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'''Sikandar Ali Wajd''' (1914–1983) was a talented [[Urdu poet]] from [[Aurangabad Maharashtra|Aurangabad]], [[Maharashtra]] [[India]]. He had equal proficiency in composing gazals and poems.<br />
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==Professional life==<br />
He was born on 22 January 1914, in [[Aurangabad Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]. In 1935, he was selected for [[Hyderabad Civil Service]]. Later he was appointed as Munsif Magistrate in Judicial Service. At the time of his retirement, he was a sessions judge. In the year 1972, he was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] (upper house of parliament) from [[Maharashtra State]].<br />
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==Literary works==<br />
He was President of the [[Anjuman Taraqqi-i-Urdu]], Maharashtra and was awarded [[Padma Shri]] in 1970 for his literary services. Pandit [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] released Wajd's third collection "Awarq-e-Mussavar". Prior to this collection his other poetical works 'Laho-Tarung', 'Aftab-e-Taza' and 'Bayaz-e-Maryan' were published in 1944,1952 and 1974 respectively. He was well versed in [[Urdu]] [[Persian language|Persian]] and English. As he was gifted with a melodious voice, wherever he recited his gazals and poems, the audience listened to him in rapt attention.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} His poems ‘Ajanta’, ‘Ellora’, ‘Taj Mahal’, and ‘Karvan e Zindagi’ are well known.<br />
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He died on 16 June 1983 at [[Aurangabad Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]. The Sikandar Ali Wajd Memorial Trust at [[Aurangabad Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] is involved in promoting cultural and literary activities in the city, there is also an auditorium near Town Hall built in the memory of the poet.<br />
His wife continues to live at Jublee Park, Aurangabad.<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{portal|Poetry}}<br />
*[[Wali Mohammed Wali|Wali Aurangabadi]]<br />
*[[Siraj Aurangabadi]]<br />
*[[Azad Bilgrami]]<br />
*[[Urdu]]<br />
*[[Urdu poetry]]<br />
*[[List of Urdu language poets]]<br />
*[[Padma Shri Awards (1970–1979)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Urdu Literature By Abida Samiuddin vol 2<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.urdupoetry.com/wajd.html urdupoetry]<br />
*[https://archive.today/20130125013657/http://www.hallagulla.com/urdu/sikandar-ali-wajid-1801/ Urdu poetry forum]<br />
* [http://www.webindia123.com/festival/news/archives/jan2006.htm Three-day Urdu conference at Aurangabad]<br />
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