Name Fikr Taunsvi Role Poet | Died September 12, 1986 | |
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Kitaben Padhna by Fikr Taunsvi
Fikr Taunsvi (October 7, 1918 – September 12, 1987) was an Urdu poet, born in a village of Taunsa Sharif, then part of India. He was famous for his satires and was a Hindu by religion. He wrote twenty books in Urdu and eight in Hindi.
Contents
- Kitaben Padhna by Fikr Taunsvi
- Fikr ne Kaha Mere Dost ka Kutta
- Personal life
- His works
- Recognition
- References

Fikr ne Kaha - Mere Dost ka Kutta
Personal life
His father, Dhanpat Rai, was a shopkeeper in the Baloch tribal area of Taunsa Sharif. village name was Mangrotha which is about 04 km from Taunsa Sharif. Taunsvi married Shrimati Kailashwati, in 1944. He has three children Rani, Phool Kumar and Suman.
He studied up to higher secondary school at Taunsa Sharif and higher education from Lahore. He migrated to Delhi after partition of the sub-continent.
He died on September 12, 1987.
His works
He wrote many books and daily columns Piyaz ke chilke in Urdu Milap for about 27 years.
Recognition
He was awarded with Soviet Land Nehru award.