Urdu Poets

Sahir Ludhianvi Biography in Urdu

The richness and the elusiveness and width of the Urdu was taken to new echelons by the famous Urdu Poet Sahir Ludhianvi who was born in Ludhiana in 1922. During his life he authored many books and wrote many poems that played a vital role in the development of Urdu literature across the subcontinent. A [...]

Hafeez Jalandhari Urdu Poet Biography

Hafeez Jalandhari as evident from his name, was born in 1900 in Jalandhar, India. His seal name was Abu-al-Asar Hafeez. He had a strong inclination towards poetry from his childhood. His book on Islamic traditions and Islamic problems (Shah Nama-e-Islam) raised his stature in the society and he got the title of “Firdosee-e-Islam”. Hafeez also wrote [...]

Hafiz Mehmood Sherani

Hafiz Mehmood Sheerani (حافظ محمود شیرانی) was an excellent ghazal writer of Urdu Literature who was born in 1880 in Tonk. He was a researcher and his popular theory was “Punjab Mein Urdu”. According to this theory, he presented the idea that Punjab was the pioneer of Urdu Language. He was the father of another [...]

Habib Jalib Biography

Habib Jalib (حبیب جالب) was a revolutionist poet with a soft heart for his country. Habib Jalib was a great poet of Urdu literature who was born in “Hoshyar Pur” India in 1928. He was deeply impressed by “Jigar Murad Abadi”. This outstanding poetic personality migrated to Pakistan (Karachi) after the partition of India in [...]

Josh Malihabadi

Josh Maleeh Abadi (جوش ملیح آبادی) was born in 1894 in Maleeh Abad. He was a writer and a reformist from the start of his life. He was expelled from his job because of writing against the system of that institution. After this he came in Dehli where he issued a magazine “Kaleem”. He was [...]

Amjad Islam Amjad Urdu Poet History

Amjad Islam Amjad (امجد اسلام امجد) is a creative and copious writer of Urdu Literature. Poetry together with Drama writing was his passion since the start of his literary career. He won “Graduate Award” in 1975 which was awarded for his popular drama “Khawab Jagtay Hein”. “Bahzakh” is his “Shairy” (Poetic) collection while “Taasurat” is [...]

Professor Iqbal Azeem Biography in Urdu

Iqbal Azeem (اقبال عظیم) was born in Meerath (India) in 1913. He was one of the greatest poets of Urdu Literature. He acquired his basic education from Agra and after Partition, he settled in East Pakistan “Mizrab” and “Lab Kusha” are two Ghazal collections of Iqbal Azeem where as “Kab-e-Qosain” is the book of naats. [...]

Akhtar Shirani Urdu Poet History and Biography

“Akhtar Shirani” اختر شیرانی was a romantic Urdu poet (Shair) of Pakistan. His real name was Mohammad Daud Sheerani. He was born in 1905 in State of Tonk. His father was also a renowned researcher and professor who spent whole of his life in Lahore. The most read topic of Akhtar’s Shairy was “Aurat” (Woman). [...]

Ibne Insha Biography in Urdu

“Ibn-e-Insha” born in 1927 in Jalundrar (India). At that time, he completed his basic education from Punjab university Lahore and Karachi university, Karachi. He used to write some articles for daily Imroz and Jang and Weekly Akhbar-e-Jehan. The real name of Ibn-e-Insha was “Sher Mohammad Khan”. He was a great “Safar Nama” writer and a [...]

History of Akbar Allahabadi in Urdu

Born in 1845 in Ala Abad, Akbar Ala Abadi got his earlier education from public institutions. He qualified for the post of Naib Tehsildar by passing the competitive exam in 1869. He was given title of “Khan Bahadur” in return for his services. Akbar Sahib was a popular comic poet of Urdu literature. There books [...]

Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

Qasmi Sahib was the creator of several short stories, poetry collections, columns and essays. Born in 1916 in khushab, Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi was appointed as the editor of weekly “Phool” and “Tehzib-e-Niswan” in 1942. He also served “Adab Latif”, “Nuqoosh” and “Sawaira”. His books of short story are “Chopat”, “Bagolag”, “Aanchal”, “Aabray”, “Aas Paas”, “Par-o-Deewar”, [...]

Ehsan Danish Urdu Poet History

Ahsan Danis belonged to a poor family and born in Indian city of Muzaffar Nagar in 1912. He learnt Arabic and Persian books on his own because he could not continue his studies due to financial reasons. He migrated to Lahore in search of a job and settled there permanently. Danish Sahib had a strong [...]

Nasir kazmi Biography in Urdu

Nasir Kazmi was a tremendous “Ghazal” writer of Urdu literature. Born in Ambala (India) on 8 December, 1926. He acquired his education from Lahore. From his early days of life, he had strong inclination towards literature. He worked in Radio Pakistan, “Risala Humayon” and “Risala-e-Aurak-e-Nau”. His popular “Ghazal”, “Deewan” and “Pehli Baarish”. “Nishat-e-Khawab” was his [...]