Qayem Chandpuri Explained

Qayem Chandpuri
Birth Name:Muhammad Qayemuddin Ali
Birth Date:1722
Birth Place:Chandpur, Dist. Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh
Death Place:Rampur
Nationality:Indian
Known For:Poetry
Notable Works:Kulliyaat e Qayem

Muhammad Qyamuddin Ali, known as Qaim Chandpuri or Kayem Chandpuri (1722-1793), was an Indian poet.

Life

He was born in Chandpur, Bijnor (at the time part of the Mughal Empire) and died in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. He was a contemporary of Mir Taqi Mir, Khwaja Mir Dard, Mirza Muhammad Rafi Sauda, Qalandar Bakhsh Jurat and Mashafi[1] He wrote ghazals.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qayem Chandpuri – Profile. 28 January 2018.
  2. Book: Glimpses of Mughal Society and Culture. Ishrat Haque. 1992. Concept Publishing. 43. 9788170223825.
  3. Book: Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature Vol.2. Amresh Datta. 1988. Sahitya Akademi. 1396. 9788126011940.