Mavra, La Musawi Insaan, Iran Mian Ajnabi, Gumaan Ka Mumkin
Nazar Muhammad Rashed (Urdu: نذر مُحَمَّد راشِد), (1 August 1910 – 9 October 1975) commonly known as Noon Meem Rashed (Urdu: ن۔ م۔ راشد) or N.M. Rashed, was a Pakistanipoet of modern Urdu poetry.[2]
Rashed served the UN and worked in many countries. He is considered to be the 'father of Modernism' in Urdu Literature. Along with Faiz Ahmed Faiz, he is one of the great progressive poets in Pakistani literature.[4]
His readership is limited and recent social changes have further hurt his stature and there seems to be a concerted effort to not to promote his poetry. His first book of free verse, Mavra, was published in 1940 and established him as a pioneering figure in 'free form' Urdu poetry.[4]
He retired to England in 1973 and died in a London hospital in 1975.[2]
Bollywood
His poem "Zindagi sey dartey ho" was set to music in the 2010 Bollywood movie, Peepli Live. It was performed by the Indian music band, Indian Ocean, and received critical appreciation as "hard-hitting" and "a gem of a track" that "everyone is meant to sing, and mean, at some point in life".[5][6]
^Ruchika Kher (18 July 2010), "Peepli Live: Music Review", Indiatimes, archived from the original on 9 September 2010, retrieved 23 August 2010, ... Then comes the dark and edgy "Zindagi se darte ho", which makes you sit up and take notice. The hard-hitting song has Indian Ocean behind the mike. The song is basically a poem by Noon Meem Rashed. The seven-minute-long song is soaked in a rock flavour that makes it even more interesting ...
^Rachna N. (3 August 2010), "Peepli Live: Music Review", Bollycurry, archived from the original on 20 September 2016, retrieved 23 August 2010, ... Zindagi Se Darte Ho is another track of candid facts ... A gem of a track, and a song everyone is meant to sing, and mean, at some point in life ...