Aftab Yusuf Shaikh Biography
Shaikh was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Tahira and Yusuf Shaikh, a boiler cleaning contractor. He attended St. Joseph's School, Kurla, Bombay, Siddharth College and G.N.Khalsa College. He started writing at the age of eight and has since written over two hundred poems.
The American Library of Poetry had included his poems in their sought after collections of 200 poets chosen from among 2 million poets around the world.
He writes in English, Hindi, Urdu and Marathi. He has authored about a dozen books for children on varied topics ranging from religion and poetry to fantasy.
He was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Poetry Silver Award twice and was also nominated for the Poet of the Year Award in 2004 and 2005.
His poems have been published in Indian as well as foreign magazines.
Illness:
In March 2010, he was diagnosed with Blood Cancer(Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) . After a duel of months, he survived the disease. Back to normal life, he continues writing.
He is currently pursuing his Bachelors in English Literature and Psychology from the University of Mumbai.
In spite of the acquaintance,
In spite of endless talks,
We never talked of love,
Never even a whisper.
...
Pale and thin
The roses have now withered,
Your promise starts to appear
Like a distant whisper,
...
The autumn of mistrust
Is here,
Things aren’t the same way
As they were,
...
All alone on the island of thought,
Abandoned by the one I loved most,
I await some stranger,
Me who may find deserving enough
...
This jasmine in your hair,
Smells better than the whole garden,
I never thought a facile fragrance
Of a flower, my heart will gladden,
...
Delivering Poems Around The World
Poems are the property of their respective owners. All information has been reproduced here for educational and informational purposes to benefit site visitors, and is provided at no charge...
7/21/2025 11:51:00 AM # 1.0.0
