Jigar Moradabadi | |
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| Born | Sikander Ali (1890-04-06)6 April 1890 |
| Died | 9 September 1960(1960-09-09) (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Known for | Classical Urdu Poetry Ghazal |
| Notable work | Dagh-e-Jigar(1928) Shola-e-Tuur (1932) Aatish-e-Gul (1954) Diwan-e-Jigar |
| Father | Syed Ali Nazar |
| Awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (1958) |
Ali Sikandar (6 April 1890 – 9 September 1960), known by hispen name asJigar Moradabadi, was an Indian Urdu poet andghazal writer. He received theSahitya Akademi Award in 1958 for his poetry collection "Atish-e-Gul", and was the second poet (afterMohammad Iqbal) to be awarded an honoraryD.Litt. by theAligarh Muslim University.[1]
He received oriental education in Arabic, Persian and Urdu inMoradabad, and started to work as a travelling salesman.[2]
Jigar moved to[when?]Gonda, nearLucknow, where he befriendedAsghar Gondvi.
He died on 9 September 1960 inGonda.[2]
His Sufi poemYeh Hai Maikada was sung by many Sufi singers like theSabri Brothers,Aziz Mian,Munni Begum andAttaullah Khan Esakhelvi.
Jigar Moradabadi belonged to the classical school ofghazal writing and was a mentor toMajrooh Sultanpuri, who became a prominent lyricist in theIndian film industry and penned many popular songs in Urdu.[3]
Jigar was only the second poet in the history ofAligarh Muslim University to be awarded an honoraryD.Litt., the first wasMuhammad Iqbal.
Faiz Ahmad Faiz, the distinguished Urdu poet and academic, regarded Jigar Moradabadi as a master craftsman in his field.[4]
Progressive Foundation organized three days Jigar Fest at Moradabad in 2018, to celebrate Jigar's birthday.
Day 1 - Mushayra byRahat Indori,Wasim Barelvi etc.
Day 2 - Qawwali Night by Chand Qadri
Day 3 - Musical Night bySheeba Alam
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