Background
Eqbal was born on March 14, 1962, in Kolkata, India.
Eqbal was born on March 14, 1962, in Kolkata, India.
He received his secondary education from Jagatdal Chashma-i-Rahmat High School in 1979, and graduated from Rishi Bankim Chandra College, Naihati, West Bengal in 1982. He qualified for Master of Science degree in Plant Physiology from Department of Agriculture, University of Calcutta in 1984.
He has written several books including poetry and prose. In 1987, he also qualified for Master of Arts in Urdu from the University of Calcutta. Eqbal has written several books
He is also a Chief Editor of Mahnama Kainaat (کائنات)which is the world"s first online Urdu monthly magazine and is publishing on regular basis since January 2001.
He has written many columns, translation, criticism and essays. As a translator, he has translated several short stories of African writers in an Urdu language, which were compiled and published in the year 2011 with the name of Ek Shab-e-Awargi.
Subject book is being discussed internationally and getting a well response from the literary circle of Urdu world.