Our Correspondent
Haripur
Renowned Urdu poet and lyricist ‘Qateel Shifai’ was remembred on his 101st birth anniversary on Dec 24 to paid glowing tributes for his literary services. Born on December 24, 1919, his real name was Muhammad Aurangzeb and he adopted Qateel Shifai as his pen name in 1938 under which he was known in the world of Urdu poetry. ‘Qateel’ was his Surname (takhallus) and ‘Shifai’ was in honour of his Ustaad Hakim Mohammed ‘Shifa’ whom he considered his mentor.
In 1946, he was called to Lahore by Nazir Ahmed to work as the assistant editor of the monthly ‘Adab-e-Latif’, a literary magazine published since 1936, electronic channels reported. His first ghazal was published in the Lahore weekly ‘Star’, edited by Qamar Jalalabadi.
