Pen Name : 'nazar'
Real Name : Prem Kumar Nazar
Born : 03 Feb 1936 | Hoshiarpur, Punjab
aa.egī har taraf se havā dastakeñ liye
ūñchā makāñ banā ke bahut khiḌkiyāñ na rakh
aaegi har taraf se hawa dastaken liye
uncha makan bana ke bahut khiDkiyan na rakh
Prem Kumar Nazar is one of the better known poets of considerable worth in Urdu. Born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, he studied at Panjab University for his degrees of M. A. in English and Political Science and chose teaching as a profession. His poetry was translated into English and put together in a volume entitled The Silken Knot and was published by Writers Workshop, Calcutta, in 1996.