
Shahid Ahmad Dehlvi (1906-1967)
Shahid Ahmad Dehlvi was a distinguished Urdu writer, editor, and translator. As the editor of the esteemed journal Saqi, he nurtured generations of writers and shaped modern Urdu literature. His exquisite portrait sketches and refined prose preserved Delhi’s classical linguistic heritage. His masterwork Ganjeena-e-Gohar remains a benchmark in Urdu portraiture.