Rasa Chughtai

{{Short description|Pakistani poet (1928–2018)}}

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{{Use Pakistani English|date=July 2018}}

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| birth_name = Mirza Mohtashim Ali Baig

| birth_date = 1928

| birth_place = Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, British India

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2018|01|05|1928}}

| death_place = Karachi, Pakistan

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| citizenship = British India (1928–1947)
India (1947–1951)
Pakistan (1951–2018)

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| occupation = Poet

| known_for = Rekta
Zanjeer-e-Hamsaigi
Tere Aane Ka Intezaar Raha

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Rasa Chughtai (born Mirza Mohtashim Ali Baig; 1928 – 2018) was a Pakistani poet in Urdu who was known for Zanjeer-e-Hamsaigi and Tere Aane Ka Intezaar Raha.{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/175516-noted-urdu-poet-rasa-chughtai-dies-at-90?5a4fe9f82523f|title=Noted Urdu poet Rasa Chughtai passes away at 90|website=www.geo.tv}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1381148/eminent-poet-rasa-chughtai-passes-away|title=Eminent poet Rasa Chughtai passes away|work=Dawn|date=6 January 2018|accessdate=6 January 2018|first=Naseer|last=Ahmed}}

Personal life

Chughtai was born in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan in 1928. In 1951, he migrated from India to Pakistan.

On 5 January 2018, he died in Karachi.{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Aftab |title=End of an era: Urdu poet Rasa Chughtai passes away |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1602627/1-end-era-urdu-poet-rusa-chughtai-passes-away/ |accessdate=10 June 2018 |work=Express Tribune |date=7 January 2018}}

Works

He was author of following works:

  • Rekta
  • Zanjeer-e-Hamsaigi
  • Tere Aane Ka Intezaar Raha

References