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Noon Meem Rashid (Nazar Muhammad Janjua) was born on 1 August, 1910 in Alipur Chatha, Punjab, British India, is a Pakistani poet (1910–1975). Discover Noon Meem Rashid's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?

Popular As Nazar Muhammad Janjua
Occupation Urdu poet
Age 65 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 1 August 1910
Birthday 1 August
Birthplace Alipur Chatha, Punjab, British India
Date of death 9 October 1975 at age 65
Died Place London, England
Nationality India

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1910

Nazar Muhammad Rashed, (1 August 1910 – 9 October 1975) commonly known as Noon Meem Rashed or N.M. Rashed, was a Pakistani poet of modern Urdu poetry.

Rashed was born as Raja Nazar Muhmmad Janjua into a Punjabi Muslim family of the Janjua clan in the village of Kot Bhaaga, Akaal Garh (now Alipur Chatha), Wazirabad, Gujranwala District, Punjab, and earned a master's degree in economics from the Government College Lahore.

He served for a short time in the Royal Indian Army during the Second World War, attaining the rank of captain.

1940

His first book of free verse, Mavra, was published in 1940 and established him as a pioneering figure in 'free form' Urdu poetry.

1947

Before independence of Pakistan in 1947, he worked with All India Radio in New Delhi and Lucknow starting in 1942.

He was transferred to Peshawar in 1947 where he worked until 1953.

Later he was hired by Voice of America and had to move to New York City for this job.

Then, for a short while, he lived in Iran.

Later on, he worked for the United Nations in New York.

Rashed served the UN and worked in many countries.

He is considered to be the 'father of Modernism' in Urdu Literature.

Along with Faiz Ahmed Faiz, he is one of the great progressive poets in Pakistani literature.

His readership is limited and recent social changes have further hurt his stature and there seems to be a concerted effort to not to promote his poetry.

1973

He retired to England in 1973 and died in a London hospital in 1975.

2010

His poem "Zindagi sey dartey ho" was set to music in the 2010 Bollywood movie, Peepli Live.

It was performed by the Indian music band, Indian Ocean, and received critical appreciation as "hard-hitting" and "a gem of a track" that "everyone is meant to sing, and mean, at some point in life".

At Government College Lahore., a hall is named after him as "Noon Meem Rashid Hall" at Postgraduate Block Basement.