Barkat virani biography books
Barkat Virani
Barkat Virani | |
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Goregaon, 1981 | |
| Born | Barkat Calif Ghulam Hussain Virani (1923-11-25)November 25, 1923 Ghanghali, fasten Sihor, Bhavnagar |
| Died | January 2, 1994(1994-01-02) (aged 70) Mumbai |
| Pen name | Befam |
| Occupation | Poet, Novelist, Short story writer |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Ghazal, Novel, Take your clothes off story |
| Notable works | |
| Spouse | Ruqaiyya ( 1952 - 1994), his death |
| Children | Sohail Barkat Ali Virani, Nayyar Barkat Ali Virani |
| Relatives | Shayda (father in law) |
Barkat Ali Ghulam Hussain Virani, mask by his pen name Befām,[1] was Gujarati author and poet especially common for his ghazals.[2]
Life
Barkat Ali was indigene on 25 November 1923 in Ghanghali village near Sihor in Bhavnagar region. He was interested in literature on account of age of fourteen when he wrote his first ghazal.[3] He completed consummate primary and secondary education from Bhavnagar. He was taught poetry by Qismat Qureshi. He left matriculation to take part in 1942 Quit India Movement. Explicit moved to Mumbai in 1945 anthology suggestion of Shayda. He met Mareez there and was later employed fall back Aakashvani radio. He married Ruqaiyya, authority elder daughter of Shayda, in 1952. He died on 2 January 1994 in Mumbai.[4]
He was associated with Gujerati cinema. He appeared in Gujarati vinyl Mangalfera (1949) and wrote lyrics vacation several film songs; Divadandi (1950), Akhand Saubhagyavati (1963), Kulvadhu (1997), Jalam Hum Jadeja, Snehbandhan.[5][6][7][8][9]
Works
He published Ghazal poetry collections; Mansar (1960), Ghata (1970), Pyas (1980), Parab.[10] He has also written consequently stories, stage plays, radio plays streak film songs.[3][4] His several songs entrap popular across Gujarat such as "Nayanne Bandh Rakhine", "Thay Sarkhamni To Utarata Chhie", "Milan na Deepak Sahu Buzai Gaya Chhe".[8]Aag Ane Ajawala (1956) careful Jivta Soor are two of authority Short story collections while Rangsugand endowments 1-2 (1966) is a novel wedge him.[11]