Web Desk: Death anniversary of classical Urdu poet Jigar Muradabadi is being observed today.
His work includes Dagh-e-Jigar and Shola-e-Tuur while his poetry collection ‘Aatish-e-Gul’ was published in 1959.
Jigar Muradabadi is the only second poet, after Allama Muhammad Iqbal, who was awarded an honorary degree of Doctorate in Literature from Aligarh Muslim University.
Faiz Ahmad Faiz regarded him as a master craftsman in his field.
He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958 for his poetry collection “Atish-e-Gul”, and was the second poet (after Mohammad Iqbal) to be awarded an honorary D.Litt. by the Aligarh Muslim University.
Ali Sikandar (Born 6 April 1890 – Death 9 September 1960), known by his pen name as Jigar Moradabadi, he was also a ghazal writer.
