Anwar Farrukhabadi
Anwar Farrukhabadi | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 19, 1928[citation needed] |
| Died | June 29, 2011 (aged 82)[1] |
| Pen name | Fana |
| Occupation | Sufi poet |
Anwar Farrukhabadi (Urdu: انور فرخ آبادی; Hindi: अनवर फर्रुखाबाद), also known as "Fana (فنا)", was a Sufi poet from Farrukhabad district in India.[2] He is known as a lyricist of Ghazal, songs, poems and Qawaali.
Work
He also wrote Marsiya (مرثیہ ) and Mashhoor Daastan Hai Shahadat Hussain Ki (مشہور داساتاں ہے شہادت حسینؑ کی ), sung by Shamshad Begum and Yusuf Ad.[citation needed] His ghazal Yeh jo halka halka saroor hai [3] has been renditioned by various artists including Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Farhan Saeed and featured in the Hindi movie Fanney Khan.
The poet died in Farrukhabad on June 29, 2011.
References
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2149357.ece
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Chaturvedi, Vinita (17 February 2018). "Tejaswini Pandit has become a shayara". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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