Raaz Chandpuri
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Raaz Chandpuri(urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

:راز چاند پوری )born Mohammad Sadiq (urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

: محمّد صادق) was a renowned Urdu ghazal and nazm writer, he was also a much respected literary critic. He was amongst the earliest disciples of Seemab Akbarabadi
Seemab Akbarabadi
Seemab Akbarabadi , born Aashiq Hussain Siddiqui, was a renowned Urdu poet belonging to the Daagh School. He hailed from Agra where his family had lived for nearly three hundred years.-Early life:...

 and had soon attained the status of an Ustaad for himself. He was a master of Urooz.

His first known collection of ghazals - " Nawa e Raaz " was published by Adara Anees, Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...

 in the year 1961. However, he is more known for his critical appraisal of the life and work of Seemab Akbarabadi
Seemab Akbarabadi
Seemab Akbarabadi , born Aashiq Hussain Siddiqui, was a renowned Urdu poet belonging to the Daagh School. He hailed from Agra where his family had lived for nearly three hundred years.-Early life:...

 titled - " Dastaan e chand " on which exercise Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi
Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi
Zia Fatehabadi , born Mehr Lal Soni , was a renowned Urdu ghazal and nazm writer. He was a disciple of Syed Aashiq Hussain Siddiqui Seemab Akbarabadi who was a disciple of Nawab Mirza Khan Daagh Dehlawi...

too had relied while writing the biography of Seemab Akbarabadi titled - " Zikr e Seemab ".

" Baqiyaat e Raaz " written by Sarwar Alam Raz Sarwar and published by Kitab Ghar is the only known critical appraisal of the life and work of Raaz Chandpuri.
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