įrom young age, Abbas was interested in Marsiyas as his elder sister Rukhaiya used to recite Marasiyas written by Urdu poets, Anis and Dabeer. Noticing his disinterest, his father discontinued his studies and sent him to Mumbai to work. He studied only till second grade as he was not interested in studies. His mother died of tuberculosis when he was young. His father was a teacher in Madrasah Taiyabiyah School, Surat. His popularity escalated after his death.Ībbas Vasi was born in a Dawoodi Bohra family on 22 February 1917 in Pathanwada area of Surat, British India to Abdul Ali and Amatullah Vasi. He wrote Ghazals published in collections but many of his works remained uncredited which he sold during his financial difficulties. Having been interested in poetry, he took up journalism but remained financially unstable throughout his life. He left studies in young age and started working in rubber shoe factory. He is popularly known as Ghalib of Gujarat. Mareez, born Abbas Abdul Ali Vasi (22 February 1917 – 19 October 1983), was a Gujarati poet, mainly popular for his Ghazals.
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