A Glance at “A Brief Summary of Iconic Urdu Poets’ Profile & Biography.” Everybody Loves Urdu Poetry and Pictures and realizes that these acclaimed writers could conceivably be alive now, however, they all are alive in our heart and books. Urdu poetry is related to many aspects of life. There are multiple kinds of Urdu poet, some wish to write. A considerable lot of the graceful structures and structures are of Arabic source. Today, it is a critical piece of the way of life in South Asia. The dialect of Urdu got its zenith under the British Raj, and it got official status. It’s essentially a performative verse and its presentation, in some cases unrehearsed, is held in Mushairas (idyllic works). In spite of the fact that its tarannum saaz (singing angle) has experienced significant changes in ongoing decades, its prominence among the majority stays unaltered. Mushairas are today held in metropolitan territories overall as a result of the social impact of the South Asian diaspora. Ghazal singing and Qawwali are likewise essential descriptive types of Urdu verse. Bollywood motion pictures have a noteworthy part in advancing Urdu verse with more youthful ages Since Urdu poetry is a rich convention of verse having a wide range of structures and is related to many aspects of life, I (a Medico with a deep love in Urdu Poetry) a have endeavoured in this E-Booklet to precisely present the Profile and Biography of the following 14 evergreen iconic Urdu Poets whom one should definitely not miss: 1. Amir Khusrau. 2. Mirza Ghalib. 3.Allama Iqbal. 4.Mir Muhammad Taqi Mir 5. Sheik Muhammad Ibrahim Zauq 6.Mir Babar Anees 7. Mirza Salamat Ali Dabeer. 8. Jigar Moradabadi 9. Firaq Gorakhpuri 10. Zafar Gorakhpuri. 11. Faiz Ahmad Faiz 12. Ahmad Faraz. 13. Daagh Dehlvi. 14. Jaun Eliya. I hope that this booklet will provide interesting knowledge and serve to many enthusiastic Urdu Poetry lovers not accustomed with Urdu Language at one click! …Dr. H. K. Saboowala. M.B.(Bom) .M.R.S.H.(London)

Have you ever been enchanted by the spoken cadence of an Urdu couplet but wished you could fully understand its nuances? Have you wanted to engage with a ghazal more deeply but were daunted by its mystifying conventions? Are you confused between a qataa and a rubaai, or a musadda and a marsiya? In Urdu Poetry, Raza Mir offers a fresh, quirky and accessible entry point for neophytes seeking to enhance their enjoyment of this vibrant canon—from the poems of legends like Mir Taqi Mir and Mirza Ghalib to the lyrics of contemporary game changers like Javed Akhtar and Gulzar. Raza Mir’s translation not only draws out the zest and pathos of these timeless verses, but also provides pithy insights and colourful trivia that will enable readers to fully embrace this world.

Amit Basole teaches Economics at Azim Premji University, Bangalore. Urdu poetry as well as history and architecture of the Indian subcontinent are his passions. Anjum Altaf is a South Asian living in Lahore. He is the author of Transgressions: Poems Inspired by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Aakar Books Delhi 2019, Liberty Books Karachi 2020.

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Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib was born in Agra in the closing years of the eighteenth century. A precocious child, he began composing verses at an early age and gained recognition while he was still very young. He wrote in both Urdu and Persian and was also a great prose stylist. He was a careful, even strict, editor of his work who took to publishing long before his peers. His predilection for writing difficult, obscure poetry peppered with complex metaphors produced a unique commentarial tradition that did not extend beyond his work. Commentaries on his current Urdu divan have produced a field of critical writing that eventually lead to the crafting of a critical lens with which to view the classical ghazal. The nineteenth century was the height of European colonialism. British colonialism in India produced definitive changes in the ways literature was produced, circulated and consumed. Ghalib responded to the cultural challenge with a far-sightedness that was commendable. His imagination sought engagement with a wider community of readers. His deliberate switch to composing in Persian shows that he wanted his works to reach beyond political boundaries and linguistic barriers. Ghalib's poetic trajectory begins from Urdu, then moves to composing almost entirely in Persian and finally swings back to Urdu. It is nearly as complex as his poetry. However, his poetic output in Persian is far more than what he wrote in Urdu. More important is that he gave precedence to Persian over Urdu. Ghalib's voice presents us with a double bind, a linguistic paradox. Exploring his life, works and philosophy, this authoritative critical biography of Ghalib opens a window to many shades of India and the subcontinent's cultural and literary tradition.