Muztar Khairabadi
Iftikhar Hussain (1865 – 27 March 1927), known by his pen name Muztar Khairabadi, was an Indian Urdu poet.[1][2]
Muztar Khairabadi | |
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| Born | Iftikhar Hussain 1865 Khairabad, North-Western Provinces, British India |
| Died | 27 March 1927 (aged 64–65) Gwalior, Gwalior State, British India |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Urdu |
| Children | Jan Nisar Akhtar |
| Relatives | Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi (grandfather) Javed Akhtar (grandson) Salman Akhtar (grandson) Farhan Akhtar (great-grandson) Zoya Akhtar (great-granddaughter) Kabir Akhtar (great-grandson) |
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]
See also
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.
- Mohammad Shamsul Haq, Paimana-e-Ghazal, vol. 1, pg 241
- "Muztar Khairabadi: Grand father of noted lyricist Jawed Akhtar". rekhta.org. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- "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).
