Firaq Gorakhpuri

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Raghupati Sahay 'Firaq' Gorakhpuri (1896-1982) was one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets. He was born in Gorakhpur in a Kayastha family. After a brilliant academic career he was co-opted into the Provincial Civil Service but resigned and joined Allahabad University as a lecturer in English. It was here he wrote most of his Urdu poetry and his magnum opus Gul-e-Naghma which fetched him the Jnanpith Award. Of a very sharp intellect, he was also known for his vituperative wit. He died in 1982.


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