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Kaifi azmi, the renowned urdu poet and lyricist, was born in 1925 in mijwan, azamgarh district, uttar pradesh, and died in mumbai on may 10, 2002. He joined the communist party when he was nineteen, and wrote for the party paper, quami jung. Kaifi azmi was a rare poet who practiced what he preached. Publication date 2005 topics urdu, biography, kaifi azmi collection opensource.
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