Atta Shad (Balochi, Urdu: عطا شاد , born 1 November 1939 – 13 February 1997) was a poet, critic, playwright, researcher and intellectual. He wrote poems in Urdu and later in Balochi language. Shad is considered the architect of modernsymbolic Balochi poetry.Shad started his Urdu poetry under the tutelage of Faiz Ahmad Faiz but soon felt the need to evolve his own style. His unique style gave him a prominent place in the literary quarters .
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