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Literature
Firaq Gorakhpuri
फ़िराक़ गोरखपुरी
- Born as
- Raghupati Sahay
- Born
- 28 August 1896
- Birthplace
- Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Died
- 3 March 1982
- Field
- Literature
One of the greatest Urdu poets of the 20th century, known for ghazals and rubais; first Urdu writer to win the Jnanpith Award (1969). Taught English at Allahabad University.
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Source: Kayastha family background as recorded in the English Wikipedia article.
