aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
Arjumand Bano, Pen name Afshan. Born on 17 September, 1962 in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, lives in Bhopal. She holds a PhD from Barkatullah University. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urdu, Hamidiya College, Bhopal .