Popular Meeruthi

Popular Meeruthi was born as Syed Aijazuddin Shah in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, on 9th August 1953. He is a poet and a satirist. He was born as the 4th child of Syed Nizamuddin Shah and Syeda Akhtari Begum. He went to Faiz-E-Am Inter College in Meerut. While doing his graduation, he was the President of the Students’ Association. He did his Ph.D. at CCS University. Meeruthi is married to Syeda Rashda Shah and has four children.

Meeruthi started his career as an Urdu lecturer. After getting the doctorate, he quit teaching and started his new career as a poet. He started reciting poems in Tamseli Mushaires conducted at Faiz-E-Am Inter College. In 1989, he went to Saudi Arabia to take part in the international Mushaira, and it is his first Mushaira abroad. Besides writing poetry, he is also a humorist who could work out on satires that don’t hurt anyone. He attended many symposiums and seminars that deal with Urdu literature. He has published many books, including Haas Kar Guzar Dai, Nawai e Rafta, Double Role, Popular Kalam, Zikar Fiqar Aur Fun, and Munshi Sher Kha Boom Meeruthi. Some of his poetry, include Sailab-e-bala, Qurbani, Naukar, Nujumi, Neta Kallan, Chaalak, Beti, Is Martabha Bhi Aae Hain Number Tere To Kam, Dulha, Beti, Shikari, Mushaera Hoga, Anokhe Karname, Aathwan Shauhar, Wo Mushaera Koi Aur Hai, Mulla Ji Ki Biwi Ka Jawab, Khuda Khair Kare and Naya Banjara Nama.

He was honored with many awards in India and abroad. Some of them are Delhi Vidhan Sabha Award in Delhi, Bazm I Adab Award in Australia, Majlis e Farogay Urdu Adab Award in Doha, Qatar, HAlq e Ahbab e Zoug Award in Little Rock USA, Awan e Urdu Award, Orlando Florida in the USA, Jashn e Suleman Khateeb Award in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, Gehwar e Adab Award on Tanzomizha in Chicago, USA, Indian Embassy of Saudi Arabia Award in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Rashtriya Gaurav Sammaan by World Peace Movement Trust in Mumbai, Ahmed Faraz Award 2000 in the USA, Saleem Jafri Award in Dubai, Indo-Pak Mushaira Award in Nagpur, Dilawar Figaar Award by Urdu Sabha in Delhi, Honour from Aligarh Alumni Association in the USA, Zahoor Ullah Shahid Award and Qamar Jalalmi Award in Pakistan, Chalchitra Award in Delhi, and Urdu Academy Award 2002 by Urdu Academy in Rajasthan.