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کلیات شہریار
Complete collection of poetry of Shehryaar.
Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 2008
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شہریار
1 bookAkhlaq Mohammad Khan 'Shahryar' (16 June 1936 – 13 February 2012), was an Indian academician, and a doyen of Urdu poetry in India.[1][2] As a Hindi film lyricist, he is best known for his lyrics in Gaman (1978) and Umrao Jaan (1981) directed by Muzaffar Ali. He retired as the head of Urdu Department at the Aligarh Muslim University, and thereafter he remained sought after name in mushairas or poetic gatherings, and also co-edited the literary magazine Sher-o-Hikmat
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu for Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai (1987), and in 2008 he won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award and only the fourth Urdu poet to win the award.[3] He has been widely acknowledged as the finest exponent of modern Urdu poetry.
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu for Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai (1987), and in 2008 he won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award and only the fourth Urdu poet to win the award.[3] He has been widely acknowledged as the finest exponent of modern Urdu poetry.
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