Jaan Nisar Akhtar was born in 1914 in Gwalior and left for heavenly abode on August 18th, 1976 in Mumbai, India. He left an indelible mark on Urdu Adab as a romantic and revolutionary poet. Jaan Nisar Akhtar’s repertoire contained Ghazal, Nazm, Qita, Rubai & Film songs. He was part of the progressive writers movement. His father Mushtar Khairabadi was a famous Urdu poet & his children Javed Akhtar and Salman Akhtar are also popular poets. Akhtar completed M.A.(Urdu) from Aligarh Muslim University. He is a recipient of Sahitya Akademi award. Akhtar wrote in simple language with extensive use of Hindi words.
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