabil migrated to
Hyderabad
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,
Sindh
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. He was diagnosed with
Tuberculosis
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at an early age.
Works
* Deedah e Bedaar
* Kullaiyat e Qabil
* Mutala i Qabil Ajmeri
References
1931 births
1962 deaths
Muhajir people
Pakistani poets
Urdu-language poets from Pakistan
People from Hyderabad District, Pakistan
Pakistani critics
Pakistani people of Rajasthani descent
People from Ajmer
Urdu-language writers from Pakistan
Indian emigrants to Pakistan
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