Sufi Tabassum صُوفی تبسّم | |
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Born | Ghulam Mustafa 4 August 1899 Amritsar, Punjab Province, British India |
Died | 7 February 1978 (aged 78) Lahore, Pakistan |
Occupation | Poet and Author |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Genre | Fiction |
Subject | Literature |
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Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum (Punjabi: غُلام مُصطفا تبسّم, Urdu: غُلام مُصطفیٰ تبسّم), (4 August 1899 – 7 February 1978) was a 20th-century poet. His pen name was Tabassum (Urdu: تبسّم).[1][2]
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 poetic works from mostly Persian into Punjabi and Urdu languages.[1]