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Mirza Ghalib is considered one of the leading literary authority on Urdu poetry. [3] He lived in Delhi [4] and died in 1869. The literal meaning of shayar (shaa'ir) is poet. [5] There are more than 30 types of Urdu poetry, also known as shayari. Examples of shayari are ghazal, sher, nazm, marsiya, qita and many more. [6]
Iftikhar Hussain Arif [a] (born 21 March 1944) is a Pakistani poet and litterateur of Urdu.His main theme is romantic Urdu poetry and he has headed the Pakistan Academy of Letters and the National Language Authority.
Urdu poetry (Urdu: اُردُو شاعرى Urdū šāʿirī) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Today, it is an important part of the culture of India and Pakistan . According to Naseer Turabi, there are five major poets of Urdu: Mir Taqi Mir (d. 1810), Mirza Ghalib (d. 1869), Mir Anees (d. 1874), Muhammad Iqbal (d. 1938 ...
Download as PDF; Printable version ... Language: Urdu: ... [citation needed] Khwaja Mir Dard (1720-1785) was a poet from Delhi, known for his contribution to Urdu ...
He received an MA in Urdu from the University of Karachi and began working as a radio and television producer until 1967. [1] In 1974, his first book of poetry Chand Chehra Sitara Ankhhen was published. [1] He was senior producer at Karachi station Pakistan Television Corporation until he was forced to resign in 1978 following an edict against ...
In contrast to classical poets, Zafar's poetry portrays love as scientific and physical rather than supernatural. Dr Tabassam Kaashmiri called him Literature's renegade of the 20th century. Former Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan) , Hanif Ramay , who was also a writer and a well-known literary critic , called him a poet of a new tone and new ...
He moved to Amritsar, Punjab in search of work and used to make wooden combs while writing Urdu poetry. For some time, he used Nasir Hijazi as his pen name, but later he switched to Saghar Siddiqui. [1] When 15 years old, he regularly started attending mushairas (poetry recitals) in Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Gurdaspur. [1]
His first proper Mushaira (live poetry symposium) was held in 1986, and then he was a leading Seraiki language poet at another 'mushaira' in 1991. [1]In 2016, at a book launching ceremony in Lodhran, Punjab, the President of Urdu Department at Allama Iqbal Open University of Islamabad was quoted as saying: