Arsh Masiani; an Eminent Urdu Poet

Arsh Malsiani (1908 – 1979) (Urdu:عرش ملسیانی ) born Bal Mukand (Urdu: بال مکند ), was an eminent Urdu poet and Urdu writer. 

He was the son of Labbhu Ram Josh Malsiani an Urdu and Persian scholar and Urdu poet. 

From 1948 to his retirement in 1968 Malsiani worked in the Publications Division of the Government of India firstly as an Assistant Editor of Urdu “ Ajkal “ then edited by Josh Malihabadi whom he succeeded as Editor in 1954.

Four collections of his poems were published: Haft Rang, Chang o Aahang, Sharar e Sang, and Aahang e Hijaz. His biographical sketch of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was published in 1976. 

Critical appraisal of the life and literary works of Arsh Malsiani was conducted by Jagannath Azad and published as Aankhen tarastian hain, by Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi and included as a separate chapter in his book Zaviyaha e nigaah and by Virendra Prasad Saksena as Arsh Malsiani.