Bashir Badr

Bashir Badr, 91, died on May 28, 2026. Bashir Badr was known publicly as an Indian poet. He taught Urdu at the Aligarh Muslim University. He primarily writes in the Urdu language particularly ghazals. He also wrote a couplet titled Dushmani Jam Kar Karo in 1972 during Shimla Agreement that revolves around the partition of India. Most of Badr's unpublished literary work, including an uncertain number of poems was lost during the 1987 Meerut communal riots, and later he moved to Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Public biographical listings identify Badr as an Indian poet. This public record remains centered on Badr's work as an Indian poet and the documented milestones of that career.