| Name(s) |
JIGAR MORADABADI
(Birth name: Ali Sikandar) |
| Date of
Birth |
April 06, 1890
– Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
| Date of
Death |
September 09, 1960
– Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
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Identity |
Indian Urdu Poet |
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Other Events &
Developments |
- One of the most famous Urdu poets of the 20th century
and a celebrated Urdu ghazal writer.
- He was a mentor to Majrooh Sultanpuri, who became a
prominent lyricist in the Indian film industry.
- The masses regarded him as the People's Poet.
- He never received any formal higher education.
- His poetry is now an established academic subject in
Urdu departments at many universities.
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Awards & Accolades |
- He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958 for his
highly acclaimed poetry collection "Atish-i-Gul".
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Commemoration |
- A small residential colony in Gonda city called Jigar
Ganj is named after him.An intermediate school in the city
is also named after him - the Jigar Memorial Inter College.
He was only the second poet in the history of Aligarh Muslim
University to be awarded an honorary D.Litt - the first one
to receive this honour was Allama Iqbal.
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