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Ajmal Sultanpuri (1923 – 29 January 2020) was an Indian poet in
Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...
language. He was a native of Harakhpur in
Sultanpur District Sultanpur district is a district in the Awadh region of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Ayodhya division of the state. The administrative headquarters of the district is Sultanpur city. The total area of Sultanpur ...
,
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
. In 1967, He was beaten by few village men because he was trying to protest against social discrimination. After that, he moved to Sultanpur and never went back to Harakhpur. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by
Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy ''Uttar Pradesh Urdu Akademi'', also known as Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy or Urdu Academy, Uttar Pradesh (), is an academy and registered society formed in the interest of developing the Urdu language and preserving the Urdu tradition and cultur ...
in March 2016, for his contribution to Urdu poetry. ''Kahan hai mera Hindustan'' and ''Mai tera Shahjahan'' are two of his popular poems, which he recited at ''
mushaira ''Mushaira'' () is a poetic symposium. It is an event (called '' mehfil'', mushairi) where poets gather to perform their works. A mushaira is part of the Culture of North India, Pakistan and the Deccan, particularly among the Hyderabadi Muslim ...
s'' (poetry recitals). His poetry was based on his hardships during his lifetime as well as on communal harmony and multiculturalism of India. His most famous poem is below He was admitted to Karunashray Hospital on 6 January 2020 due to poor health. He went into coma and died on 29 January 2020 at the age of 97.


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1923 births 2020 deaths Urdu-language poets from India Poets from Uttar Pradesh Indian male poets Indian Muslims 20th-century Indian poets 20th-century Indian male writers People from Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh {{India-poet-stub