Rafiq Shadani was an Indian poet and satirist who wrote in the Awadhi, Urdu and Hindi languages. He was considered a humorist, and often infused folk-themes with satirical political humour.Politically Incorrect! Political satire in Urdu poetry, Vikas Datta, 1 Feb 2015, The Free Press JournalFools of the world unite in Kanpur, 27 Nov 2001, The Times of India He authored 13 books of humorous poetry.लोगों के दिलों में अभी भी जिंदा हैं रफीक शादानी ("Rafiq Shadani, still alive in people's hearts"), Prahari Post
Life Rafiq Shadani's family was from Mumtaznagar, Faizabad district, Uttar Pradesh state in North-Central India, but he was born in Burma in March 1934 where his father, Imamuddin, was a merchant of tobacco, oil and perfume. He began composing and reading his humor poetry at Mushairas (poetry meets) beginning in 1962. A car accident in Bahraich proved fatal and he died on 9 February 2010.बिन सियाही के जइसन कलम जिंदगी ("Life, like a pen out of ink"), 8 Feb 2012, Dainik Jagran He was also awarded Maati Ratan Samman by Shaheed Shodha Sansthan.
Work Though he never penned down his work, he loved going to Mushairas and read his shayaris out. His works were collected and published by Shaheed Shodha Sansthan posthumously under the name Jazbaat.
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