WRITER

Kaifi Azmi

1919 - 2002

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Kaifi Azmi (born Athar Husain Rizvi; 14 January 1919 – 10 May 2002) was an Indian Urdu poet. He is remembered as the one who brought Urdu literature to Indian motion pictures. Together with Pirzada Qasim, Jaun Elia and others he participated in many memorable Mushaira gatherings of the twentieth century. He was also a communist who wanted to see India one day become a socialist state. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Kaifi Azmi is the 6,606th most popular writer (down from 6,362nd in 2024), the 1,025th most popular biography from India (down from 906th in 2019) and the 125th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Kaifi Azmi ranks 6,606 out of 7,302. Before him are Sarah J. Maas, Lionel Trilling, Catherine Cookson, Raffaëla Anderson, Scott Westerfeld, and Laurent Mauvignier. After him are William Collins, Leila Aboulela, Sandro Veronesi, Vachel Lindsay, David Diop, and Rick Yancey.

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Among people born in 1919, Kaifi Azmi ranks 342. Before him are Alan Cottrell, Nellie Connally, Cornelia Fort, Shirley Clarke, Alexander Courage, and Gretchen Fraser. After him are Marie Windsor, Stanley Middleton, George Avakian, Jayne Meadows, John Houbolt, and Mason Adams. Among people deceased in 2002, Kaifi Azmi ranks 342. Before him are Jerry Heidenreich, Jam Master Jay, Nasir Hussain, Rusty Wailes, Shirley Scott, and Audrey Mestre. After him are Alex Hannum, Virginia Hamilton, Patsy Mink, Irene Worth, Satish Dhawan, and Dolores Gray.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kaifi Azmi ranks 1,025 out of 1,861. Before him are Mahendra Kapoor (1934), Mani Ratnam (1956), Shreya Ghoshal (1984), Anu Aggarwal (1969), Juliet Prowse (1936), and Asaf Ali (1888). After him are Dulquer Salmaan (1986), Reemma Sen (1981), Charles Correa (1930), Bhama Srinivasan (1935), Karan Johar (1972), and Harkishan Singh Surjeet (1916).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Kaifi Azmi ranks 125. Before him are Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (1907), Nabaneeta Dev Sen (1938), Rohinton Mistry (1952), Sahir Ludhianvi (1921), Ravindra Kelekar (1925), and Nambi Narayanan (1941). After him are Nayantara Sahgal (1927), Geetanjali Shree (1957), Toru Dutt (1856), Rahat Indori (1950), Kiran Desai (1971), and Rupi Kaur (1992).

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