Rais Amrohvi

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Rais Amrohvi
رئیس امروہوی
Born Syed Muhammad Mehdi
(1914-09-12)12 September 1914
Amroha, British India.
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Nationality Pakistani
Occupation Poet, journalist

Rais Amrohvi (Urdu: رئیس امروہوی‎), whose real name was Syed Muhammad Mehdi (1914-1988) was a Pakistani scholar, Urdu poet and psychoanalyst. He was known for his style of qatanigari (quatrain writing). He wrote quatrains for Pakistani newspaper Jang for several decade. He promoted the Urdu language and supported the Urdu-speaking people of Pakistan.[1]

During the conflict with the Sindhis in the Bhutto era, he wrote his famous poem Urdu ka janaza hai zara dhoom say niklay (It is the funeral of Urdu, carry it out with fanfare).[2][3] He also intended to translate the Bhagavad Gita into standard Urdu.[4]

Early life

Amrohvi was born on 12 September 1914 in Amroha, India.[citation needed] He migrated to Pakistan on 19 October 1947 and settled in Karachi.[citation needed] He was known for his style of Qatanigari (quatrain writing). For several decades he published quatrains for Pakistan's daily newspaper, Jang. He was also a supporter of the Urdu language and the Urdu-speaking people of Pakistan. He established an institution Raees Academy where writers were trained in emotional and moral values.[1]

He also published a number of books on the topic of metaphysics, meditation, and yoga.[citation needed] He was assassinated on 22 September 1988.[1]

Publications

Poetry

  • Alif
  • Masnavi Lala-e-Sehra (1956)[5]
  • Pase Ghubar (1969)[5]
  • Qattat - I (1969)[5]
  • Qattat - II (1969)[5]
  • Hikayaat (1975)
  • Ba-Hazrat-e-Yazdaan (1984)[5]
  • Malboos-e-Bahar (1983)[5]
  • Aasaar (1985)[5]
  • Kulliyat[5]
  • Naseemus sahar[5]
  • Zameer e khama[5]

Other

  • Muraqabah
  • Ma'badun-Nafsiyaat (Parapsychology)
  • Nafseyaat-o-Mabaad-an-Nafseyaat (3 vols)[5]
  • Ajaib-e-Nafs (4 vols)
  • Le Sans Bhi Ahista (2 vols)[5]
  • Jinseyaat (2 vols)[5]
  • Aalam-e-Barzagh (2 vols)[5]
  • Hazraat-e-Arwah
  • hypnotism
  • "Tawajjuhaat" (2 volumes)
  • "Jinnaat" (2 volumes)[5]
  • "Aalam-e-Arwah" (2 volumes)[5]
  • Almiye e mashraqi pakistan[5]
  • Achche Mirza[5]
  • Ana minal husain

References

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