Jigar Moradabadi

Jigar was born at Moradabad into a literary family: his father Ali Nazar and his uncle Ali Zafar were poets. He was a disciple in his youth of Rasa Rampuri, travelled across India for his work, and formed a close friendship with the poet Asghar Gondvi, at whose home in Gonda he stayed.¹²

Jigar became famous for his ghazals and his recitation at mushairas, becoming one of the most sought-after poets of his time, and he was a mentor of the poet Majrooh Sultanpuri. His collections include Dagh-e-Jigar, Shola-e-Toor and Atish-e-Gul, and his verse was gathered in the Kulliyat-e-Jigar.²¹

Jigar died at Gonda on 9 September 1960.²³

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