Mirza Azim Baig Chughtai (December 30, 1928 – February 17, 2009), known in literary circles by his takhallus (pen name) Shabnam Romani (), was a Urdu poet based in

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. Shabnam Romani wrote several books including ''Jazeera'', ''Doosra Himala'', and ''Tohmat''. Romani was born in Budaun,

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. 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"

. At the age of 80, Romani died on February 17, 2009, after a long illness.Poet Shabnam Romani passes away
/ref> Faisal Azeem, one of Romani's two sons, is a poet based in Canada—his book "Meri Aankhon saay Dekho" was published in 2006. 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''

References

*http://www.dawn.com/2003/10/19/local9.htm *https://web.archive.org/web/20071114062053/http://www.urdudost.com/albums/album01.html

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Official Website
1928 births 2009 deaths Urdu-language poets from Pakistan Muhajir people Pakistani scholars Poets from Karachi Pakistani magazine editors Magazine publishers (people) Pakistani publishers (people) 20th-century Pakistani poets People from Budaun {{pakistan-poet-stub

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