Shabnam Romani
Mirza Azim Baig Chughtai (30 December 1928 – 17 February 2009), known in literary circles by his takhallus (pen name) Shabnam Romani, was an Urdu poet based in Karachi, Pakistan. Romani wrote several books including Jazeera, Doosra Himala, and Tohmat. Romani was born in Budaun, British India.
Shabnam Romani
- Name
- Shabnam Romani
- Born
- 30 December 1928
- Birthplace
- Budaun, British India
- Died
- 17 February 2009
- Occupation
- Urdu poet based in Karachi, Pakistan, publisher and editor of Quarterly Aqdar, a literary Urdu magazine, wrote a regular column in Daily Mashriq Karachi
- Nationality
- Pakistan · British Raj
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Mirza Azim Baig Chughtai (30 December 1928 – 17 February 2009), known in literary circles by his takhallus (pen name) Shabnam Romani, was an Urdu poet based in Karachi, Pakistan. Romani wrote several books including Jazeera, Doosra Himala, and Tohmat. Romani was born in Budaun, British India.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
No house-authored Note is published until its assertions and sources pass the VALÉORINE evidence contract. The documentary article remains available in full while that enrichment is being consolidated.
Documentary enrichment in progress · no unsupported statement published
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Shabnam Romani. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
not yet certified
- Identity
- unresolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
Authority files
wikidata · Q4301968 · wikipedia · Shabnam Romani
In this article
Biography
Biography
He later moved to Pakistan and lived most of his life in Karachi. He was the publisher and editor of the quarterly Aqdar, a literary Urdu magazine. He wrote a regular column in "Daily Mashriq" Karachi. At the age of 80, Romani died on 17 February 2009, after a long illness. His children include: Faisal Azeem, Saba Shabnam, Saman Shabnam, Kanwal Shabnam, Khurram Azeem, and Sahar Shabnam. His son Faisal Azeem is a poet based in Canada—his book "Meri Aankhon saay Dekho" was published in 2006. Shabnam's works • Masnavi Sair-e-Karachi (1959) • Jazeera • Tohmat • Doosra Himala • Hyde Park • Mozay Chilghozay • Hurf Nissbat • Hijrat
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Shabnam Romani • Born — 30 December 1928 • Birthplace — Budaun, British India • Died — 17 February 2009 • Occupation — Urdu poet based in Karachi, Pakistan, publisher and editor of Quarterly Aqdar, a literary Urdu magazine, wrote a regular column in Daily Mashriq Karachi • Language — Urdu • Notable Works — Jazeera, Doosra Himala, Tohmat
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Partially resolvedreference work
Partially resolved
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
38,991 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Shabankara'iAuthor
- Shabbir BanoobhaiAuthor
- Shabdrung Ngawang NamgyalAuthor
- ShabestariAuthor
- Shabnam ShakeelAuthor
- Shad AzimabadiAuthor
- Shade, the Changing ManAuthor
- Shadhli ibn JadidAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Shabnam Romani?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.