Javed Akhtar is an Urdu Poet, lyricist, screenwriter & a political activist. He is a recipient of prestigious awards like Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Shaitya Akademi Award, National award and around 15 Filmfare awards.
Habib Jalib wrote in simple language and generally addressed common issues directly related to people. He was a staunch democrat and always opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression. He was a people poet and his work will be...
Habib Jalib wrote in simple language and generally addressed common issues directly related to people. He was a staunch democrat and always opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression. He was a people poet and his work will be...
A.M. Turaz is an Indian Poet, lyricist, and script writer. He has been associated with more than 40 Bollywood movies so far. He is extremely popular in Mushairas. Not only his poetry is great but the personality he gets to the stage is electrifying...
Tahir Faraz is a contemporary Urdu Poet. He is renowned all over the world because of his unique way of rendering ghazals. He has been blessed with a beautiful and soulful voice.
Syed Hussain Jaun Asghar Naqvi, commonly known as Jaun Elia, was an Indo-Pak Urdu poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar. He was fluent in Urdu, Arabic, English, Persian, Sanskrit and Hebrew.
He born in British India (now Pakistan). He started working in the Pakistani film industry in 1947 as a lyricist. He wrote 2,500 songs and published multiple books. His talent crossed geographical border. His Urdu poetry has been...
Ali Sikandar was popularly known as Jigar Moradabadi. He was one of the most admired Urdu poets of his time. He was from a family of poets, his father and paternal grand father were also poets. He was born in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh in 1890 AD in...
Hasan Kamal is a famous Urdu Shayar, renowned lyricist and journalist. He also served as an editor of a famous urdu weekly Blitz. Kamal Sahab was born in Lucknow, India.
He is popularly known as Hasrat Mohani. He was great poet and a freedom fighter. He was a pious muslim and a devotee of lord Krishna as well. Flute was his prized possession even when he was in jail. Lot of his poetry was written when he was serving...