Wasim Barelvi - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Wasim Barelvi
- Zahid Hussain (born 8 February 1940), better known by the pen name Wasim Barelvi, is an eminent Indian Urdu language poet.
- He was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.
- His ghazals, many sung by Jagjit Singh, are very popular.
- He has been awarded with the "Firaq Gorakhpuri International Award", the Kalidas gold medal (by the Haryana government, in recognition for his services in the field of Urdu poetry); the Begum Akhtar Kala Dharmi award; and the Naseem-e-Urdu award.
- Barelvi is Vice Chairman of the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL).
- He has also performed at Culrav 2012 (the cultural event of NIT Allahabad).
