Syed Aijazuddin Shah ( Popular Meeruthi) (Urdu: پاپولرمیرٹھی, ) is an Urdu and Hindi humorist, satirist and poet. He has been performing Mushaira and Kavi Sammelan for the last 45 years all over the world.
Early life
He was born on 9 August 1953 in
Meerut to Syed Nizamuddin Shah and Syeda Akhtari Begum.
He went to Faiz-E-Am Inter College in Meerut. While doing his graduation, he was the President of the Students’ Association.
He completed his graduation and post-graduation from
Meerut College.
He was awarded a PhD in Urdu literature from Chaudhary Charan Singh University
in 2009 for
Mazhayia Shayri, Nafsiyati Mutalia.
Career
He began his career teaching Urdu literature in the Urdu department of
Meerut College.
After becoming popular with Mushaira, he gave up teaching to pursue it. He recited poems in 'Tamseli Mushaires' organized in Faiz-e-Am inter college. He attended his first international Mushaira in Saudi Arabia in 1989.
Performance
Meeruthi is among very few senior shayars of India. While traveling around the world, he has made promoted Indian culture and the Hindi and Urdu languages abroad.
Popular Meeruthi was invited as a guest in The Kapil Sharma Show on the 23 January 2022 episode of Season 3 along with
Shailesh Lodha and Sanjay Jhala.
Popular Meeruthi was also invited in Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai! on
Sony SAB He has travelled all over the world to attend Mushairas
and Kavi Sammelan.
List of publications
Popular Meeruthi has published books in Urdu, Hindi
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Haas Kar Guzar Dai, 1993
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Nawai e Rafta, 2002
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Double Role, 2005
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Popular Kalam, 2009
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Zikar Fiqar Aur Fun, 2016
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Munshi Sher Kha Boom Meeruthi, 2018
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Ghalib Aur Main, 2022
