Jigar Moradabadi
{{short description|20th century Indian Urdu poet}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jigar Moradabadi
| image = Jigar Moradabadi.jpg
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| native_name =
| birth_name = Sikander Ali
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1890|4|6}}
| birth_place = Moradabad, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1960|9|9|1890|4|6}}
| death_place = Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India
| occupation = Poet
| known_for = Classical Urdu Poetry
Ghazal
| notable_works = Dagh-e-Jigar(1928)
Shola-e-Tuur (1932)
Aatish-e-Gul (1954)
Diwan-e-Jigar
| father = Syed Ali Nazar
| awards = Sahitya Akademi Award (1958)
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Ali Sikandar (6 April 1890 – 9 September 1960), known by his pen name as Jigar Moradabadi, was an Indian Urdu poet and ghazal writer. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958 for his poetry collection "Atish-e-Gul", and was the second poet (after Mohammad Iqbal) to be awarded an honorary D.Litt. by the Aligarh Muslim University.{{Cite web |title=Jigar Moradabadi - Profile & Biography |url=https://www.rekhta.org/poets/jigar-moradabadi/profile |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Rekhta |language=en}}
Biography
He received oriental education in Arabic, Persian and Urdu in Moradabad, and started to work as a travelling salesman.{{cite book|author=Amaresh Datta|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&pg=PA1838|accessdate=10 December 2017|year=1988|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-260-1194-0|page=1838}}
Jigar moved to{{when|date=December 2017}} Gonda, near Lucknow, where he befriended Asghar Gondvi.
He died on 9 September 1960 in Gonda.
Legacy
His Sufi poem Yeh Hai Maikada was sung by many Sufi singers like Sabri Brothers, Aziz Mian, Munni Begum & Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi.
Acclaim
Jigar Moradabadi belonged to the classical school of ghazal writing and was a mentor to Majrooh Sultanpuri, who became a prominent lyricist in the Indian film industry and penned many popular songs in Urdu.{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |title=Pluralism in verse |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/features/pluralism-in-verse-31462 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}
Jigar was only the second poet in the history of Aligarh Muslim University to be awarded an honorary D.Litt., the first was Muhammad Iqbal.
Faiz Ahmad Faiz, the distinguished Urdu poet and academic, regarded Jigar Moradabadi as a master craftsman in his field.{{cite web | title=An afternoon with Faiz | website=The Hindu | date=2011-03-06 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/An-afternoon-with-Faiz/article14937003.ece | access-date=2017-12-09}}
Jigar Fest - 2018
Progressive Foundation organized three days Jigar Fest at Moradabad in 2018, to celebrate Jigar's Birthday.
Day 1 - Mushayra by Rahat Indori, Wasim Barelvi etc.
Day 2 - Kawwali Nights by Chand Qadri
Day 3 - Musical Night by Sheeba Alam
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/index.php?title=%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80 Jigar Moradabadi at Kavita Kosh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214011832/http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/index.php?title=%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80 |date=14 February 2021 }}
- [http://www.mehraab.com/Article.asp?FilePath=Jan2005%5CWeavingghazalsonlove.htm Weaving ghazals on love] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013144740/http://www.mehraab.com/Article.asp?FilePath=Jan2005%5CWeavingghazalsonlove.htm |date=13 October 2007 }}, an article by Ashraf Faruqi on Jigar Moradabadi
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Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu
Category:People from Moradabad
Category:Poets from Uttar Pradesh