Raza Naqvi Wahi
Raza Naqvi Wahi (born Syed Mohammad Raza Naqvi) 19 January 1914 – 5 January 2002) was an Indian Urdu-language poet during his time. He used the "takhallus" (pen name) of Wahi. Life. Wahi was born in Khujwa Village in Siwan District (Bihar), India. His father was Syed Zahoor Hussain, who served as the regional zamindar and also worked as police inspector for several years. His father also worked at the Iranian Embassy after leaving the police department, and died in January 1962. Wahi began writing while in middle school. During his time at Patna College, his poetry  began to flourish. At first his poetic style was serious, but by 1950, he began to explore more sarcasm and humor. Thereafter he continued the sarcasm and humor genres. His major poetic influences include Josh Malihabadi and Mir Taqi Mir. Guidance ( Poetry). In the beginning he taken the guidelines of Late Mirza Anwar. He nurture the initial style of writing poetry in him. Education. Completed his high school from Patna Collegiate High School in 1930 and completed his Intermediate (Senior Secondary) from Patna College, Patna, Bihar, India, in 1932. He learned Arabic and Persian from Molvi Aainul Huda (he was  the resident of Patna City, Bihār). After passing the Intermediate he achieved Diploma in Commerce from Sufi Commercial Institute, Calcutta, in 1933. Colleagues. Akhtar Uranvi, Zubair Ahmed Tamannai, Ali Abbas (cousin who had retired from the post of DIG), John Naqvi, Shareef uddin Ahmad Shareef Azimabadi, Sultan Ahmed (Behzad Fatemi) and others. Job. In 1937, he was appointed as Urdu Reporter in Bihar Legislative Assembly. He was later promoted to Assistant Secretary, and retired in June 1972. Literary works. He also knows the style of a prose writer. He has written several humorous poetry in "Saathi" (Daily Newspaper of that  time), Patna for several years. Periodically he had written numerous critical articles, which have been published in various magazines. One of his prose book in Urdu poetry "Bihar me Urdu Shayari" was translated in Hindi language by Bihar Hindi Sahitya in 1957 and has been published. Travel abroad. After Partition of India for better life and in search of livelihood Mr. Wahi went to Pakistan and there he received a prestigious position in the National Assembly. But his heart was always in India and not in the Islamic country so he returned home (India) within few months. Raza Naqvi Wahi