Imam Din Gujrati


Ustad Imam Din Gujrati (15 April 1870 - 22 February 1954) was a Pakistani humorous poet of Urdu and Punjabi language.[1]

Ustad Imam Din Gujrati
BornImam-ud-Din
15 April 1870
Gujrat, British India (now Pakistan)
Died22 February 1954
Gujrat, Pakistan
OccupationPoet
LanguageUrdu, Punjabi
NationalityPakistani
Notable worksBang Dahl, Bang Raheel, Sur Israfil, The Principal of Poetry


Imam Din Gujarati was born on April 15, 1870, in Gujrat, Pakistan British India (now Pakistan). His real name was Imam-ud-Din. His education was only up to 'primary school' which is also called 'elementary school' in some parts of the world. He was employed in Chongi, Gujarat Revenue Department.[2]

Imam Din Gujarati's speech has a unique place in Urdu and Punjabi poetry. At first he continued to write Punjabi poetry but later on at the insistence of his close friend and poet and journalist Rahat Malik's elder brother Malik Abdul Rehman Khadim, he also started reciting poetry in Urdu.

Since he did not have a queen in Urdu language, he invented his own style for his poetry by mixing Urdu and Punjabi language which was very popular then and is very popular even today. Imam Din has gained a lot of fame by adopting Gujarati style.

Authorship

His collections were published under the names of Bang Dahl, Bang Raheel and Sur Israfil. He also authored a book, The Principal of Poetry.[3][4]

Death

Imam Din Gujrati died on February 22, 1954, in Gujarat, Pakistan.[5]

References
  1. "Bio-bibliography.com - Authors". www.bio-bibliography.com.
  2. "Ustad Imam Din Gujrati – Biography, Poetry and Books". Gujrat.
  3. "اقبالؒ اور استاد امام دین گجراتی". Roznama Jang.
  4. "All writings of Imam Deen Gujrati".
  5. "طوطی گجرات استاد امام دین کا مقبرہ ناقدری کی بھینٹ چڑھ گیا". Roznama Duniya (in Urdu). 7 March 2015.
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