Renowned Urdu poet and author Shabnam Romani was remembered on his death 14th death anniversary.

His real name was Mirza Azeem Baig Chughtai, but he was known in literary circles by his pen name, Shabnam Romani.

Romani was born on December 30, 1928, and died after a long illness on this day in 2009 at the age of 81.

He wrote a number of books, including Jazeera, Doosra Himala, and Tohmat.

Romani was born in Budaun, India, but moved to Pakistan and lived most of his life in Karachi. He was the publisher and editor of Quarterly Aqdar, a literary Urdu magazine. He wrote a regular column in Daily Mashriq, Karachi.

Romani's works include Masnavi Sair-e-Karachi (1959), Jazeera, Tohmat, Doosra Himala, Hyde Park, Mozay Chilghozay, and Hurf Nissbat.

One of Romani's two sons, Faisal Azeem, is a poet, too. He is Canada-based and his book "Meri Aankhon Saay Dekho" was published in 2006.