Dr Anjum Barabankvi is a leading poet of the Urdu world. He is widely travelled and has attended many mushairas and Kavi sammelan in India and abroad. His poetry transcends all barriers and narrow boundaries of caste creed, religion and geography and addresses humanity in general. To listen to Dr Barabankvi reciting his poems in his inimitable style is an unforgettable experience. His ghazals are immensely popular and have won him a large fan following in India, Pakistan, Dubai, Qatar, Riyadh, Jeddah, UK and USA. He is a worthy torchbearer of the poetic tradition of Ghalib, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Nasir Kazmi among others. Dr Anjum Barabankvi has won many awards and accolades.