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Makhdoom Mohiuddin (1908–1969) Spread the love Makhdoom Mohiuddin (1908–1969): The Poet of Love and Labour Masters of the Ghazal Makhdoom Mohiuddin The mountain-cutter of Deccan — poet of love… Majaz Lucknawi (1911–1955) Spread the love Majaz Lucknawi (1911–1955): The Keats of Urdu Poetry Masters of the Ghazal Majaz Lucknawi The Keats of Urdu — a bright, brief star… Jigar Moradabadi (1890–1960) Spread the love Jigar Moradabadi (1890–1960): The People’s Poet of the Ghazal Masters of the Ghazal Jigar Moradabadi The people’s poet — a voice so magnetic… Ibn-e-Insha Spread the love Ibn-e-Insha (1927–1978): The Wandering Wit of Urdu Letters Voices of Urdu Literature Ibn-e-Insha Rise, Insha Ji, and depart — the poet who never… Asghar Gondvi (1884–1936) Spread the love Asghar Gondvi (1884–1936): The Mystic Poet of Love and Light Masters of the Ghazal Asghar Gondvi The self-taught mystic who found the sacred… Fani Badayuni (1879–1961) Spread the love Fani Badayuni (1879–1961): Urdu’s Poet of Sorrow Masters of the Ghazal Fani Badayuni Sahib-e-Gham — the poet of pain who made mortality his… Hasrat Mohani (1875–1951) Spread the love Hasrat Mohani (1875–1951): The Poet Who Coined Inquilab Zindabad Masters of the Ghazal Hasrat Mohani The tender poet who gave a revolution its… Daagh Dehlvi (1831–1905) Spread the love Daagh Dehlvi (1831–1905): The Nightingale of Hindustan Masters of the Ghazal Daagh Dehlvi Bulbul-e-Hindustan — the nightingale whose “scar” carried nothing but joy… Kishwar Naheed (b. 1940) Spread the loveKishwar Naheed (b. 1940): The Fearless Voice of Urdu Feminist Poetry Voices of Urdu Literature Kishwar Naheed Aapa — the “bad woman” who taught… Momin Khan Momin (1800–1852) Spread the love Momin Khan Momin (1800–1852): The Poet Ghalib Envied Masters of the Ghazal Momin Khan Momin The physician-poet whose single couplet Ghalib is said… Meeraji (1912–1949) Spread the love Meeraji (1912–1949): Urdu Poetry’s Great Modernist Wanderer Masters of the Ghazal Meeraji The wanderer who took a lost love’s name and gave Urdu… N. M. Rashid (1910–1975)  Spread the love N. M. Rashid (1910–1975): The Father of Modernism in Urdu Poetry Masters of the Ghazal N. M. Rashid Malik-ush-Shoara — the wanderer who… Shakeel Badayuni (1916–1970) Spread the love Shakeel Badayuni (1916–1970): Geet Kar-e-Azam of Hindi Cinema Voices of Hindi Cinema Shakeel Badayuni Geet Kar-e-Azam — the poet whose Muslim pen wrote… Hasrat Jaipuri (1922–1999) Spread the love Hasrat Jaipuri (1922–1999): The King of Romance in Hindi Cinema Voices of Hindi Cinema Hasrat Jaipuri The king of romance — a love… Shailendra (1923–1966) Spread the love Shailendra (1923–1966): The People’s Poet of Hindi Cinema Voices of Hindi Cinema Shailendra The people’s poet — from a railway workshop to the… Ismat Chughtai Spread the love Ismat Chughtai (1911–1991): The Fearless Voice of Urdu Fiction Voices of Urdu Literature Ismat Chughtai Ismat Apa — the fearless voice who refused… Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937) Spread the love Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937): Poet of Kamayani and Pillar of Chhayavaad Masters of the Ghazal Jaishankar Prasad The fir tree of Chhayavaad — poet… Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964) Spread the love Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964): India’s First Rashtrakavi Masters of the Ghazal Maithili Sharan Gupt India’s first Rashtrakavi — the poet who gave voice… Sumitranandan Pant (1900–1977) Spread the love Sumitranandan Pant (1900–1977): The Tender Poet of Nature Masters of the Ghazal Sumitranandan Pant Prakriti ka Sukumar Kavi — the tender poet of… Mahadevi Verma (1907–1987) Spread the love Mahadevi Verma (1907–1987): The Modern Meera of Hindi Poetry Masters of the Ghazal Mahadevi Verma The Modern Meera — burn sweetly, my little… Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’ (1899–1961) Spread the love Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’ (1899–1961): The Poet Who Broke Hindi Verse Free Masters of the Ghazal Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’ Mahapran — the great breath… Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’ (1908–1974) Spread the love Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’ (1908–1974): India’s Rashtrakavi Masters of the Ghazal Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’ India’s Rashtrakavi — the sun-poet of courage, conscience, and Veer… Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003) Spread the love Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003): Poet of Madhushala Masters of the Ghazal Harivansh Rai Bachchan Poet of Madhushala — a body of clay, a… Dushyant Kumar (1933–1975) Spread the love Dushyant Kumar (1933–1975): The Father of the Modern Hindi Ghazal Masters of the Ghazal Dushyant Kumar The poet who gave Hindi its own… Mirza Ghalib Spread the love Mirza Ghalib (1797–1869): The Poet Who Became Synonymous with Urdu Masters of the Ghazal Mirza Ghalib The poet who took the Urdu ghazal… Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911–1984) Spread the love Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911–1984): The Revolutionary Voice of Urdu Poetry Masters of the Ghazal Faiz Ahmad Faiz The revolutionary romantic — poet of… Allama Iqbal (1877–1938) Spread the love Allama Iqbal (1877–1938): Shair-e-Mashriq, the Poet of the East Masters of the Ghazal Allama Iqbal Shair-e-Mashriq — the Poet of the East, and… Mir Taqi Mir (1723–1810) Spread the love Mir Taqi Mir (1723–1810): Khuda-e-Sukhan, the God of Urdu Poetry Masters of the Ghazal Mir Taqi Mir Khuda-e-Sukhan — the God of Poetry,… Wali Dakhani (1667–1707) Spread the love Wali Dakhani (1667–1707): The Father of the Urdu Ghazal Masters of the Ghazal Wali Dakhani The father of the Urdu ghazal — the… Amir Khusrau (1253–1325) [PD] — Pioneer of Hindavi verse and qawwali Spread the love Amir Khusrau (1253–1325): Father of Qawwali & Pioneer of Hindavi Verse Masters of the Ghazal Amir Khusrau The Parrot of India — father…