Ibn-e-Inshaابنِ اِنشا | |
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| Born | Sher Muhammad Khan (1927-06-15)15 June 1927 |
| Died | 11 January 1978(1978-01-11) (aged 50) |
| Pen name | Insha |
| Occupation | Urdu poet, humorist,Travelogue writer andnewspaper columnist |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Genre | Ghazal |
| Notable awards | Pride of Performance Award in 1978 by thePresident of Pakistan |
| Children | Roomi Insha (died 16 October 2017) & Saadi Insha |
Sher Muhammad Khan (Urdu:شیر مُحمّد خان,Punjabi,شیر محمد خان), better known by his pen nameIbn-e-Insha (Urdu:اِبنِ اِنشا,Punjabi,ابن انشا; 15 June 1927 – 11 January 1978),[1][2][3] was a PakistaniUrdu poet, humorist,travelogue writer andnewspaper columnist.
Along with his poetry, he was regarded as one of the best humorists ofUrdu.[1][3] His poetry has a distinctive diction laced with language reminiscent ofAmir Khusro in its use of words and construction that is usually heard in the more earthy dialects of theHindi-Urdu complex of languages, and his forms and poetic style have influenced generations of young poets.[2][4][5]
Insha was born inPhillaur tehsil ofJalandhar District,Punjab, British India.[1][3][6] His father hailed fromRajasthan.[7] In 1946, he received his B.A. degree fromPunjab University and subsequently, his M.A. fromUniversity of Karachi in 1953.[1][3] He was associated with various governmental services includingRadio Pakistan, the Ministry of Culture and the National Book Centre of Pakistan.[2][3] He also served the UN for some time[2] and this enabled him to visit many places, all of which served to inspire the travelogues he would then pen.[1][3] His journeys took him to Japan,Philippines, China, Hong Kong,Thailand,Indonesia,Malaysia,India,Afghanistan,Iran,Turkey, France, UK and the United States.[2][3] His teachers included Habibullah Ghazenfar Amrohvi, Dr.Ghulam Mustafa Khan and Dr.Abdul Qayyum. In the late 1940s, in his youth, Ibn-e-Insha had also lived along with the renowned film poetSahir Ludhianvi inLahore for a short period. He was also active in theProgressive Writers Movement.[8][4]
Ibn-e-Insha spent the remainder of his life inKarachi[4] before he died ofHodgkin's Lymphoma on 11 January 1978, while he was in London. He was buried inKarachi, Pakistan.[3][6][4] His son, Roomi Insha was a Pakistani filmmaker, who died on 16 October 2017.[6][9][1]
Insha is considered to be one of the best poets and writers of his generation.[3][4] His most famousghazalInsha Ji Utthoo Ab Kooch Karo (Rise oh Insha Ji, and let us set off) is an influential classic ghazal.[4][5] Ibn-e-Insha had written several travelogues, showcasing his sense of humor[3][4] and his work has been appreciated by both Urdu writers and critics.[3][4] He also translated a collection of Chinese poems into Urdu in 1960.[3][5]
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