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Sikandar Ali Wajd

Other names of Sikandar Ali Wajd: Sikander Ali
Hindi Poet Sikandar Ali Wajd
  • DOB : 1914
  • Date of death: 1983
  • Lived For : 68 Years
  • Gender : Male
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Sikander Ali Wajd is a great Poet of Urdu language in the ancient Indian times. His poems and ghazals are famous worldwide. Apart from his poet work, Sikander Ali was a man of great Intelligence. Hyderabad Civil Services elected him in the late 1930s, in the province of Aurangabad.

Also, judicial services also appointed him as the Munasif Magistrate. He kept on getting promotions, and he was retired as the session’s judge at the age of 65. He was a member of Rajya Sabha also, in 1972 from one of the constituencies of Maharashtra, which was the time of Indira Gandhi; Indian National Congress (INC) was the ruling party at that time.

Anjuman Taraqqī-yi-Urdū was one of the groups that were made by some great Urdu poets and people who love literature. Ali Wajd was elected at as the president of the society in 1970. Ex-Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru helped Sikander Ali Wajd’s third collection of poems, Awarq-e-Mussavar. His, other works include Laho-Tarung and Aftab-e-Taza and Bayaz-e-Maryan.

These were published in 1944, 1952 and 1972 respectively. His famous poems include Ajanta, Taj Mahal, Ellora, Karvan-e-Zindagi etcetera. It is a believed that his voice was very soothing and soul connecting when he used to sing his return ghazals in gatherings.

Rumors are that Sikander Ali Wajd used to find Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan very inspiring. Wajd used to admire his work a lot. There is no mention of Sikander Ali Wajd’s personal relationships and life in the history. Wajd (Pen Name) died a very normal death in the early 1980s, around 1983. Rest In Peace, the great poet.

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