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Uncle Chipps

2021-09-21T19:11:15Z

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{{short description|Indian potato chips brand}}
{{Infobox brand
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|logo= Unclechipps brand logo.png
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|type= [[Potato chip]]s
|currentowner= [[PepsiCo]]
|producedby = [[Frito-Lay]]
|country = [[India]]
|discontinued=
|introduced= {{start date and age|1992}}
|markets= Asia
|tagline= "Bole mere lips. I love Uncle Chipps"
|previousowners= Uncle Chipps Co. Ltd
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'''Uncle Chipps''' is a brand of [[potato chips]] that is marketed in India.<ref name=iejan00>{{cite news|title=Uncle Chipps launches Rs 2-crore Millennium Offer to woo kids|url=http://www.expressindia.com/fe/daily/20000120/fst20101.html|access-date=21 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=20 January 2000}}</ref> It was launched on 1992 by Amrit Agro Ltd. which was later taken over by [[Frito Lay]] (owned by [[PepsiCo]]), India in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pepsicoindia.co.in/brands/uncle-chipps.html|title=History of Uncle Chipps|publisher=PepsiCo}}</ref>

== History ==
Until 1998, the [[Delhi]]-based Uncle Chipps was the market leader in the industry, enjoying a 71% market share,<ref name=tiejuly98>{{cite news|title=Uncle Chipps in 70g packs, four variant|url=http://www.expressindia.com/fe/daily/19980715/19655184.html|access-date=21 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=15 July 1998}}</ref> thereafter saw competition bring its market share down to 30-35% by 2000.<ref name=tfedec00>{{cite news|title=Pepsi sees greater synergies after Quaker Oats buyout|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/old/fe/daily/20001206/fco06085.html|access-date=21 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|date=6 December 2000}}</ref> Originally owned by the Amrit Agro Ltd., it was bought over by [[Frito-Lay]], [[PepsiCo]]'s snacks division in October 2000.<ref name=tfeoct00>{{cite news|title=Uncle Chipps shareholders ratify takeover by Frito-Lay|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/old/fe/daily/20001017/fco17062.html|access-date=21 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|date=17 October 2000|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116035757/http://www.financialexpress.com/old/fe/daily/20001017/fco17062.html|archive-date=16 January 2013}}</ref>

It was sold for $16.6 million.<ref name="tbpj02">{{cite book|last=Todd Brewster|first=Peter Jennings|title=In Search of America|url=https://archive.org/details/insearchofameric00jenn|url-access=registration|year=2002|publisher=Hyperion Press|isbn=1-4013-0032-4|pages=[https://archive.org/details/insearchofameric00jenn/page/111 111]}}</ref> Noted film music director [[Shantanu Moitra]] started his composing career with the hit-jingle with Rohit Nagar, "Bole mere lips I love Uncle Chipps", with [[Pradeep Sarkar]], then the Creative Head of the agency.<ref name="red">[http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/jun/09shan.htm Thank an ad crisis for Parineeta's music] [[Rediff.com]], 9 June 2005.</ref>

Though ''Amrit Agro'' continued marketing snacks under other brands, it completely exited the snacks business in December 2002.<ref name=thdec02>{{cite news|title=Amrit Agro exits ethnic snacks biz|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2002/12/21/stories/2002122101350600.htm|access-date=21 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 December 2002}}</ref>

Uncle Chipps is the pioneer of branded nitrogen-foil packed potato chips in India.<ref name=rmajumdar>{{cite book|last=Majumdar|first=Ramanuj|title=Product Management In India 3Rd Ed.|date=19 December 2007|publisher=PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=978-81-203-3383-3|pages=102}}</ref> The brand markets its potato chips with the tagline "Bole mere lips, I love Uncle Chipps".<ref name=tfejuly10>{{cite news|title=Munching on Salty Success|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/munching-on-salty-success/633650/0|access-date=21 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|date=15 July 2010}}</ref> Uncle Chipps until 2010, was distributed only in Northern India. In August 2010, Frito Lay announced that it was looking to market Uncle Chipps on a pan India level.<ref name=thaug10>{{cite news|title=Frito Lay set to increase footprint of regional brands|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-marketing/article1002028.ece?ref=archive|access-date=21 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 August 2010}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{facebook|id= unclechippsindia}}

{{PepsiCo}}

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P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan

2021-09-21T16:12:45Z

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
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|name =P.T.R. Palanivel Rajan
|honorific-prefix = Dr
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|office =[[List of Speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislature|Speaker]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|term_start = 1996
|term_end = 2001
|predecessor = [[R. Muthiah]]
|successor = [[K. Kalimuthu]]
| constituency =[[Madurai Central (State Assembly Constituency)|Madurai West]]
|office1 = Tamil Nadu Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
|term_start1 = 2006
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| constituency1 =[[Madurai Central (State Assembly Constituency)|Madurai Central]]
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|parents = [[P. T. Rajan]] (father)
| spouse = Rukmini
| children = [[Palanivel Thiagarajan]]
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'''Ponnambala Thyaga Rajan Palanivel Rajan''' (27 February 1932 – 20 May 2006) was an [[India]]n politician.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3136051.ece | title=Madurai mourns its colossal loss | publisher=The Hindu | date=21 May 2006 | accessdate=2016-05-26}}</ref>

Born into an aristocratic landlord Kondaikatti Thondaimandala Vellala<ref>{{cite book|title=South India|author=Christopher John Baker, D. A. Washbrook|publisher=Springer, 1976|page=174|quote=Similarly, the principal Kondaikatti-Thondamandala-Vellala association included among its leaders M. Subramania Mudaliar and his nephew P.T. Rajan from Madura, whom local political tactics had taken into the Justice Party.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Thondaimandala Mudaliar|url=https://ipfs.fleek.co/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/Thondaimandala_Mudaliars.html|access-date=2021-05-10|website=ipfs.fleek.co}}</ref> family in Uthamapalayam. He did his schooling from Trinity College, Kandy, Sri Lanka. He graduated in political science from [[Madras Christian College]] and then studied law at Madras Law College. He was a practising lawyer before entering politics in 1967 when he joined the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK).

Rajan was first elected to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from [[Theni (State Assembly Constituency)|Theni]] in 1967 and was re-elected in 1971. He was elected in [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996]] from the [[Madurai West (State Assembly Constituency)|Madurai West Constituency]]. In [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2001]] he was defeated by 708 votes after [[M. K. Alagiri]] worked against him and other DMK candidates.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/alagiris-rollercoaster-ride/article5551630.ece | title=Alagiri’s roller-coaster ride | publisher=The Hindu | date=8 January 2014 | accessdate=2016-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/alagiri-derails-dmks-dream-trip-in-tn.html | title=Alagiri derails DMK’s dream trip in TN! | publisher=Daily Pioneer | date=16 January 2016 | accessdate=2016-05-26}}</ref> He was earlier elected to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council]].

Rajan was [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2001.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/list/speakerlist.html | title=Speakers of Tamil Nadu since 1952 | publisher=assembly.tn.gov.in | accessdate=2016-05-26}}</ref> He was elected from [[Madurai Central (State Assembly Constituency)|Madurai Central]] and was the Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments in the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] at the time of his death on 20 May 2006 at the age of 74. [[Madurai Kamaraj University]] conferred the [[Doctor of Law]] on him ([[Honoris Causa]]) in 1997.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/18th-canal-to-be-named-after-palanivel-rajan/article1382451.ece | title=18th canal to be named after Palanivel Rajan | publisher=The Hindu | date=25 November 2008 | accessdate=2016-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oneindia.com/2006/05/20/man-with-tilak-in-a-rationalist-party-1148123028.html | title=Man with 'tilak' in a rationalist party | publisher=OneIndia | date=20 May 2006 | accessdate=2016-05-26}}</ref>

His father [[P. T. Rajan]] was [[List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister of Madras Presidency]]. His son, [[Palanivel Thiaga Rajan]] is the finance minister of Tamil Nadu from 07.05.2021.

==References==
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Ibn-e-Insha

2021-09-21T12:16:13Z

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{{Infobox writer
| name = '''Ibn-e-Insha''' <small>{{Nastaliq|ابنِ اِنشا}}</small>
| image =
| caption = Portrait of Ibn e Insha
| pseudonym = Insha
| birth_name = Sher Muhammad Khan
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| birth_place = [[Phillaur]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1978|01|11|1927|06|15}}
| death_place = [[London]], [[England]]
| occupation = [[Urdu poet]], humorist, [[Travel literature|Travelogue]] writer and [[newspaper columnist]]
| nationality = [[Pakistani]]
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| genre = [[Ghazal]]
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'''Sher Muhammad Khan''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|شیر مُحمّد خان}}}}), ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{Nastaliq|شیر محمد خان}}), better known by his pen name '''Ibn-e-Insha''', ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|اِبنِ اِنشا}}}}), ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{Nastaliq|ابن انشا}}) (15 June 1927 – 11 January 1978)<ref name=allpoetry>[http://allpoetry.com/Ibne-Insha, Profile of ''Ibn-e-Insha'' on allpoetry.com website] Retrieved 14 June 2019</ref><ref name="pakistaniat.com">{{cite web|url=http://pakistaniat.com/2008/02/06/ibn-e-insha-nagri-nagri-phira-musafir/|title=Ibn-e-Insha: nagri nagri phira musafir|publisher=Pakistaniat.com website|date=6 February 2008|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="dunyanews.tv">{{cite news|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/317120-IbneInsha-remembered-on-38th-death-anniversary|title=Ibn-e-Insha remembered on 38th death anniversary|website=Dunya TV Network News|date=11 January 2016|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref> was a Pakistani [[Urdu poet]], humorist, [[Travel literature|travelogue]] writer and [[newspaper columnist]]. Along with his poetry, he was regarded as one of the best humorists of [[Urdu]].<ref name=allpoetry/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> His poetry has a distinctive diction laced with language reminiscent of [[Amir Khusro]] in its use of words and construction that is usually heard in the more earthy dialects of the [[Hindustani language|Hindi-Urdu]] complex of languages, and his forms and poetic style is an influence on generations of young poets.<ref name="pakistaniat.com"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk">{{cite news|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/01/13/city/lahore/on-ibn-e-insha-and-nazarul-islams-death-anniversaries/|title=On Ibn-e-Insha and Nazarul Islam's death anniversaries|newspaper=Pakistan Today (newspaper)|date=13 January 2011|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref><ref name=PoemHunter>[http://www.poemhunter.com/ibn-e-insha/biography/ Biography of Ibn-e-Insha on poemhunter.com website] Retrieved 14 June 2019</ref>

== Biography ==
Insha was born in [[Phillaur]] tehsil of [[Jalandhar District]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], India.<ref name=allpoetry/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> His father hailed from [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/12-Jan-2016/ibn-e-insha-was-my-hero|title='Ibn-e-Insha was my hero'|work=The Nation (Pakistan) newspaper|date=12 January 2016|access-date=14 June 2019|first=Sana|last=Fatima}}</ref> In 1946, he received his B.A. degree from [[University of the Punjab|Punjab University]] and subsequently, his M.A. from [[University of Karachi]] in 1953.<ref name=allpoetry/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> He was associated with various governmental services including [[Radio Pakistan]], the Ministry of Culture and the National Book Centre of Pakistan.<ref name="pakistaniat.com"/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> He also served the UN for some time<ref name="pakistaniat.com"/> and this enabled him to visit many places, all of which served to inspire the travelogues he would then pen.<ref name=allpoetry/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> Some of the places he visited include Japan, [[Philippines]], China, Hong Kong, [[Thailand]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[India]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Iran]], [[Turkey]], France, UK and the United States.<ref name="pakistaniat.com"/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> His teachers included Habibullah Ghazenfar Amrohvi, Dr. [[Ghulam Mustafa Khan]] and Dr. [[Abdul Qayyum]]. In the late 1940s, in his youth years, Ibn-e-Insha had also lived together with the renowned film poet [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] in [[Lahore]] for a short period. He was also active in the [[Progressive Writers Movement]].<ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> Ibn-e-Insha spent the remainder of his life in [[Karachi]]<ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> before he died of [[Hodgkin's Lymphoma]] on 11 January 1978, while he was in London. He was later buried in [[Karachi]], Pakistan.<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> His son, Roomi Insha was a Pakistani director until his death on 16 October 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nation will always remember great sacrifices of martyrs: Chief Minster|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/127005/nation-will-always-remember-great-sacrifices-martyrs-cm/|access-date=14 June 2019|work=Daily Times (newspaper)|date=18 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Son of Ibne Insha passes away, reason of death revealed – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1532958/son-ibne-insha-passes-away-reason-death-revealed/|access-date=15 November 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=16 October 2017}}</ref>

==Literary career==
Insha is considered to be one of the best poets and writers of his generation.<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> His most famous [[ghazal]] ''Insha Ji Utthoo Ab Kooch Karo'' (Rise oh Insha Ji, and let us set off ) is an influential classic ghazal.<ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/><ref name=PoemHunter/> Ibn-e-Insha had written several travelogues, showcasing his sense of humor<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> and his work has been appreciated by both Urdu writers and critics.<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> He also translated a collection of Chinese poems into Urdu in 1960.<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name=PoemHunter/>

==Bibliography==
'''Poetry'''
* ''Chand Nagar'' چاند نگر<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/>
* ''Is Basti Key Ik Koochey Main''اِس بستی کے اِک کوچے میں<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/>
* ''Dil-e-Wehshi'' دلِ وحشی<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/>
* ''Billo Ka Basta'' بِلو کا بستہ ''(Rhymes for Children)''
* ''Qissa Aik Kunvaaray ka'' (A translation of a lengthy humorous poem by a German poet Wilhelm Bosch)
'''Travelogue'''
* ''Awara Gard Ki Diary'' آوارہ گرد کی ڈائری
* ''Dunya Gol Hey'' دنیا گول ہے<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/>
* ''[[Ibn Battuta]] Kay Taqub mein' (1974)<ref name=Tribune>[https://tribune.com.pk/story/1025160/is-basti-ke-ik-koochay-mein-ibne-insha-the-wanderer-of-chand-nagar/ Ibne Insha – the wanderer of Chand Nagar] The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 10 January 2016, Retrieved 14 June 2019</ref>
* ''Chaltay Ho To Cheen Ko Chaliye'' چلتے ھو تو چِین کو چلیے<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/>
* ''Nagri Nagri Phira Musafar'' نگری نگری پِھرا مسافر<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/>

'''Humor'''
* ''Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitaab'' (1971) اردو کی آخری کتاب <ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref>[http://apnaorg.com/columns/ahameed/column-52.html Ibn-e-Insha article on Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website] Retrieved 14 June 2019</ref>
* ''Khat Insha Jee Kay'' خط انشّا جی کے Collection of letters <ref name="dunyanews.tv"/>
* ''Khumar e Gandum'' خمارِگندم
* ''Aap se kya Parda'' آپ سے کیا پردہ (published in June 2004)
* ''Batain Insha ji ki'' (published in June 2005)
* ''Dakhl Dar Ma'qulaat'' (published in June 2019)
'''Translations'''
* ''Seher Honay Tak'' (translation of Cherkhov work)
* ''Karnamay Nawab Tees Maar Khan Kay'' (translation of German Short stories), published in June 1971
* ''Lakhon Ka Shaher'' (translation of some short stories of O. Henry)
* ''Andha Kunvaan'' (translation of some short stories of Edgar Allan Poe)

==Awards and recognition==
* Ibn-e-Insha was awarded the [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1978.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcDJe6CpD8k Pride of Performance Award info for Ibn-e-Insha on YouTube] Retrieved 14 June 2019</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Pakistani poets]]
* [[List of Urdu language poets]]
* [[List of Pakistani writers]]
* [[List of Urdu language writers]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|2021306}}
* http://www.studybee.net/ibn-e-insha-poetry/ Poetry of Ibn-e-Insha

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Munir Niazi

2021-09-21T12:12:53Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Munir Niazi
| image =
| caption = Niazi reciting his ghazal
| pseudonym =
| birth_name = Munir Ahmed Niazi
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1923|04|9}}
| birth_place = [[Hoshiarpur|Khanpur]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2006|12|26|1923|04|09}}
| death_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]
| occupation = [[Urdu poet]], [[Punjabi poet]]
| nationality = [[Pakistan]]i
| citizenship =
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Govt. Sadiq Egerton College Bahawalpur]]<br/>
[[Dayal Singh College, Lahore]]
| period = 1960 - 2006 (active years)
| genre = [[Urdu]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] [[Poetry]]
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'''Munir Ahmed Niazi''', ({{lang-pa|{{Nastaliq|منیر نیازی }}}}) (9 April 1923 – 26 December 2006) was an [[Urdu]] and [[Punjabi language]] poet from [[Pakistan]]. He also wrote for newspapers, magazines and radio.<ref name=ARY/> In 1960, he established a publication institute, ''Al-Misal''. He was later associated with [[Pakistan Television]], [[Lahore]] and lived in Lahore till his death.

==Early life and career==
Munir Ahmed Niazi was born on 9 April 1923, in Khanpur, one of the Pathan villages in [[Hoshiarpur]] [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]].<ref name=Dawn1/> He was initially educated at Khanpur. After the [[partition of India]] in 1947, he migrated and settled in [[Sahiwal]], where he passed his [[matriculation]] examination.<ref name=Dawn1/><ref name=ARY/> He earned an intermediate degree from Sadiq Egerton College, [[Bahawalpur]] and a B.A. degree from [[Dayal Singh College, Lahore]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name=Dawn>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1098878 |publisher=Dawn (newspaper)|title=A fitting tribute to Munir Niazi |date=10 April 2014|access-date=29 May 2019}}</ref><ref name=ARY/> Munir Niazi launched a weekly, ''Seven Colours'', from Sahiwal in 1949. Some of his poetry was used in films and these film songs became popular super-hit songs among the [[Pakistani]] public which established him as one of the foremost movie songwriters of [[Pakistan]] in the 1960s. For example, the film song in film Shaheed (1962), ''Uss Bewafa Ka Shehar Hai Aur Hum Hain Dosto'' and many others.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375056/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd Munir Niazi hit film song on IMDb website] Retrieved 30 May 2019</ref>

Originally of Pashtun descent, Munir Ahmed used to call himself [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] as Punjabi definition is cultural and geographical and most of his poetic expression was done in the Punjabi language.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khybernews.tv/newsDetails.php?cat=12&key=NDkxMTc= |work=Rediff.com |title=7th death anniversary of Munir Niazi today |access-date=18 March 2016}}</ref>

==Poetry that became super-hit film songs==

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|-
!Film song !!Singers !!Song lyrics by !! Music by !!Film and year
|-
|"Jis Ne Mere Dil Ko Dard Diya"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILBwmz7O_UA Munir Niazi song on YouTube] Published 17 February 2011, Retrieved 30 May 2019</ref>
|[[Mehdi Hassan]]
|Munir Niazi
|Hasan Latif Lilak
|Susral (1962)
|-
|"Jaa Apni Hasraton Pe Aansoo Baha Ke Sau Jaa"
|[[Noor Jehan]]
|Munir Niazi
|Hasan Latif Lilak
|Susral (1962)
|-
|"Uss Bewafa Ka Shehar Hai Aur Hum Hain Dosto"<ref name=Dawn1/>
|[[Naseem Begum]]
|Munir Niazi
|[[Rashid Attre]]
|[[Shaheed (1962 film)|Shaheed]] (1962)
|-
|"Kaisay Kaisay Loag Hamare Jee Ko Jalanay Aa Jaatain Hain"
|[[Mehdi Hassan]]
|Munir Niazi
|Hasan Latif Lilak
|Tere Shehar Mein (1965)
|-
|"Zinda Rahein Tau Kaya Hai Jau Mar Jaaen Hum Tau Kaya"<ref name=Dawn1/>
|[[Naheed Akhtar]]
|'''Munir Niazi'''
|[[M Ashraf]]
|Kharidar (1976)
|-
|}

==Bibliography==
Below are some of his [[Urdu language|Urdu]] publications:
*''Taiz Hawa Aur Tanha Phool''<ref name=Dawn1/>
*''Jungle Mein Dhanak''<ref name=Dawn1/>
* ''Dushmanoon Kai Darmiyan Sham''
* ''Mah-e-Munir''<ref name=Dawn1/>

In [[Punjabi language]], he has published:
*''Safar Di Raat''<ref name=Dawn1/>
*''Char Chup Cheezan''<ref name=Dawn1/>
*''Rasta Dassan Walay Tarey''<ref name=Dawn1/>

Effective imagery in his poetry conveys pictures in a few words.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} He had experimented with poetic forms and had tried to create a new [[Style (literature)|style]], [[rhythm]] and [[diction]] in [[Urdu]] poetry. Innocence, mythology, nostalgia, dreams, eroticism, and romance are some of his most common themes. Selected English translations of Munir Niazi's poetical works were edited by Suhail Safdar and published in 1996.<ref>{{cite book |first=Suhail |last=Safdar |title=The Poetical Works of Munir Niazi, Pakistan Writings |year=1996}}</ref>

==Death and legacy==
Munir Niazi died of [[Respiratory#Conditions of the respiratory system|respiratory illness]] on 26 December 2006 in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name=Dawn1>[http://www.dawn.com/news/1153292 Death anniversary of poets Parveen Shakir and Munir Niazi being observed today] Dawn (newspaper), Published 26 Dec 2014, Retrieved 30 May 2019</ref><ref name=ARY/>

On his 86th birth anniversary, a book titled 'Munir Niazi Ki Baatain, Yadain' was launched to honor him at the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture (Pilac) at Lahore. This book has interviews of the late Munir Niazi and opinion columns about him.<ref name=Dawn/>

==Awards and recognition==
[[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1992 <ref name=ARY>[http://arynews.tv/en/ninth-death-anir-niazi-today/ Munir Niazi Pride of Performance Award info on ARY TV News website] Published 26 December 2015, Retrieved 30 May 2019</ref>

[[Sitara-e-Imtiaz]] (Star of Excellence) Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 2005<ref name=Dawn3>[http://www.dawn.com/news/367548/130-nationals-foreigners-to-get-civil-awards 130 nationals, foreigners to get civil awards] Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 August 2004, Retrieved 29 May 2019</ref>

==References==
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