Shabnam Romani: The Impressive Poet of Sindh

Shabnam Romani

 The Impressive Poet of Sindh

Mirza Azeem Baig Chughtai (December 30, 1928 – February 17, 2009), known in literary circles by his takhallus (pen name) Shabnam Romani, was a popular Urdu poet based in Karachi city, Pakistan. Shabnam Romani wrote a number of books involving Jazeera, Doosra Himala, and Tohmat. Romani was born in the region of Budaun, India, but shifted to Pakistan and lived most of his life in Karachi city. He was the publisher and editor of Quarterly Aqdar, a literary Urdu magazine. He wrote a regular column in “Daily Mashriq” Karachi.

At the age of 80, Romani died on February 17, 2009 after a long illness. Faisal Azeem, one of Romani’s two sons, is a poet based in Canada—his book “Meri AankhoN saay Dekho” was published in the year of 2006.

Works of Shabnam Romani

• Masnavi Sair-e-Karachi (1959)
• Jazeera
• Tohmat
• Doosra Himala
• Hyde Park
• Mozay Chilghozay
• Hurf Nissbat