Pagal Adilabadi Explained

Ahmed Shareef
Pseudonym:Pagal Adilabadi
Birth Date:1941 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
Occupation:Poet
Nationality:Indian
Subject:Humour, Love

Ahmed Shareef (Urdu: احمد شريف ), (19 May 1941 – 2007), popularly known as Pagal Adilabadi (Urdu: احمد شريف پاگل عادل آبادى), was an Urdu poet from Adilabad, India. He wrote mazahiya shayari or humorous poetry in his native dialect of Hyderabadi Urdu.[1] His pen name, "Pagal", means "crazy" in Urdu.[2]

Early life

Pagal Adilabadi was born 19 May 1941 in Nizamabad district. He was a teacher in a government school in Adilabad, hence the name.[3]

Career

Pagal Adilabadi wrote humorous poems, shayari in Urdu.

The book Khusur Phusr collects his life work. In the initial stage of his life he never published his works. He was busy working as a teacher, but after retiring from his job, he started writing the books.

Ahmed Sherif died at the age of 66[4] while working on his book Bagare Baingan.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Funny weekend in store for poetry lovers. https://web.archive.org/web/20060907032851/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/09/stories/2005120919240200.htm. dead. 7 September 2006. The Hindu. 2005-12-09. 28 January 2012.
  2. News: An endeavour that has restored the pride. https://web.archive.org/web/20071205010941/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/08/stories/2007090858410300.htm. dead. 5 December 2007. The Hindu. 2007-09-08. 28 January 2012.
  3. Book: Surhone . Lambert M. . Timpledon . Miriam T. . Marseken . Susan F. . Pagal Adilabadi . 14 July 2010 . VDM Publishing . 978-613-2-09662-3 . 23 February 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: Dear postmaster . 24 December 2017 . The Statesman . en-US . 19 June 2018.