Education
Forman Christian College.
Forman Christian College.
Tabassum (or Tabussum) was the pen name by which he was universally known. He is best known for his many poems written for children, as the creator of the Tot Batot character, and as the translator of many poetical works from Urdu and Persian into Punjabi. Tabassum"s style is in the classical tradition, informed by a deep awareness of the pain and suffering that afflicts modern life.
Tabassum was born in Amritsar, Punjab, to parents of Kashmiri ancestry.
He earned a Master"s degree in Persian from Forman Christian College (Federal Communication Commission) in Lahore. He remained with Government College Lahore for his entire career, rising to head the Department of Persian Studies.
Foreign fifty years he was a prominent speaker on radio and television His poems were used as the lyrics of several songs sung by Noor Jehan.
Tabassum"s son, Nisar Ahmed, was also a stage play writer and wrote many comedies, mainly Punjabi stage plays and television dramas.