Chhannu Lal Dilgeer, a

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poet of

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, was born about 1780 at

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in the current

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, and died in 1848. He used ''Dilgeer'' as his pseudonym.

Early life and family

He was born in a Hindu family and was the brother of Raja Jhaulal, the deputy prime minister of Nawab Asaf-Ud-Daula of Lucknow.

Works

He converted to Islam and changed his name to ''Ghulam Hussain''. His compositions describe occurrences involving

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and his family. He did not recite marsiyas due to a speech impairment. "''Ghabraye Gi Zainab''" is a well-known marasia written by Chhannu Lal Dilgeer that describes the arrival of Zainab, daughter of Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law

Ali Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib an ...

, after practically all of her male relations had been slain. During Ghazi-ud Din Haider's reign, he was a well-known Marsiyan poet. Nawab Mohammad Ali Shah rewarded him with 400 rupees for writing a Masnavi in favor of Hussainabad.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chhannu Lal Dilgeer 1780 births 1848 deaths Islamic poetry Indian male poets Islamic music Writers from Lucknow Urdu-language religious writers Urdu-language poets from India 19th-century Indian poets Poets from Uttar Pradesh