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Lakhnavi
Lucknawi, Lucknavi, Lakhnavi or Lakhnawi is a Muslim surname from Urdu, meaning someone from Lucknow in India. It may refer to the following people: * Abd al-Hayy al-Lucknawi (1848–1886), Indian Islamic scholar *Arzoo Lakhnavi (1873–1951), Urdu poet and lyricist *Aman Ali Khan Bahadur Ghalib Lakhnavi, Indian writer of ''Dastan-e-Amir Hamza'' (1871), an Urdu version of the '' Hamzanama'' *Behzad Lucknavi (1900–1974), Pakistani poet and lyricist * Majaz Lakhnawi (1911–1955), Indian Urdu poet and writer, uncle of Javed Akhtar *Munavvar Lakhnavi (1897–1970), Indian Urdu poet *Safi Lakhnavi Safi Lakhnavi (Urdu: صفی لکھنوی, Hindi: सफ़ी लखनवी ), born Syed Ali Naqi Zaidi (2 January 1862 – 1950), was a prominent Urdu poet. He was born in the city of Lucknow, India in a family of Zaidi Syeds who claimed direc ... (1862–1950), Indian Urdu poet * Sahir Lakhnavi (1931–2019), Pakistani poet and writer * Salik Lucknawi (1913–2013), pen name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahir Lakhnavi
Sahir Lakhnavi (born Syed Qaim Mehdi Naqvi; 6 September 1931 25 November 2019) was a Pakistani classical Urdu poet and the 20th century's last marsiya writer of Pakistan. He wrote gazals, nazms, qataat-i-tareekh, particularly marsiya and qasida throughout his literary career. He wrote twenty books on multiple subjects, including linguistics, poetry, prosody, seerat, history, theology and tafseer. He also appears to have written to the Persian literature, but his primary contribution appears in Urdu. He was born as Syed Qaim Mehdi Naqvi on 6 September 1931 in Karachi, India. He was the grandson of Fazil Lakhnavi, an Islamic scholar and son of Nawab Syed Akhtar Hussain Masood Lakhnavi who belonged to Ghufran Ma’ab family. He did his matriculation in 1937 from his hometown, and later attended a government college in Ludhiana for higher education. However, he was suspended from the college due to his uncertain irresponsibility, and he subsequently attended Governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arzoo Lakhnavi
Arzoo Lakhnavi (born Syed Anwar Hussain; 16 February 1873 17 Apr 1951), also known by the honorary title Allamah Arzoo Lakhnavi, was an Urdu poet and lyricist. He wrote almost in every genre of Urdu poetry such as marsiya, qasida, mathnawi, rubaʿi, naʽat, chronogram inscriptions and particularly gazals and lyrics throughout his life, and by the latter wrote radio plays and scripts for several uncertain Urdu films. He was born to a poet Mir Zakir Hussain 'Yas' as Syed Anwar Hussain around 16 February 1873 in North-Western Provinces, British India (in modern-day Lucknow, India). He was the elder brother of an Urdu poet, Mir Yusuf Hussain 'Qayas'. Biography He was associated with poetry during his school days. He was taught by Jalal Lakhnavi, an Urdu poet. He received his initially schooling at his home and later went to Lucknow where he studied Persian and Arabic languages. He wrote his first marsiya at an apparent age of twelve. In 1942, he went to Bombay where he establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munavvar Lakhnavi
Munavvar Lakhnavi (Urdu: منوّر لکھنوی ) was an Urdu poet who gained repute as a poet and also as a translator. Biography Munavvar Lakhnavi (1897-1970) was the takhallus of Bisheshwar Prasad who was born in Lucknow in 1897 in a family of Urdu, Sanskrit and Persian litterateurs. His father, Dwarkaprasad Ufuq (1864-1913) was a prolific writer of prose and poetry. He was educated in Lucknow and joined Railway Accounts office in 1913 at Lucknow. He was transferred to Lahore in 1927 and then to Delhi where he retired from service in 1957. After retirement, he decided to stay in Delhi where he purchased a house and founded a publishing house – Adarsh Kitab Ghar. He died in Delhi in the year 1970 aged 73 years. Literary life Munavvar Lakhnavi was an Urdu Poet, and a translator, belonging to the old school. He wrote ghazals and nazmss. He gained renown as a translator with the publication in 1936 of a translation of Bhagvad Gita in Urdu verse titled- ''Naseem e Irfaan'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behzad Lucknavi
Behzad Lucknavi (born Sardar Hasan Khan; 1 January 1900 10 October 1974) was a Pakistani Urdu poet and lyricist. He primarily wrote naats and ghazals and sometimes radio plays for the All India Radio, Delhi and later for Radio Pakistan after immigrating to Pakistan. Prior to his migration from India, he used to participate in mushairas at an apparent age of twelve after Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari introduced him to the All India Radio. (in Urdu) He wrote lyrics for seventeen films, including ''Roti'', ''Taj Mahal'' and '' Dhanwan''. Biography He was born as Sardar Hasan Khan on 1 January 1900 in United Province, British India (in modern-day Lucknow, India). He initially worked in the Indian Railways but later for the AIR at ₹120 per month. He was later employed by the Radio Pakistan where he used to recite naats as a part of congregational prayer. He also wrote some uncertain radio plays. As a gazal writer, he contributed to the Urdu literature of Pakistan. An Indian singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamzanama
The ''Hamzanama'' (Persian/Urdu: ''Hamzenâme'', Epic of Hamza) or ''Dastan-e-Amir Hamza'' (Persian/Urdu: ''Dâstâne Amir Hamze'', "Adventures of Amir Hamza") narrates the legendary exploits of Amir Hamza, or Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, an uncle of Muhammad. Most of the stories are extremely fanciful, "a continuous series of romantic interludes, threatening events, narrow escapes, and violent acts". The ''Hamzanama'' chronicles the fantastic adventures of Hamza as he and his band of heroes fight against the enemies of Islam. The stories, from a long-established oral tradition, were written down in Persian, the language of the courts of Persianate societies, in multiple volumes presumably in the era of Mahmud of Ghazni. In the West, the work is best known for the enormous illustrated manuscript commissioned by the Mughal emperor Akbar about 1562. The text augmented the story, as traditionally told in dastan performances. The dastan (storytelling tradition) about Amir Hamza p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safi Lakhnavi
Safi Lakhnavi (Urdu: صفی لکھنوی, Hindi: सफ़ी लखनवी ), born Syed Ali Naqi Zaidi (2 January 1862 – 1950), was a prominent Urdu poet. He was born in the city of Lucknow, India in a family of Zaidi Syeds who claimed direct descent from Husain ibn Ali. His father Syed Fazal Husain was appointed an ''Ataliq'' (tutor) to Prince Suleiman Qader Bahadur, son of Nawab Amjad Ali of Awadh. He was educated at the Canning Collegiate at Lucknow and served in the Revenue Department of the Government. He began writing verse at the young age of 13 under the pseudonym of ''Safi'' without any guidance from an ''Ustad'' (teacher), when having an ''Ustad'' was the norm. The poetry of Safi is characterised by the use of simple and sweet language of the people, making him very popular among the common folk. Some of his immortal couplets are : ''" Ghazal usne chheri, mujhe saaz dena, Zara umre rafta ko Awaz dena " ''" Too bhi mayuse tamana mire andaz mein hai, jabhi to dar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abd Al-Hayy Al-Lucknawi
Abdul Hayy Lucknawi Firangi Mahali (1264 - 1304 A.H./1848 - 1886 C.E) was an Indian Islamic scholar of Hanafi school of Islamic thought. Lineage Abdul Hayy was born in Banda, India, in 1847. He was a descendant of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. Early life After his father's death, he studied some books in mathematics under his father's tutor, Muhammad Niamatullah. He taught for a while in Hyderabad. Subsequently, he left for Lucknow where he remained for the rest of his life. Scholarly accomplishments He reportedly saw numerous companions of Muhammad in dreams, including Abu Bakr, Umar, ibn Abbas, Fatimah, Aishah, and Umm Habiba. In his dreams he also claimed to have met Malik ibn Anas, al-Sakhawi, Jalaluddin Suyuti and other scholars, from whom he benefited as mentioned in a separate book on this topic. Status as a Muhaddith The Mufti of Makkah, Ahmad Ibn Zain Dahlan, granted him permission for all isnad (chains of narration) from Al Hidayah of Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani Burhā ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majaz
Asrar-ul-Haq (19 October 1911 – 5 December 1955), better known as Majaz Lakhnawi, was an Indian Urdu poet. He is known for his romantic and revolutionary poetry. He composed ''ghazals'' and ''nazms'' in Urdu language, Urdu. He was the maternal uncle of poet and screenplay writer Javed Akhtar and Indian-American psychoanalyst Salman Akhtar. Early life and education Majaz was born on 19 October 1911 at Rudauli in Ayodhya district of what is now Uttar Pradesh. His family were a branch of a land-owning gentry family, but were not wealthy. His brother Ansar Harvani was a journalist and he had two older sisters, namely Safia and Hamida Salim, Hamida. Safia was the wife of poet Jan Nisar Akhtar. Thus, Majaz was the maternal uncle of Javed Akhtar. Majaz suffered from a hearing impairment even as a child, and probably for this reason, he tended to be somewhat difficult, with erratic behavior; he was moody and also a loner. He had the habit of staying awake all night and doing most o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucknow
Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. Having a population of 2.8 million as per 2011 census, it is the eleventh most populous city and the twelfth-most populous urban agglomeration of India. Lucknow has always been a multicultural city that flourished as a North Indian cultural and artistic hub, and the seat of power of Nawabs in the 18th and 19th centuries. It continues to be an important centre of governance, administration, education, commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, technology, design, culture, tourism, music and poetry. The city stands at an elevation of approximately above sea level. Lucknow city had an area of till December 2019, when 88 villages were added to the municipal limits and the area increased to . Bounded on the east by Barabanki, on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salik Lucknawi
Salik Lucknawi (16 December 1913 – 4 January 2013) was the '' nom de plume'' of Shaukat Riaz Kapoor, an Indian Urdu poet and journalist. He was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Shri. Early life Salik Lucknawi was born on 16 December 1913 in Lucknow. His father Tulsi Ram Kapoor converted to Islam and changed his name to Tareq Riaz Kapoor, four years before his birth. Lucknawi received a BA from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and a BCom from City College, Kolkata and studied Persian at Lucknow University. In 1938, he was one of the founder members of the Progressive Writers Movement in West Bengal. His first collection of stories, ''Azra Aur Deegar Afsane'' came out in 1941. He was drawn to the vortex of the Quit India Movement The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Kranti Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8th August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucknow (other)
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India. Lucknow may also refer to: *Lucknow (Graduates constituency), constituency in the Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh *Lucknow (Mayoral Constituency), electoral constituency in the city *Lucknow (Lok Sabha constituency), Indian parliamentary constituency Cities, towns, and villages * Lucknow, a village in the Mayabunder tehsil on Andaman Island * Lucknow, Angus, Scotland * Lucknow, Victoria, Australia * Lucknow, New South Wales, Australia * Lucknow, Ontario, Canada * Lucknow, Pennsylvania, USA * Lucknow, South Carolina, an unincorporated community in Lee County, South Carolina, USA Other places, buildings, etc. * Lucknow, an estate now known as Castle in the Clouds Castle in the Clouds (or ''Lucknow'') is a 16-room mansion and mountaintop estate in Moultonborough, New Hampshire, opened seasonally to the public by the Castle Preservation Society. It overlooks Lake Winnipesaukee and the Ossipee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
