Death anniversary of Urdu poet Jigar Muradabadi observed


The 64th death anniversary of Urdu poet Jigar Muradabadi was observed Monday.

He was born on April 6, 1890.

His works include Dagh-e-Jigar and Shola-e-Tuur while his poetry collection ‘Aatish-e-Gul was published in 1959.

Jigar Muradabadi was only second poet, after Allama Muhammad Iqbal, who was awarded an honorary degree of Doctorate in Literature from Aligarh Muslim University.

Faiz Ahmad Faiz regarded him as a master craftsman in his field.

He died on this day in 1960.

Source: Radio Pakistan