Profile of Shahrukh Abeer
aaj dar-pesh hai phir se mujhe karbal kā safar
aaj kuchh mere taraf-dār bhī kam aa.e haiñ
aaj dar-pesh hai phir se mujhe karbal ka safar
aaj kuchh mere taraf-dar bhi kam aae hain
Shahrukh Abeer was born on January 8, 1993, in Delhi. He received his primary education from Numania Moinul-Islam Primary School, followed by his secondary education at Anglo Arabic Senior Secondary School (Tarikhi Madrasa Ghaziuddin, Qadeem Delhi College).
For his higher education, he pursued a B.A. (Urdu Honors) from Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi. Subsequently, he earned his M.A. from the Department of Urdu, Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi. He also holds a P.G. Diploma in Urdu Mass Media. Later, he was awarded an M.Phil. degree for his dissertation titled "Tazkira: Ekkeeswin Sadi Ke Shuara-e-Delhi" (A Biographical Anthology of 21st Century Poets of Delhi).
Professionally, he served as a casual announcer for the Urdu Service of All India Radio (Akashvani) for eight years. He has also worked as a freelancer for various publications, focusing on curating selections of classical Urdu poets. He is currently associated with the Publication Department of the Rekhta Foundation.
Shahrukh Abeer is regarded as one of the prominent emerging young poets of the contemporary era. In his poetry, internal anguish, existential questions, and the subtle nuances of love manifest simultaneously. The intensity of emotion combined with the simplicity of his expression creates a captivating poetic rhythm that leaves a lasting impression on the reader's mind.
His poetry is not merely an expression of emotions but an intellectual and spiritual journey where a human being appears to converse with their own existence. In Abeer's work, love transcends traditional boundaries to become a vast human experience, while the transience of life and the complexities of the self also emerge as prominent themes. While his poetry echoes tradition on one hand, it carries the freshness of modern sensibility on the other, a balance that carves out a unique place for him among his contemporaries.