Jan Nisar Akhtar Biography: Life, Poetry and Legacy
Introduction Jan Nisar Akhtar was an influential 20th-century Urdu poet, ghazal and nazm writer, Progressive Writers’ Movement participant, and Hindi-film lyricist. He was born in Gwalior in 1914 and died in Bombay in 1976. His literary career connected modern Urdu poetry with progressive thought and popular cinema. His poetry collections include Nazr-e-Butaan, Salaasil, Javidaan, Pichhli … Read more