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Akbar Allahabadi
Indian poet (1846–1921)
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| Native name | اکبر الہ آبادی |
| Born | Syed Akbar Hussain[1] (1846-11-16)16 November 1846[1] Bara, North-Western Provinces, British India |
| Died | 9 September 1921(1921-09-09) (aged 74)[1] Allahabad, United Provinces, British India |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Nationality | British Indian |
| Genre | Ghazal, Masnavi, Qita, Rubaʿi Nazam |
| Subject | Love, philosophy, religion, social reform, satire, British rule |
Syed Akbar Hussain, popularly known as Akbar Allahabadi (16 November 1846 – 9 September 1921) was an Indian poet, regarded as one of the greatest satirist in Urdu literature.[2] The most popular of Akbar's verse poked fun at the cultural dilemma posed by the onslaught of Western culture. His ire was mostly directed towards the natives he considered to be outlandishly pseudo-western. In the Indian community he became known as 'Lisanu'l-Asr' (lit. 'Poet of the age').[3]
Life and career
[edit]Early life
[edit]Akbar Allahabadi was born in the town of Bara, in the district of Allahabad, to a family of Sayyads who originally came to India from Persia as soldiers.[4] His grandfather, Sayyid Fazl-i-Mohmmad, had
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Akbar Allahabadi
Akbar Allahabadi Biography
Syed Akbar Hussain Rizvi popularly known as Akbar Allahabadi (Urdu: اكبر الہ آبادی ) was an Indian Urdu poet. Early Life Akabar Allahabadi was born at Allahabad , India. Though initially educated only in madrasas (religious school), he later studied law and finally retired as a session judge in Allahabad High Court. He belonged to a Shia Muslim family. He lived through tumultuous times, which is evident in his poetry, witnessing the first war of independence in 1857, first world war and even the initial part of Gandhi's peaceful movement. Poetry Akbar's ustad was Waheed, who was the shagird of Aatish. Akbar is the pioneer in the field of humour and sarcasm; before him there were only serious poets who occasionally had one or two ash'ar of that kind in their ghazals. For Akbar humour was not only a style but an instrument to clearly understand the social change. He conveys his message in his own original style without losing the humorous feel. Like Iqbal he was also a poet of the mind, they both used their poetry to awaken the sleeping masses, but there is a sharp contrast in their styles. Underneath the wave of humour, we find the poet's pain - pain that this society is changing for the worst, pain that Muslims are forge