Azhar Nawaz is a post-graduate from Jamia Millia Islamia and currently pursuing his PhD in English from Aligarh Muslim University. He hails from Anjan Shaheed, a village in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. He writes poetry in Urdu and is a promising voice among the budding poets. He has recited his poetry in some notable events of the country like Jashn-e-Rekhta, Naye Purane Charagh, Shab-e-Shiraaz, to name a few. His selected Ghazals are published on Rekhta, the leading Urdu website.