Dr. Shahzad A. Rizvi Ph.D. (born 28 February 1937) is an Indian-born American author, scholar and Urdu poet.Urdu Poets and Writers of the World "Famous poet Dr. Rizvi is coming to Bhopal," Naya India - Bhopal, Saturday 14 December 2013, page 3Staff Reporter, "India, US should strengthen their ties, says Shahzad," The Free Press Journal (Bhopal), 30 December 2013 His English language works include historical novels set in India and scholarly articles on Urdu literary figures.Dr Shahzad Rizvi: A great writer of East and West His Urdu language works include numerous poems and ghazals.Aligarh Alumni Association of Washington, DC host annual Sir Syed Day lectureDr Shahzad Rizvi translates Muslim Saleem’s ghazal
Dr. Rizvi was born in 1937 in Gwalior, India and currently lives in the United States. He is a descendant of Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi,Dr Shahzad A. Rizvi's new book gains tremendous popularity a prominent Indian scholar and freedom fighter in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and grandson of the renowned Urdu poet Muztar Khairabadi.Muztar Khairabadi; a Renowned Urdu Poet
Together with other contemporary Urdu poets, Dr. Rizvi has participated in international poetic recitations hosted by Urdu literary societies in the United States and India (at the Ghalib Institute in Delhi and the Urdu Academy in Bhopal). In 2014, Halqa-e-Arbab-e-Adab Press of Bhopal, India published two collections of Dr. Rizvi's Urdu poetry, "Chalte, Chalte" (On the Way) and "Khwab Zindagi Ke" (Life's Dream).India News, Hindustan Times Bhopal, 1 January 2014, page 15
Indian publisher Urdu Literary Circle released a third collection of Rizvi's Urdu poetry in March 2015, entitled "Muhabbaton Ka Safar" (Love's Journey). Noted Urdu scholar and literary critic, Professor Afaq Ahmed, arranged and edited the collection."Dr. Shahzad Rizvi's collected poems, "Love's Journey," has been published". (15 March 2015). Daily NADEEM Bhopal, vol 71. num 80, p. 3 On 2 April 2015, Professor Ahmed hosted a literary function at the historic Swaraj Bhavan mansion and museum to celebrate the publication. Guest of honor Dr. Mohammad Zaman Azurda, former Head of the Department of Urdu at Jammu University, introduced Rizvi's newest collection to the gathering of poets and literary scholars."Mohabbaton Ka Safar" of Dr. Rizvi released
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