Quaiser Khalid

Quaiser Khalid (Hindi: क़ैसर खालीद; Urdu: قیصر خالد | born 19 July 1971) is an officer of the Indian Police Service (IPS), currently working as Inspector General of Police, Motor Transport, Maharashtra State, Pune.

Khalid is also a poet who writes in both Urdu and Hindi. He has written two anthologies of Urdu poetry, consisting of ghazals and nazms, and is the recipient of the Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Academy Award. The Maharashtra government suspended IPS officer Quaiser Khalid on June 26, 2024.

Poetry

In 2005 Khalid edited and published the poetry collection of Urdu poet Syed Ali Mohammad Shaad Azimabadi. His first anthology, titled ‘Shawoore Asr’ (The consciousness of times) was published in 2014 and led to Khalid being awarded the Maharashtra state Urdu Sahitya Academy Award in 2015. This book was commented upon internationally

His second book Dashte Jaa'n (The Wilderness of Soul) was also published in 2014.

Pasbaan-e-Adab

Quaiser Khalid is the founder-president of the non-profit and literary NGOs Pasbaan-e-adab, Mumbai and Jashn-e-Adab, New Delhi which organizes literary and cultural events in Indian languages especially Urdu Hindi and Marathi in various parts of the country. These organizations organized the following events: Anubhuti – The Hindi Literature Festival. Izhaar – The International Poetry Festival in Urdu. Kaavyanjali – The Marathi Poetry Festival Meeraas – The Heritage, An event of soulful Hindustani Poetry and Music Sahitya Utsav – The Festival of Indian Art and Literature and Culture in New Delhi and other North-Indian cities.

Books Shaoor-e-Asr (2014) Dasht-e-Jaa.n (2016) Deewane-Shaad Azeemabadi (2004)(editor) He is actively associated with anti-drug campaigns.

Quaiser Khalid, with his entire Mumbai Railway Police team, started an initiative 'Plasma Connect' to connect the Plasma Donors with the needy when Plasma Therapy was considered to help the patients.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Quaiser Khalid in association with his NGO Pasbaan-e-adab started providing free oxygen cylinders, community fridges, food, and other variants of assistance to the needy when needed.