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Dr. Shahzad A. Rizvi Ph.D. (28 February 1937-) is an
Guest of honor Dr. Mohammad Zaman Azurda, former Head of the Department of Urdu at Jammu University, introduced Rizvi's newest collection to the gathering of poets and literary scholars.''"Mohabbaton Ka Safar"'' of Dr. Rizvi released
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Dr. Shahzad A. Rizvi Ph.D. (28 February 1937-) is an India
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n-born American author, scholar and Urdu
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poet. His English language works include historical novels set in India and scholarly articles on Urdu literary figures. His Urdu language works include numerous poems and ghazals.
Dr. Rizvi was born in 1937 in Gwalior
Gwalior (Hindi: , ) is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; It is known as the Music City of India having oldest Gwalior gharana, musical gharana in existence. It is a major sports, cultural, industrial, and political c ...
, India and currently lives in the United States. He is a descendant of Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi
Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi (1796/1797 – 19 August 1861) was a Hanafi mufti, Kalam scholar, Maturidi theologian, and poet. He was an activist of the Indian independence movement and campaigned against British colonialism. He issued an early religi ...
, a prominent Indian scholar and freedom fighter in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against Company rule in India, the rule of the East India Company, British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the The Crown, British ...
, and grandson of the renowned Urdu poet Muztar Khairabadi.
Together with other contemporary Urdu poets, Dr. Rizvi has participated in international poetic recitations hosted by Urdu literary societies in the United States and India (at the Ghalib Institute in Delhi and the Urdu Academy in Bhopal). In 2014, Halqa-e-Arbab-e-Adab Press of Bhopal, India published two collections of Dr. Rizvi's Urdu poetry, "Chalte, Chalte" (On the Way) and "Khwab Zindagi Ke" (Life's Dream).India News, ''Hindustan Times Bhopal'', 1 January 2014, page 15
Indian publisher Urdu Literary Circle released a third collection of Rizvi's Urdu poetry in March 2015, entitled "Muhabbaton Ka Safar" (Love's Journey). Noted Urdu scholar and literary critic, Professor Afaq Ahmed, arranged and edited the collection."Dr. Shahzad Rizvi's collected poems, "Love's Journey," has been published". (15 March 2015). ''Daily NADEEM Bhopal'', vol 71. num 80, p. 3 On 2 April 2015, Professor Ahmed hosted a literary function at the historic Swaraj Bhavan mansion and museum to celebrate the publication.Book ''Mohabbat Ka Safar'' releasedGuest of honor Dr. Mohammad Zaman Azurda, former Head of the Department of Urdu at Jammu University, introduced Rizvi's newest collection to the gathering of poets and literary scholars.''"Mohabbaton Ka Safar"'' of Dr. Rizvi released
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