Though Hasrat used to write Nazm, Khataat, Nasr and Ghazlen but he was recognized mainly for his Ghazals. He was a huge proponent of Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb. He was not only a pious Muslim but also a devotee of lord Krishna.
Sahir Ludhianvi’s actual name was Abdul Hai. He was a famous Urdu poet and a lyricist who gave innumerable beautiful songs to Indian film Industry.
Sahir gave innumerable hit songs to Indian film Industry. In part 2 I have narrated some of his best work. I was very much influenced by the book on Sahir’s life by Akshay Manwani – Title of this episode is based on the title of Mr. Manwani’s...
MERAJ FAIZABADI(1941 – 2013) his actual name was Meraj Ul Haq. He was from Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India but later settled in Lucknow. He did his bachelors in Science from Lucknow university but couldn’t complete his masters due to financial...
Shailendra was a popular Indian Hindi-Urdu Poet, lyricist and Film producer. Noted for his association with the filmmaker Raj Kapoor, singer Mukesh, the music composers Shankar-Jaikishan & lyricist Majrooh Sultan Puri, he wrote lyrics for...
Hope you enjoyed part 1 on Shailendra the popular Hindi-Urdu Poet, lyricist and Film producer. Welcome to part 2 . Shailendra wrote lyrics for several successful Hindi film songs in1950s and the 1960s. Please leave a review...
Faiz Ahmad Faiz (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984) was a Pakistani poet, and author in Urdu and Punjabi language. He was one of the most celebrated writers of the Urdu language in Pakistan. Outside literature, he has been described as "a man of...
Bekal Utsahi was a popular poet who made extensive use of Awadhi language in his shayari. He was born Mohd. Shafi Khan in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh on June 1, 1930. Bekal was given the pseudonym Utsahi by Jawahar Lal Nehru, India's first Prime...
Born in Firozpur, India, on 1st August 1946, Adeem Hashmi’s actual name was Faizuddin. He was brought up in Faizabad and moved to Lahore in 1970, where his poems were regularly published in literary journals. Meanwhile, he also wrote songs for radio...
Parveen Shakir (24 November 1952 – 26 December 1994) was a Pakistani poet, teacher and a civil servant of the Government of Pakistan. She is best known for her poems, which brought a distinctive feminine voice to Urdu literature, and for her...