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Padma Shri Shamsur Rahman Faruqi India’s renowned Urdu Poet, writer, critic passed away at the in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. He was born on 30th September 1935 in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. He was well known for his contribution to the revival of “Dastangoi” the Urdu oral storytelling art form of the 13th century. He was the editor of his literary magazine “Shabkhoon”. Some of his famous works include “Early Urdu Literary Culture and History” (2001), “The Flower-Lit Road: Essays in Urdu Literary Theory and Criticism” (2005) and “Urdu Ka Arambhik Yug” (2007). He received the Saraswati Samman in 1996 for “Sher-e Shor-Angez”, a study of Meer Taqi Meer, 18th century poet, which was published in 4 volumes. He received the Padma Shri for literature & education in 2009.