Role Poet | Name Muztar Khairabadi Nationality Indian Children Jan Nisar Akhtar | |
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Farhan akhtar recites a ghazal by his great grandfather muztar khairabadi na kisi ki aankh ka noor
Iftikhar Hussain, popularly known by his pen name Muztar Khairabadi (Urdu: مضطر خیرآبادی) (born 1862–died 1927), was an Indian Urdu poet. He was the father of noted poet and lyricist Jan Nisar Akhtar and grandfather of Javed Akhtar and Salman Akhtar. His great grandchildren include Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, Kabir Akhtar, and Nishat Akhtar.
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- Farhan akhtar recites a ghazal by his great grandfather muztar khairabadi na kisi ki aankh ka noor
- Uneza akhtar recites muztar khairabadi s poetry aseer e panja e ahd e shabab kar ke mujhe
- Biography
- Literary career
- Bibliography
- References
Uneza akhtar recites muztar khairabadi s poetry aseer e panja e ahd e shabab kar ke mujhe
Biography
Khairabadi was born in Khairabad to Ahmad Hasan "Ruswa" and Mohatrama Bibi Hirman Khairabadi. 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 in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Khairabadi's first mentor was his mother. He spent his life in Khairabad, Tonk, Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal and Rampur.
In his final years, he lived and worked in Indore. He received numerous distinguishing titles, including Khan Bahadur, Eitbar-ul-Mulk, and Iftikhar-ul-Shaura. He received numerous distinguishing titles, He died in 1927 in Gwalior and is buried there.
Literary career
Khairabadi wrote many poetry books which have been praised by writers and poets. He also published a literary magazine entitled Karishama-e-Dilbar. Most of his literary work has been lost.
Bibliography
His works include: