Josh Malihabadi

Josh Malihabadi
Josh (1949)
Born	Shabbir Hasan Khan 5 December 1898 Malihabad, North-Western Provinces, British India
Died	22 February 1982 (aged 83) Islamabad, Pakistan
Nationality	Indian (till 1958) Pakistani
Other names	Shayar-e-Inquilab
Education	St. Peter's College Visva-Bharati University
Occupation	Poet
Movement	Progressive Writers' Movement
Awards	Padma Bhushan, 1954 Hilal-e-Imtiaz, 2013

Josh Malihabadi (Urdu: جوش ملیح آبادی‬‎) (born as Shabbir Hasan Khan; شبیر حسن خان‬) (5 December 1894 – 22 February 1982) popularly known as Shayar-e-Inquilab(poet of revolution) is regarded as one of the finest Urdu poets of the era of British India. He is considered top in the list of Urdu literature who uses thousands of high sounding rich words in his poetry.He was a master in Urdu Language.Josh always challenged the established order and stood for liberal values.Josh was loud, brave who never compromised on principles.He wrote over 100,000 beautiful couplets and more than 1,000 rubaiyat in his lifetime. His autobiography “Yaadon ki Barat” is considered one of the best so far in Urdu as it is written in frank and candid manner. The first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru held him in high esteem and hardly missed a chance to attend the mushaira at Lala Kishan Lal Kalra’s United Coffee House where Josh used to be the star attraction. He was an Indian citizen until 1958, when he emigrated to Pakistan and became a pakistani citizen.