Harichand Akhtar
Harichand Akhtar ہری چند اختر | |
|---|---|
| Born | Harichand 15 April 1901 |
| Died | 1 January 1958 (aged 56) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Urdu poetry |
Pandit Harichand Akhtar (15 April 1901 – 1 January 1958)[1][2] ( Urdu:ہری چند اختر ) was a well-known journalist who was also a renowned Urdu Ghazal poet. He was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab in a Brahmin family (Kaushal), on 15 April 1901. He was fluent in the use of Urdu, Persian and English languages. Having passed the Munshi Fazil Examination soon after Matriculation, he obtained M.A. (English) degree from the Punjab University, Lahore. He spent a greater part of his life in Lahore writing for Paras, Lahore, the Newspaper that was then owned and edited by Lala Karam Chand;[3] he was also employed in the office of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. After the formation of Pakistan he moved to Delhi where he died on 1 January 1958.[4]
Harichand Akhtar was a poet whose focus genre was ghazal. He was a conventionalist but his manner was unique for simplicity. His collection of ghazals titled Kufr o Imaan was published during his lifetime.
References
[edit]- ^ Urdu Authors: Date list as on 31-05-2006 – S.No.746 – Hari Chand Akhtar maintained by National Council for Promotion of Urdu, Govt. of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development "National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language". Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
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