Muztar Khairabadi
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Native name | مضطر خیر آبادی |
Born | Iftikhar Hussain 1865 Khairabad, North-Western Provinces, British India (present-day Khairabad, Sitapur District, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
Died | March 27, 1927 Gwalior, Gwalior State, British India (present-day Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India) | (aged 62)
Occupation | Poet |
Language | Urdu |
Nationality | British Indian |
Children | Jan Nisar Akhtar (son) |
Relatives | Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi (grandfather) Javed Akhtar (grandson) Salman Akhtar (grandson) Farhan Akhtar (great-grandson) Zoya Akhtar (great-granddaughter) Kabir Akhtar (great-grandson) |
Iftikhar Hussain (Urdu: مضطر خیر آبادی; 1865 – 27 March 1927), known by his pen name Muztar Khairabadi, was a British Indian Urdu poet.[1][2]
Biography[]
Khairabadi was born in 1865 in Khairabad.[3] He was the grandson of Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, who was also a poet, philosopher, religious scholar, Arabist, Persian and Urdu writer and freedom fighter. Khairabadi's first mentor was his mother.[4] He spent his life in Khairabad, Tonk, Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal and Rampur.
He received the titles Eitbar-ul-Mulk, and Iftikhar-ul-Shaura.[4] He died in 1927 in Gwalior, and is buried there.[4]
He was the father of poet and lyricist Jan Nisar Akhtar and grandfather of Javed Akhtar and Salman Akhtar.[5][4] His great grandchildren include Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, and Kabir Akhtar.[5]
Khairabadi wrote poetry books. He also published a literary magazine entitled Karishama-e-Dilbar.[4]
Khairabadi died on 27 March 1927 in Gwalior.[3]
Bibliography[]
His works include:[4]
- Nazr-e-Khuda (in Praise of God), a poetry collection
- Meelaad-e-Mustafa, the collection of na`at
- Behr-e-Taweel, a poem
- Marg-e-Ghalat ki Fariyad, a ghazal
See also[]
- List of Urdu language poets
References[]
- ^ "Incorrect verses". The Tribune India.com. 2 January 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "A vein of grief". The Hindu. 23 June 2002. Archived from the original on 3 July 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mohammad Shamsul Haq, Paimana-e-Ghazal, vol. 1, pg 241
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Muztar Khairabadi: Grand father of noted lyricist Jawed Akhtar". rekhta.org. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Muztar Khairabadi". Sher-o-Sukhan. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
Further reading[]
- Khalil Ullah Khan, Muztar Khairabadi: Hayat aur shairi (Urdu Publishers, Nazir Abad, Lucknow, 1979).
- Mohammed Abdul Shahid Khan Sherwani, Baghi Hindustan (Almajma al-Islami, Mubarakpur, 1947).
- Nashtar Khairabadi, ed., Ilhaamaat (1934).
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- Indian male poets
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- 1865 births
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- People of British India
- 19th-century Indian poets
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- Poets from Uttar Pradesh
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- 20th-century Indian male writers