Mareez

Abbas Abdul Ali Vasi (22 February 1917 – 19 October 1983), popularly known as Mareez, was an Indian poet of Gujarati language, mainly popular for his Ghazals. He is popularly known as Ghalib of Gujarat. He left studies in young age and started working in rubber shoe factory. Having been interested in poetry, he took up journalism but remained financially unstable throughout his life. He wrote Ghazals published in collections but many of his works remained uncredited which he sold during his financial difficulties. His popularity escalated after his death.

==Early life== Abbas 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. His father was a teacher in Madrasah Taiyabiyah School, Surat. He was third among eleven siblings. His mother died of tuberculosis when he was young. He studied only till second grade as he was not interested in studies. Noticing his disinterest, his father discontinued his studies and sent him to Mumbai to work.