Akbar Allahabadi (1846 - 1921)

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Akbar Allahabadi was born as Syed Akbar Hussain at Allahabad in 1846. Though initially educated only in madrasas (religious school), he later learnt law and finally retired as the session judge in Allahabad Court.

He lived through tumultous times ... vitnessing the first war of independence, the 1st world war and even initial part of Gandhi's peaceful movement.

He was perhaps the first to try sarcasm as a means of social critique in his ghazals. His most well known ghazal has been immortalized by Ghulam Ali.

Hangama hay kyuN barpa thoRee see joe pee lee hay
Daaka toe nahiN maara choree toe nahiN kee hay

Ghazals

List of some of his popular ghazals

• duniyaa me.n huu.N duniyaa kaa talabagaar nahii.n huu.N
• Ghamzah nahiN hota ke ishara nahiN hota
• ha.ngaamaa hai kyuu.N barpaa tho.Dii sii jo pii lii hai
• saa.Ns lete huye bhii Darataa huu.N

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