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Dr. Taqi Abedi (Syed Taqi Hassan Abedi), a Toronto-based physician and literary personality is a renowned Urdu poet and scholar, born in March, 1952 at Delhi India. He graduated in medical (MBBS) from Hyderabad India, and acquired MS from UK, FCAP (US) and FRCP from Canada. Dr. Taqi Abedi started out as a researcher in the field of Marsia. Soon after, he extended his area of study to other kinds of poetry. Besides researched articles, he owns the credit of compiling/writing about forty books in Urdu literature and is well known personality of the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin. He shares due recognition in the Urdu Literature of Indo-Pak as a person making outstanding contributions to Urdu language and literature. Professionally he is engaged in Medical and serving as Physician in Canada without disturbing his bread earning he received a good name in his hobby of reading and writing and poetic thrust.

Dr. Taqi Abedi, a Syed, descendent from the 4th Imam of Twelver Shi'a Islam, Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin. Nature graces him with good life partner and bestows two sons and two daughters.

Born in Delhi graduated (MBBS) from Hyderabad, India with a creative literary and poetic mind; wrote more than 40 books in different subjects of prose, poetry, and critiques with creative research and vision. Physician by profession and has worked in Iran, England, USA, and at present at a Toronto Hospital. Though most of the poetic and literature work is in Urdu and Persian, now started book writing in English as well.

Dr. Taqi Abedi first researched the Rubais of Mirza Dabeer, he retrieved most of what appeared lost and brought out the collection “Rubaiyat-i-Dabeer” (a book on Rubais of Mirza Dabeer) alongwith a detailed preface in which he discussed the origin of this genre and Dabeer’s achievement in this field.

Prior to present decade, Dr. Taqi Abedi has written/compiled about 33 books ^[1]. Brief description of some books/compilation is given below

• (1) “Kulliyat-e-Anees” the book contains 579 Rubias of the famous Urdu poet Mir Anis spread over 500 pages. The preface of this book written by Dr. Taqi Abedi spreads over 150 pages. ^[2]
• (2)Tajzia-i-Yadgar Marsia, A popular Researched compilation. ^[3]
• (3) Kulyat-e-Ghalib Farsi (Persian Language)Vol. I & II by: Dr. Taqi Abedi, Publication of Ghalib Institute, New Delhi-2, India ^[4]
• (4) “Faiz Fehmi” (Understanding Faiz ^[5] ) the book on poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz and his poetry is a well appreciated credit to Urdu literature. ^[6]
• (5) “Uroos-e-Sukhan” This book is a collection of 50 articles, essays and critics published in the Weekly Urdu Times, New York, US, from time to time.^[7]
• (7)“Abwab-ul-Masaib - Mirza Dabeer” ^[8]

• (8) “Inshaullah Khan Insha” ^[9]
• (9) Titles of some publications ^[10] with year, city and country:

• “Ramooze Shaeri” Published in Lahore, Pakistan, 2000
• “Iqbal Kay Irfani Zaweye” Published in Lahore, Pakistan, 2000
• “Mujtahid Nazm Mirza Dabir” Published in Delhi, 2002
• “Kayenate Najm” Published in Delhi, 2005

Dr. Taqi Abedi has attended and organized a number of seminars, in addition to his researched lectures at various institutions and universities. Following are some seminars attended by him

• Seminar titled “Marsia aur adab-i-aali”, organized by the Urdu department of Karachi University in its arts auditorium on 27 October, 2009. After the papers were read, a question-answer session was held in which Urdu department students put quite a few questions, mainly to Dr Taqi Abidi. ^[11].

• On special invitation, he participated in the International Memorial Seminar titled “ Personality of Mirza Dabeer and his Contribution” organized in December-2008 by International Literary e Association of Pakistan and Public Literature Society (Pakistan). ^[12]

• Dr. Taqi Abedi presented a review of Dabeer’s quatrains at an International Seminar on “Position of Anis and Dabir in Urdu literature” organized by Anis and Dabeer Academy, London on the occasion of bicentennial birthday celebrations of Mir Anis and Mirza Dabeer.^[13].

• Dr. Taqi Abedi, has served as convener of a three day International Urdu Conference held in Toronto from June 17-19 2005. The conference, organized by the Urdu Times , was attended by well-known poets, writers, and journalists from India, Pakistan, UK, France, and Canada. Sessions were held on Literature and Modern Trends, Iqbal studies, Ghalib studies, Urdu Media's new challenges, Religious poetry, and Women's Urdu Literature.^[14]

Mir Taqi Mir Award was given to Dr.Taqi Abedi for his many contributions as a critic, author, researcher, poet and active promoter of Urdu in the West. The Mir Taqi Mir Award is handed out each year to a person making outstanding contributions to Urdu language and literature. Besides, following are some awards, he acquired from different institutions/organisations:

• Valuable contributions to Urdu language, Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 2006.
• Mujahide Urdu Award, Delhi, India, 2006.
• Award of Excellence of Literature and Research, Aligarh, New York, 2005.
• Writer of the Year Award, Eastern News Canada, 2003. ^[15]