Abdul Raheem Irshad

Abdur Raheem Irshad was a famous poet from Navayat Konkani community. He has also written poems in English, Hindi and Urdu languages. He was multilingual expert and knew about 11 languages. He has contributed a lot to the literature and journalism from Navayat community. Abdur Raheem irshada was born on 15-05-1931 to S.M.Sayeed Mohammad in Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada District. He persued his education in Mumbai, Calicut and St. Aloysius College in Mangalore. He completed his central senior and higher course in Madras and Coimbatore. Later he joined P.G.Diploma in Journalism at Bharatiya Vidyabhavan, Mumbai. He also had training in Advertising and Printing at Rajendra Prasad college, Mumbai.

Career and Literary Works
Abdur Raheem Irshad was a very talented since his childhood. He started a handwritten wall magazine “Al- Navayat” at the early age of 10 in Calicut, Kerala. At the age of 13 he circulated cyclostyled handwritten paper in the name of “Audiance” in Managalore . He also distributed cyclostyles of “Tanzeem” Urdu Magazine. At the age of 15 he published a quartely magazine “The Message” in English. In the year 1975 he started to publish “Nakshe Navayat” a Navayati Konkani Magazine in Persian Script from Mumbai. Later ihe started to publish from Bhatkal too. He was editor and publisher of this magazine till his death. He has also worked for “Alfa (Bharatiya vidyabhavan Mumbai), Mumbai Calling, Tide, March Of the Nation (Enlish), Inquilab, Hindusthan” journals.
Abdur Raheem Irshad has published his collection of poetries in four Languages. His collections were – “Pale Sakan (Navayat Konkani), Zhujbhath (urdu), Irshanjali (Hindi), Evening Clouds (English). He also Edited some Navayati folksongs ‘Bhaito’, marriage songs ‘Farna song’ and Navayati lullabies. He gave many “Mushayar” in foreign countries. He established Printorium and Stakopress and an advertising company Ad -Links in Mumbai. He also established Romika and Mycrona leather industries in Mumbai and supplied raw materials to Bata and “Carona shoe companies. In Bhatkal he established a travelling agency “Ace Trveldam”.

Honours
Abdur Raheem Irshad was founder of Navayat Academy. He was president of “Bhatkal Muslim Jamat”, Mumbai for about 4 years. He was vice president of “Konakni Bhasha Prachar Mandir”, Mumbai. He was vice president of “Red Cross” of Bhatkal branch. He was also the working committee member of “Anjuman Institution”.