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Send a text Josh Malihabadi (born Shabbir Hasan Khan ; 5 December 1898 in Malihabad, Uttar Pradesh, India – died 22 February 1982, Pakistan) popularly known as Shayar-e-Inqalab (poet of revolution) was a poet of Urdu. Known for his liberal values and challenging the established order, he wrote over 100,000 couplets and more than 1,000 rubaiyaat in his lifetime. Yaadon ki Barat , his autobiography,...

Send a text Shakeel Badayuni (3 August 1916 – 20 April 1970) was a famous Indian Urdu poet & lyricist. He is best remembered for most of his songs with music director Naushad. Shakiil won three Filmfare Awards in a row from 1961 to 1963 for his songs 'Kahin Deep Jale Kahin Dil' (Bees Saal Baad), 'Husnwale Tera Jawab Nahin' (Gharana), and 'Chaudvin Ka Chand Ho' (Ch...

Send a text Akhlaq Mohammad Khan, famously known by his pen name 'Shahryar,' was one of the leading Urdu poets and academicians in India. He was born on 16 June 1936 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his masters in Urdu from AMU in 1961. After finishing his college, he began teaching at AMU and eventually retired as the head of the Urdu department. In his initial days, he was ment...

Send a text Ibne-eInsha. His real name was Sher Muhammad Khan. Ibn-e- Insha was an eminent Pakistani Leftist Urdu poet, and columnist. Along with his poetry, he was regarded as one of the best humorists of Urdu. He was born in Jalandhar District, Punjab. He did B.A. from Punjab University in 1946 and M.A. from University of Karachi in 1953. He was associated with various government services includ...

Send a text Meer Taqi Meer - One of the greatest Urdu poets. Known as Khuda-e-Sukhan (God of Poetry) Thanks for listening!     Abdul Raoof Siddiqui   email: raoof3@yahoo.com     #urdupoetry #meertaqimeer Thanks for listening! Follow us on instagram @urdu.ghazal and visit our website www.mstn.in

Send a text Ahmad Mushtaq is one of the leading and reputed Pakistani poets known for his neo-classical tone, equally well-known in India, lives in Houston USA.  Source: Rekhta Thanks for listening!        Abdul Raoof Siddiqui         email: raoof3@yahoo.com         Instagram @urdu.ghazal         Visit our website: www.mstn.in  #urdupoetry #ahmadmushtaq Thanks for listening! Follow us on instagram...

Send a text Last of classical poets who celebrated life and love. Famous for his playfulness of words (idioms/ phrases). Nawab Mirza Khan Dagh Dehlavi  (1831-1905), was born and brought up in the red fort of Delhi he was the grandson of Bahadur Shah Zafar, after the fall of Delhi in 1857, he had to move to Rampur where he lived in comfort for more than a decade. Later, his changing conditions, too...

Send a text Majrooh Sultanpuri, by creating a political symbolism in the classical tradition of ghazal in the twentieth century, proved that the genre of ghazal has the ability to express all kinds of subjects, emotions, feelings and ideas effectively and pleasingly without sacrificing its quiddity. Majrooh made a slight change in the symbols and metaphors of classical ghazal and established a new...

Send a text Well known poet and lyricist, Behzad Lucknavi was born Sardar Ahmad Khan on January 01, 1900 at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. He hailed from a family of litterateurs. His father was also a poet of repute during his time. Being influenced by the literary environment of Lucknow, Behzad started composing verse at an early age in his life. You can listen to the poetry of his grandson Azm...

Send a text Mahirul Quadri is known as a fine prose writer and a poet who invested in strengthening the classical tradition of Urdu poetry. He was born Manzoor Hussain on 30 July, 1906, at a place called Kaiser Kalan in Bulandshahar district of Uttar Pradesh. He passed his matriculation examination from Aligarh Muslim University and joined a well-known journal called Medina published from Bijnaur....

Send a text Dr . Salim Torania , MD is an infectious disease specialist from Kenosha, WI. He is also a contemporary Urdu poet who was born in Pakistan. “Zakhm Bol Parey” is the title of his poetry collection.          Abdul Raoof Siddiqui      email: raoof3@yahoo.com      Instagram @urdu.ghazal      Visit our website: www.mstn.in  #urdupoetry #salimtorania Thanks for listening! Follow us on instag...

Send a text Sajida Kazmi is a contemporary Urdu poet from Chicago. She writes very eloquently and ghazal is her forte.  I really enjoyed reading her book, "Zakhm Abhi Bhare Nahin"         Abdul Raoof Siddiqui     email: raoof3@yahoo.com     Instagram @urdu.ghazal     Visit our website: www.mstn.in  #urdupoetry #sajidakazmi Thanks for listening! Follow us on instagram @urdu.ghazal and vis...

Send a text Eminent poet, educationist and Padam Shree recipient Dr. Kaleem Aajiz was born in a village in Patna district in the 1926. He was a gold medalist in BA from Patna College and then earned his Masters degree in Urdu from Patna University. He also got his doctorate from Patna University for his thesis on "Evolution of Urdu Literature in Bihar. He served as a lecturer for decades in t...

Send a text Poet & music composer, Ali Baba Darpan is one of the contemporary Urdu poets of India based out of Hyderabad.  Ali Baba Darpan is a maestro of rhyme and the magic he creates with his poetry is phenomenal.  You can buy his book “ Darpan Ka Dil ” which is in Both Urdu & Roman Script from the below link. https://www.amazon.in/Darpan-Ka-Dil-First-2017/dp/B06WVD9MDB/ref=sr_1_2?crid=...

Send a text Poet, Playwright, Director Sarmad Sahbai is one of the most prominent poets of Pakistan.   Abdul Raoof Siddiqui   email: raoof3@yahoo.com   Instagram @urdu.ghazal   Visit our website: www.mstn.in  #urdupoetry #sarmadshabai Thanks for listening! Follow us on instagram @urdu.ghazal and visit our website www.mstn.in

Send a text Kafi Bhopali was a popular Urdu Poet & lyricist. His ancestors had moved from Kashmir to Lucknow and then to Bhopal. He also wrote songs for films. Chalo Dildar Chalo sung by Mohd. Rafi, in Kamal Amrohi's 1972 classic, Pakeezah was written by him. He also wrote some popular ghazals that were sung by Jagjit Singh. Kaif Bhopali's daughter Parveen Kaif is a noted poet who pa...

Send a text Firaq Gorakhpuri a prominent Urdu poet who reached unprecedented heights of fame & acclaim, he is considered one of the most influential and electrifying poets of his time. According to Dr. Khawaja Ahmad Farooqi, “If it were not for Firaq, the land of our ghazals would be dull, its ascension would not be more than it would be a carbon copy of Persian master’s ghazals or imitating d...

Send a text Dushyant Kumar was a very popular poet who started a new trend of hindi-ghazal. His poetry resonated with the conscience of readers and it has an undertone of fighting against injustice.  Dushyant Kumar Tyagi  Born: 01 Sept 1933 | Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India  Died: 30 Dec 1975 | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India   Abdul Raoof Siddiqui   email: raoof3@yahoo.com   Instagram @urdu.ghazal   V...

Send a text Azm Behzaad is a prominent Urdu poet. He was the grandson of one of the great poets of Urdu Bahzad Lakhnawi. He was highly appreciated for his diction and metaphors. He was adored for his ‘tarannum’.  He worked as an Urdu copywriter in an advertising. He also wrote scripts for radio and T.V programmes. His first book of poetry ‘Taabeer Se Pehley’ was published in 1997. Real Name: Mukht...

Send a text Moin Ahsan Jazbi was one of the important Urdu poets of the Progressive Writers Movement. He was born on 21st Aug 1912 in Mubarakpur, Uttar Pradesh and died on 13th Feb 2005 in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. Jazbi stayed true to the classical literary tradition and embellished it with contemporary style. He completed M.A. in Urdu and joined the Urdu department of Aligarh Muslim Univers...

Send a text Shaz Tamkanat was a prominent Urdu poet from Hyderabad, India. He was born on January 31, 1933 in Hyderabad. Shaz Tamkanat was one of the real representatives of the literary traditions of Hyderabad. After completing his school education, he did his graduation and masters in Urdu language and literature from Osmania University and later in 1983, he was awarded doctorate for his thesis...

Send a text Asrar-ul-Haq ‘Majaz’ was called Keats of Urdu Poetry. His poetry is still relevant 70 years after his death. Poets like Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Sardar Jafari, Makhdoom Mohi-ud-Din Jazbi, and Sahir Ludhianvi were not only his contemporaries but also his friends. His poems have a special place in Urdu literature.   Abdul Raoof Siddiqui email: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our we...

Send a text Aalok Shrivastav is a passionate Poet, Lyricist & a TV journalist from India. Aalok's Aameen (Poetry Collection) and Aafreen (Story Collection) are critically acclaimed literary works. Aalok is the only young poet whose literary works have been sung by ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, Pankaj Udhas, Jaswinder Singh, Sudeep Banerji, Shankar Mahadevan, Rekha Bharadwaj, Shaan, Kailash...

Send a text Obaidullah Aleem (12th June 1939 - 18 May 1998) is a well-known contemporary Urdu shayar. He was awarded with the Adamji Prize, which is the highest literary award in Pakistan. Abdul Raoof Siddiqui email: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in #urdupoetry #obaidullahaleem Thanks for listening! Follow us on instagram @urdu.ghazal and visit our website www...

Send a text Tahir Azeem is quite popular in Urdu literary circles in Middle East. He is the founder of Anjuman-Farogh-e-Adab Bahrain. The mushairas he organizes in Bahrain are extremely popular. Abdul Raoof Siddiqui email: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in #urdupoetry #tahirazeem Thanks for listening! Follow us on instagram @urdu.ghazal and visit our website ww...