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Famous Personalities Of India,Urdu LiteratureAbul Kalam AzadMaulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888-1958), one of the prominent Indian National leaders, was an eminent Urdu writer with a philosophical bend. moreAli Sardar JafriAli Sardar Jafri (b.1913) is one of the most prolific writers in Urdu. Born on November 29, 1913, in Ballarpur town of Uttar Pradesh moreFaiz Ahmed FaizOne of the foremost among the Urdu poets, Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911-1984) is ranked next only to Ghalib, Mir, Firaq and Iqbal. moreFiraq GorakhpuriFiraq Gorakhpuri (1896-1982), whose real name was Raghupati Sahai, was one of the major Indian poets of this century. moreIsmat ChughtaiA crusader for the rights of women and the downtrodden, Ismat Chughtai (1915-1991) was a leading fiction writer in Urdu. moreMakhdoom MohiuddinBorn in a village in Medak, a district of the former princely state of Hyderabad, Makhdoom Mohiuddin (1908-1969) grew up to become a poet of incredible versatility. moreMirza GhalibMirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797-1869) was the greatest of all the classical Urdu poets. His Diwan-e-Ghalib (1847) is a masterpiece in Urdu literature. moreMirza Mohammad Hadi RuswaOne of the pioneers of modern Urdu novel, Ruswa (1858-1931) is best remembered for his Umrao Jan Ada, a novel about a courtesan living in Oudh before it was annexed by the British. moreMohammed IqbalIqbal (1877-1938) was born at Sialkot (Punjab, Pakistan) on 22nd February 1873. Iqbal obtained a Ph.D from Munich for his work on the metaphysics of Persia. morePremchandPremchand (1880-1936) was a prolific writer, who wrote some 12 novels and 300 short stories. He tried to introduce the trend of realism in Urdu novel. moreQurratulain HyderA trendsetter in Urdu fiction, Qurratulain Hyder (b.1927) tried to bring in fantasy, romance and realism in Urdu novel. moreSaadat Hasan MantoA member of the Progressive Writers' Movement which swept through Urdu literature from 1935 to 1960, Manto (1912-55) was a very controversial figure. more |
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