An alumnus of Aligarh Muslim University, Bashir Badr authored several books of ghazals and literary criticism of the form.

Celebrated Urdu poet Bashir Badr passed away at the age of 91 in Bhopal after a prolonged illness. Known for his timeless ...

“Bashir Sahib left us… Prayers,” his wife, Rahat Badr, said in a social media post. He is survived by his wife and two children.

The once-thriving world of Urdu-language media in India is today a shadow of its former self. From icons like Qaumi Awaaz and Roznama Rashtriya Sahara to lesser-known weeklies, many publications that ...

The veteran poet, who was living with dementia for many years, breathed his last at his home in Bhopal, says his son ...