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unusual facts about Urdu poet



Salman Akhtar

He was born into a Muslim family in Khairabad, Uttar Pradesh to Jan Nisar Akhtar, a Bollywood film songwriter and Urdu poet, and singer Safia Akhtar, a teacher and writer.


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Ada Jafri

The Urdu poet and critic, Jazib Qureshi, said:
“Ada Jafarey is the first and only lady poet who carries in her poetry the eternal colours of Ghalib, Iqbal, and Jigar.”

Aitchison College

Under the auspices of the new staff, including the first Principal W. A. Robinson and the famous Urdu poet Altaf Hussain Hali, Chiefs College began educating a modest first batch of 12 boys, who were temporarily accommodated at Abbot Road while construction was in progress.

Ajmeri

Zafar Qabil Ajmeri, Pakistani Urdu poet, writer, journalist and activist

Andhra Mahasabha

Few among the well-known individuals at the forefront of the movement were great leaders like Anabheri Prabhakar Rao, Puchalapalli Sundaraiah, Chandra Rajeswara Rao, Raavi Narayana Reddy, the Urdu poet Makhdoom Mohiuddin, Hassan Nasir, Bhimreddy Narasimha Reddy, Mallu Venkata Narasimha Reddy, Mallu Swarajyam, Arutla Ramchandra Reddy and his wife Arutla Kamala bai.

Ashfaqulla Khan

Ashfaq was a very good Urdu poet who wrote beautiful couplets and ghazals with the pen-name of 'Warsi' and 'Hasrat'.

Aziz Bagh

It was built in 1899 by the Persian and Urdu poet Aziz Jang Vila in what is described as an Indo-German style.

Chausath Khamba

Mirza Ghalib's tomb is a small tomb of famous Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib (1797–1869), who was renowned in Urdu and Persian poetry during the Mughal period.

Deccani Souls

It tells the story of three characters: Hamza, a traveller from an unknown land; Babu, a census collector and Siddiq, an urdu poet struggling with writer's block as they wander through Hyderabad and are unknowingly connected by the history of Operation Polo.

Fatehabad, Punjab

Fatehabad is the place to which the family of the renowned Urdu poet, Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi belonged.this village is situated near by holy town Goindwal sahib & Khadur Sahib which is related with Guru Angad Dev Ji & Guru Amar Das ji

Fikr Taunsvi

Fikr Taunsvi (October 7, 1918 – September 12, 1987) was an Urdu poet, born in a village of Taunsa Sharif, then part of India.

Khalid Ahmad

Khalid Ahmad (5 June 1943 - 19 March 2013) was a Pakistani Urdu poet and journalist.

Neem Ka Ped

The title song for this serial is written by notable Urdu poet Nida Fazli & sung by famous singer Late Jagjit Singh called Muh ki baat sunah har koi......

Rais Ansari

Rais Ansari (or Rayees Ansari) is a famous Urdu poet from Lucknow, India.

Saeed Khan

The great Urdu Poet Ahmad Faraz praised his poetry by saying "Saeed's voice is like a fresh breeze for Urdu poetry".

Saeed’s idol and great Urdu poet Ahmad Faraz praised his poetry by saying "Saeed's voice is like a fresh breeze for Urdu poetry".

Sharma Bandhu

The four brothers were born in Muzaffarnagar town in state of western Uttar Pradesh, India, to Pandit Ramanand, son of Pandit Munshiram, in the family of Hindi-Urdu poet and Sanskrit translator Pandit Jyoti Prasad.

Sudanipur

Ubaid Azam Azmi s/o Shaikh Shamim Ahmed (Urdu Poet, Bollywood Lyricist, Prosody Scholar & ex. Special Executive officer Govt. of Maharashtra)