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{{Infobox writer 
| name = Shahid Kabir <br/>شاہد کبیر
| image = Poet Shahid Kabir.jpeg
| caption = Poet Shahid Kabir
| native_name = شاہد کبیر محمّد اسرائیل
| birth_name = Shahid Kabir Mohammad Israil
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1932|5|1}}
| birth_place = [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2001|5|11|1932|5|1}}
| death_place =
| resting_place =
| occupation = poet, writer
| language = [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]]
| nationality = Indian
| education = Bachelor of Arts
| alma_mater =
| period =
| genres = [[Ghazal]], [[Geet (song)|Geet]], [[Novel]]
| notableworks = * ''Kachchi Deewaren'' (1958)
* ''Charon Aour'' (Urdu-1968)
* ''Mitti Ka Makan'' (Urdu-1979)
* ''Pehchaan'' (Urdu - 1999)
* ''Pehchaan'' (Devnagri-2002)
| spouse = Akhtar Kabir (1960-2001), his death
| children ={{ubl
|Seema Rehman (daughter)
|Khalid Kabir (son)
|Sajid Kabir (son)
|Faraz Kabir (son)
|Almas Javed (daughter)
|Sameer Kabeer (son)
|Shiraza Haque (daughter)}}
| signature = Shahid Kabir autograph.png
| years_active = 1952 - 2001
}}
'''Shahid Kabir''' (1 May 1932, [[Nagpur]] – 11 May 2001) was an [[Urdu|Urdu language]] poet and writer from [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. He was an active writer from 1952, writing poetry, short stories and articles. He was well-known mainly for his [[ghazal]]s. His significant works include ''Kachchi Deewaren'' (1958; Novel), ''Charon Aour'' (1968; Collection of ghazal) and ''Pehchaan'' (1999; Collection of ghazal). He was recognised by the Maharashtra State Urdu Academy. His ghazals have been sung by several Indian singers including [[Jagjit Singh]], [[Chitra Singh]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Chandan Dass]], [[Munni Begum]] and [[Sabri brothers]].<ref name="Naqvi">{{cite web | last=Naqvi | first=Nita Awatramani | title=Shahid Kabir: Biography | website=Urdu Poetry Archive | url=http://www.urdupoetry.com/profile/skabir.html | accessdate=2016-04-30}}</ref>

== Life ==
[[File:Shahid Kabir with Jagjit Singh and his son, Sameer Kabeer.jpg|thumb|Shahid Kabir with [[Jagjit Singh]] and his son, Sameer Kabeer|left]]
Kabir was born on 1 May 1932 in [[Nagpur]], in the western Indian state of [[Maharashtra]], to Mohammad Israil and Khairun Nisa. He was educated at Anjuman High School. He completed his [[Bachelor of Arts]] at Junior College, Nagpur, with [[Urdu]] as one of his subjects. He married Akhtar Kabir in 1960, with whom he had three daughters; Seema, Almas and Shiraza; and four sons; Khalid, Sajid, Faraz and Sameer. His son Sameer Kabeer is also a poet.<ref name= "sk">{{cite book |last=Kabeer |first=Sameer |date=2014 |title=Us Ki Gali |location=Luknow |publisher= Voice Publication |page=5 |isbn= 9788192429205 }}</ref>

== Career ==
[[File:Poet Shahid Kabir at Nehru Centre, Mumbai.jpg|thumb|Poet Shahid Kabir at Nehru Centre, Mumbai - 1994|left]]
In 1950, Kabir worked in the Food and Marketing Department of the central government in [[Delhi]], where he met other poets such as [[Ali Sardar Jafri]], Zuber Rizvi and [[Naresh Kumar Shad]]. He was influenced by their work and started to write his own poems. Subsequently, he was transferred to [[Nagpur]]. The first of his poems to be set to music was a ghazal, ''Phoolon ki barsaat'', which was sung in the [[Qawwali]] style by Hanif Agrawal. Over time, his ghazals were sung by other well-known singers such as [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Jagjit Singh]], [[Chitra Singh]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Pankaj Udhas]], [[Udit Narayan]] and [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]]. His ghazal, ''Uski gali mein phir mujhe ek baar len chalo'', has been sung and popularised by many singers including [[Rais Khan]], [[Munni Begum]], [[Chandan Dass]], Salman Alvi and the [[Sabri brothers]].<ref name="Mathur 2014">{{cite web | last=Mathur | first=Barkha | title=Shahid Kabir, a poet less remembered | website=The Times of India | date=2014-05-11 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Shahid-Kabir-a-poet-less-remembered/articleshow/34938904.cms | accessdate=2016-04-30}}</ref> In 1957, Kabir was the [[Screenwriter]] for the drama ''Mirza Ghalib'' presented in the Fine Arts Drama Competition at Rastrapati Bhawan, [[New Delhi]]. He served as member of the Nagpur University Board of Studies for the Urdu language from 1991 to 1995.<ref name="Naqvi"/>

== Works ==
''Kachchi Deewaren'', his first book (Novel), was published in 1958, followed by ''Charon Aour'' (1968; Collection of [[ghazal]]s), ''Mitti Ka Makan'' (1979; Collection of ghazals) and ''Pehchaan'' (1999; Collection of ghazals). ''Pehchaan'' was also published in [[Devanagari]] script in 2002, compiled by his son Sameer Kabeer. A collection of his geet, ghazals and nazm, ''Us Ki Gali'', was compiled by Sameer Kabeer in Devanagari and Urdu script and published in 2014.<ref name= "sk"/> Kabir established the link between the Reevayati (old) shayari and the Jadid (new) shayari.<ref name="Mathur 2014"/> His gazal 'Thukrao ab ke pyar karo'<ref>https://amazon.in/Jagjit-Singh-Journey/dp/B008KDMC0U</ref> featured in the 1999 album 'A Journey' by [[Jagjit Singh]].

== Recognition ==
His collection of ghazals ''Mitti Ka Makan'' (1979) and ''Pehchaan'' (1999) were awarded prizes by the Maharashtra State Urdu Academy. His collection of modern ghazals ''Charon Aour'' was included in a course at [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University]]. His poems have been included in Urdu textbooks in India's 12th standard curriculum as prescribed by the Maharashtra State Board of Education.<ref name="Naqvi"/>

==See also==
* [[List of Urdu-language writers]]

==References==
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