aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
Nazar Barni was born in Bulandshahr, (U.P.). He had his schooling at Bulandshahr and his college education in Delhi and Aligarh. Besides holding an M.A. degree in Urdu, he is also equipped with a degree in library science. He is at present working as a library officer at Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi. Among his publications may be mentioned: Kafgir, Boo-e-Gul, Shama-e-Firozaan, Zauq-e-Nazzara, Gorakh Dhanda, and Gustakhi Muaaf. Basically a satirist, Burney chooses as his target the widespread evil of corruption which is eating at the vitals of our society. He is particularly critical of the sycophants and flatterers who are all the time hovering around ministers and men of power with the sole aim of feathering their own nests. Burney's satire is general, not particular, and his main motive is reform, not revenge. In the following lines, he is laughing at the spectacle of a cunning politician who cringes before everyone at election time, but never shows up afterward.
Humble me the way you like, heap me with disgrace,Jashn-e-Rekhta | 13-14-15 December 2024 - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium , Gate No. 1, New Delhi
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