Munir Niazi> About Him
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Munir Niazi, whose original name was Munir Ahmad, was born in Khanpur, Hushiarpur in 1928. He had his early education in Khanpur but moved to S.E. College in Bahawalpur for his intermediate. He did his BA from Dyal Singh College , Lahore .
After partition Munir Niazi settled in Sahiwal. He published a weekly called "Saat Rung" in 1949 from Sahiwal. Later he came to Lahore and associated with film industry for some time and penned a number of lyrics for movies.
The late Nasim Begum sang the song "Us Bewafa Ka Shehar Hey" for the 1962 film "Shaheed". The song, which was put to music by versatile composer Rasheed Attre.
Niazi also wrote articles for newspapers, magazines and radio. |
In 1960, he established a publishing house called "Al-Misal" and published many books including poetry of Noon Meem Rashid. These books were a new trend in publishing business but Niazi did not succeed in continuing this publishing house.
Among his anthologies of Urdu poems are "Taiz Hawa Aur Tanha Phool", "Jungle Mein Dhanak", "Dushmanoon Kay Darmiyan Sham" , "Mah-i-Munir", "Chhe Rangeen Darwazay", Aghaz-e-Zamistan Main Dubara", "Saa'et-e-Sayyar", "Pehli Baat hi Akhari Thee", "Aik Dua Jo Main Bhool Gaya Thaa", "Safaid Din ki Hawah" and "Siah Shaab ka Sumander" . In the Punjabi language, he authored "Safar di Raat", "Char Chup Cheezan" and "Rasta Dasan Walay Tarey".
Niazi, a master of poetic imagery, was bold enough to experiment with many genres of poetry and is credited with creating a distinct style, rhythm and diction. Mythology, nostalgia and haunting romance are some of those themes that find frequent mention in his poems.
He married twice but had no children. He is survived by a wife.
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