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Shamsur Rahman Faruqi

Indian urdu language poet, author, critic and theorist..

Born September 30th, 1935 in Azamgarh.

Died December 25th, 2020 at 85 years old in Prayagraj (COVID-19). [ref]

Occupations
civil servant, literary critic, poet, writer
Website
www.shamsurrahmanfaruqi.com/
Wikipedia
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