Sahir Hashmi Adeeb

Who was Sahir Hashmi Adeeb?

Sahir Hashmi Adeeb was a well-known Indian Urdu poet.

Adeeb's poetry strictly follows the norms and standards laid by the great Urdu poets and legends but at the same time addresses the present day ambitions, challenges, problems, feelings, passion and pain of a common man. He skillfully uses the idioms, the phrases, the traditional terminology and expresses all in the simplest form.

A selected collection of his poetry was published as Naqeeb-e Khudi in 1981 and a collection of Hamd and Naats as Dikr Hadi wa Hidayat in 1999. Sahir was awarded the prestigious Hasrat Mohani Award.

Sahir was deeply involved in social and cultural activities in Kanpur. He served as President of All India Poonam Cultural Society and as Joint Secretary of Adab-e Aaliya, both in Kanpur for several years. More than 15 books were published during his tenure in Poonam.