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Shayar (poet)
A shayar is a poet who composes ''sher'' in Urdu, Hindi, or Persian. Commonly, a ''shayar'' is someone who writes ''ghazals'', ''nazms'' using the Urdu language. History Amir Khusro (1253–1325) is considered to be one of the foremost shayars of the world; he wrote in Persian, Hindustani. Mirza Ghalib is considered the ultimate authority on Urdu poetry. He lived in Delhi and died in 1869. Shayars create a form of poetry that is called ''shayari''. It traditional that this form of poetry is often read to an audience in a special setting called ''mehfil''. Although there are many professional ''shayars'', who create ''shayari'' for their livelihood, it is an immensely popular form of poetry for amateurs. The inspiration for amateur ''shayari'' is still largely romance and beauty. However, professional ''shayars'' tend to write more on social issues that is more popular for a larger section of society. List of shayars * Mir Taqi Mir * Mohammad Imran Pratapgarhi * Shams Tabri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayari
Urdu poetry ( ur, ) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Today, it is an important part of the cultures of South Asia. According to Naseer Turabi there are five major poets of Urdu which are Mir Taqi Mir (d.1810), Mirza Ghalib, Mir Anees, Allama Iqbal and Josh Malihabadi (d.1982). The language of Urdu reached its pinnacle under the British Raj, and it received official status. All famous writers of Urdu language including Ghalib and Iqbal were given British scholarships. Following the Partition of India in 1947, it found major poets and scholars were divided along the nationalistic lines. However, Urdu poetry is cherished in both the nations. Both the Muslims and Hindus from across the border continue the tradition. It is fundamentally performative poetry and its recital, sometimes impromptu, is held in Mushairas (poetic expositions). Although its tarannum saaz (singing aspect) has undergone major changes in recent decades, its popularity among the masses rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghalib
Mirza Beg Asadullah Khan (Urdu, fa, مرزا بیگ اسد اللہ خان; 27 December 1797 – 15 February 1869) also known as Mirza Ghalib (Urdu, fa}) was an Urdu and Persian language, Persian shayar (poet), poet of the 19th century Mughal Empire, Mughal and British Raj, British era in the Indian Subcontinent. He was popularly known by the pen name, pen names Ghalib (غالب) and Asad (اسد). His honorific was ''Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula''. He is one of the most popular poets in Pakistan and India. During his lifetime, the already declining Mughal Empire was eclipsed and displaced by the British East India Company Rule and finally deposed following the defeat of the Indian Rebellion of 1857; these are described through his work. He wrote in both Urdu and Persian language, Persian. Although his Persian Diwan (poetry), Divan (body of work) is at least five times longer than his Urdu Divan, his fame rests on his poetry in Urdu. Today, Ghalib remains one of the most popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daagh Dehlvi
Nawab Mirza Khan Daagh Dehlvi ( ur, , 25 May 1831 – 17 March 1905) was a poet known for his Urdu '' ghazals''. He belonged to the old Delhi school of Urdu poetry.Flashback: Remembering a Mughal city Dawn (newspaper), Published 15 January 2012, Retrieved 17 May 2018 He wrote romantic and sensuous poems and ''ghazals'' in simple and chaste Urdu, minimising usage of words. He laid great emphasis on the Urdu idiom and its usage. He wrote under the ''takhallus'' (Urdu word for pen name) ''Daagh Dehlvi'' (the meanings of ''Daagh'', an Urdu n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirza Sauda
Mirza Mohammad rafi 'Sauda' ( ur, ), (1713–1781) was an Urdu poet in Delhi, India. He is known for his ''Ghazals'' and Urdu ''Qasidas''. Biography He was born in 1713 in Shahjahanabad (i.e. Old Delhi), where he was also brought up. At the age of 60 or 66, he moved to Farrukhabad (with Nawab Bangash), and lived there from 1757 to about 1770. In A.H. 1185 (1771–72) he moved to the court of Nawab of Awadh (then in Faizabad) and remained there until his death. When Lucknow became the state capital, he came there with Nawab Shujauddaula''. He died in A.H. 1195 (1780–81) in Lucknow. Ustads and shagirds Sulaimān Qulī Ḳhān 'Vidād' and Shaikh Zahuruddin Hatim were his ''Ustads'' (teachers of Urdu poetry). King Shah Alam was ''Shagird'' (student of Urdu poetry) of Sauda. He was also Ustad of Shujauddaulla. Nawab Āṣif ud-Daulah gave him title of ''Malkushshu'ara'' and annual pension of Rs 6,000. Works Initially he composed in Persian, but switched to Urdu on the advice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momin Khan Momin
Momin Khan Momin (; 1800–14 May 1852) was a late Mughal era poet known for his Urdu ghazals. A lesser-known contemporary of Ghalib and Zauq, he used "Momin" as his pen name. His grave is located in the Mehdiyan cemetery in Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi. Life Momin Khan 'Momin' was born in Delhi into a Muslim family of Kashmiri origin. His father, Ghulam Nabi Khan, was a ''Hakeem'' (physician of traditional/Unani medicine). Momin Khan received training in the family profession from a young age and himself became a ''hakim,'' due to which he is often referred to in contemporary accounts as "Hakeem Khan," ''Hakeem'' being the Urdu word for physician. However, his bent was for poetry and he soon became known more as an accomplished poet. His interest received a fillip due to the associations he unwittingly gained through marriage. In 1823, Momin married to a girl belonged to the family of zamindar (land owner). The marriage became unsuccessful, and he separated from hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirza Dabeer
Mirza Salaamat Ali Dabeer ( ur, ), (29 August 1803 – 6 March 1875) was an Urdu poet who excelled and perfected the art of Marsiya writing. He is considered the leading exponent of Marsiya Nigari or marsiya writing along with Mir Anees. Mirza Dabeer was born in 1803 in Delhi. He started reciting marsiya since childhood during muharram ceremonial gatherings called majalis (singular-majlis). He started writing poetry under the tutelage of Mir Muzaffar Husain Zameer. Dabeer himself was an erudite scholar of his time. He migrated from Delhi to Lucknow, where he found suitable environment to develop and demonstrate his skills in marsiya writing. According to Maulana Muhammad Husain Azad in Aab-e-Hayat quoting Tazkira-e-Sarapa Sukhan, there is confusion regarding his father's name because of two different names mentioned in Tazkira-as-Ghulam Husain /Mirza Agha Jan Kaghazfarosh. Mirza Dabeer died in Lucknow in 1875 and is buried there. Works According to Muhammad Husain Azad in Aa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
