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  1. Chaudhary Abdul Hayee Gujjar (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi. [ 1 ] He is regarded as one of the greatest film lyricist and poets of 20th century India. [ 2 ][ 3 ]

  2. Jul 18, 2014 · In 1944, Sahir Ludhianvi, a poet and budding lyricist would first meet Amrita Pritam at a mushaira (poetry reading) in the village of Preet Nagar, between Lahore and Delhi. He was all intensity and idealism. She was striking, both for her beauty and her gift with words.

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  3. Sahir Ludhianvi and Amrita Pritam love story is one that deserves an epic narration on the big screen.(HT Photo) This is a story that was waiting to be told and one that the millennials should ...

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  4. Aug 30, 2019 · Amrita Pritam (Source: Express Archives) Amrita had a sapiosexual crush on Sahir, whom she adored as qalam ka jaadugar (wizard of pen). In fact, the very takhallus (nom de guerre) of Sahirhis actual name was Abdul Hayee — means a magician. Unhappy in a suffocating marital bond, Amrita looked for freedom; freedom of soul, spirit and mind.

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  5. Oct 25, 2016 · Amrita, in her mid-twenties at the time, had come to Preet Nagar to attend a mushaira which was being attended by Punjabi and Urdu poets. It was here that she saw and heard Sahir for the first ...

  6. Mar 9, 2022 · Romanticism and revolution run cheek-by-jowl in his poetry. That Sahir was an iconoclast is evident from his poem, “Taj Mahal”: Sahir’s Marxist leanings surface multiple times and his poetry almost becomes a manifesto of the people. He displayed a rare sensitivity to the plight of the dispossessed and the downtrodden.

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  8. The unforgettable legacy of Sahir Ludhianvi. By Amarjit Singh Hayer. Feb 21, 2021 01:00 AM IST. It was inspired by Allama Iqbal’s tribute to Dagh Dehlvi ‘Is chaman mein honge paida bulbul-e ...