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Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi on 20 November 1916 – died 10 July 2006, [1] [2] was an Urdu and English language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. [1] He wrote 50 books on topics such as poetry, fiction, criticism, journalism...
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Bahadur Shah Zafar
Mirza Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar better known as Bahadur Shah Zafar on 24 October 1775 – died 7 November 1862), was the last Mughal emperor and a member of the Timurid Dynasty. Zafar was the son of Mirza Akbar Shah II and Lalbai,...
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Amir Khusrow
Ab'ul Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrow (1253–1325 CE) better known as Amīr Khusrow (also Khusrau, Khusro) Dehlawī (meaning Amir Khusrow of Delhi) was a Sufi musician, great poet and scholar. A polymath an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian...
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Majaz
Asrar ul Haq Majaz (19 October 1911 – 5 December 1955) was an Indian Urdu poet. [1] He was known for his romantic and revolutionary poetry. He composed ghazals and nazms in Urdu Early life Majaz was born in Rudauli, Bara Banki, UP, India. He received...
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Khwaja Mir Dard
Khwaja Mir Dard was born in 1721 and died in 1785. He is one of the three major poets of the Delhi School — the other two being Mir Taqi Mir and Sauda — who are considered the pillars of the classical Urdu ghazal Philosophy Dard was first and foremost...
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Mir Baber Ali Anees
Mir Baber Ali Anees was a renowned Urdu poet. He was born in 1803 in Faizabad, Oudh now in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and died in 1874 in Lucknow, North-Western Provinces. Life Mir Babar Ali, 'Anis' was born in 1802 CE at Faizabad. [1]...
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Mirza Salaamat Ali Dabeer
Mirza Salaamat Ali Dabeer (1803–1875) was a leading Urdu poet who excelled and perfected the art of Marsiya writing. He is considered the leading exponent of Marsiya Nigari or marsiya writing along with Mir Anis. Mirza Dabeer was born in 1803 in Delhi....
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Shibli Nomani
Shibli Nomani (June 3, 1857 - November 18, 1914, Azamgarh) was a respected scholar of Islam from Indian subcontinent during British Raj. [1] He was born at Bindwal in Azamgarh district of present-day Uttar Pradesh. He is known for the founding the Shibli...
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Maulana Hasrat Mohani
Maulana Hasrat Mohani (b. 1875 Unnao, d. 1951 Lucknow) was a Romantic Poet of Urdu language, journalist, politician, parliamentarian of British India, besides a being a part of the Indian Independence Movement. The real name of Maulana was Syed Fazl-ul-Hasan....
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Agha Shorish Kashmiri
Agha Shorish Kashmiri (1917-1975) was a scholar, writer, debater, and leader of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam party. He was a figure of the freedom movement of undivided India, as well as the chief editor of the weekly Chattan. [1] Kashmiri started his political...
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Josh Malihabadi
Josh Malihabadi (born as Shabbir Hasan Khan ) (December 5, 1894 – February 22, 1982) was a noted Urdu poet born in British India. [1] [2] He was an Indian citizen until 1958, when he emigrated to Pakistan and became a Pakistani citizen. He wrote ghazals...
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Firaq Gorakhpuri
Raghupati Sahay (28 August 1896 – 3 March 1982), better known under his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri was a writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India. [1] He established himself among peers...
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Seemab Akbarabadi
Seemab Akbarabadi born Aashiq Hussain Siddiqui on 5 June 1882 – died 31 January 1951, was an acclaimed Urdu poet from India. Early life Seemab Akbarabadi, [1] a descendant of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, the first Caliph of Islam, [2] was born in Imliwale makaan...
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Jagan Nath Azad
Jagan Nath Azad (December 5, 1918 – July 24, 2004) [1] was a renowned Urdu poet, writer and academician. A literary giant, Azad penned over 70 books, including poetry collections, epic poems, biographies and travelogues. He was an acclaimed authority...
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Qateel Shifai
Aurangzeb Khan or Qateel Shifai (24 December 1919 - 11 July 2001) (Urdu: قتیل شفا ئی ) was a Pakistani Urdu poet Early life Qateel Shifai was born in Haripur, Hazara Division, British India (now Pakistan). Career He adopted Qateel Shifai as his pen name...
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Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jullundhri
Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jullundhri (born 14 January 1900 - died 21 December 1982) was a Pakistani Urdu-language poet who famously wrote the lyrics for the National Anthem of Pakistan Early life Jullundhri was born in Jalandhar, Punjab, British India on 14...
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Allama Iqbal
Sir Muhammad Iqbal (November 9, 1877 – April 21, 1938), also known as Allama Iqbal was a philosopher, poet and politician [1] in British India who is widely regarded as having inspired the Pakistan Movement. He is considered one of the most important...
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جگہ جی لگانے کی دنیا نہیں ہے
جگہ جی لگانے کی دنیا نہیں ہےیہ عبرت کی جا ہے تماشہ نہیں ہےجہاں میں ہیں عبرت کے ہر سُو نمونےمگر تجھ کو اندھا کیا رنگ و بُو نے کبھی غور سے بھی دیکھا ہے تو نے...جو معمور تھے وہ محل اب ہیں سُونےملے خاک میں اہلِ شاں کیسے کیسےمکیں ہو گٔیٔے لا مکاں کیسے کیسےھؤے...
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Ram Prasad Bismil
Ram Prasad Bismil pronunciation ( help · info ) (11 June 1897 – 19 December 1927) was an Indian revolutionary who participated in Mainpuri Conspiracy of 1918, and the Kakori conspiracy of 1925, both against British Empire. As well as being a freedom fighter,...
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Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee
Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Quaid-i-Azam, was a notable Urdu poet, writer, journalist, broadcaster, translator, critic, researcher, linguist and lexicographer of Pakistan. Born in Delhi, Haqqee acquired his BA from Aligarh Muslim University....
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Shabnam Romani
Mirza Azeem Baig Chughtai (December 30, 1928 – February 17, 2009), known in literary circles by his pen name Shabnam Romani was a renowned Urdu poet based in Karachi, Pakistan. Shabnam Romani wrote a number of books including Jazeera, Doosra Himala, and...
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Mustafa Zaidi
Mustafa Zaidi (1930–1970) was a progressive Urdu poet whose work and literary accomplishments remain popular and relevant today.[ citation needed ] He was born on 16 October 1930 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (UP), India to Lakhte Hasnain and Binte Haider....
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Obaidullah Aleem
Obaidullah Aleem was a modern poet of Urdu language. He is ranked among the best Ghazal writers of modern times. He was born in 1939 in Bhopal, India. His father lived in Sialkot and was from the Butt family. He received an MA in Urdu from the University...
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Shakeeb Jalali
Shakeeb Jalali (October 1, 1934 – November 12, 1966) was a Pakistani Urdu poet. Shakeb Jalali's real name was Syed Hassan Rizvi. His ancestors were from a small town, Saddat Jalali, near Aligarh, India. Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi says that Jalali was born on...
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Muzaffar Warsi
Muzaffar Warsi (born 20 December 1933 in Meerath, India died 28 January 2011) was a prominent Urdu poet, critic, essayist, a lyricist par excellence, and scholar of Pakistan. He was one whose work never fails to surprise. A humble man with humble beginnings...