aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
مولانا ابوالکلام آزاد کی جلیل القدر شخصیت میں قدرت نے حیرت انگیز کمالات ودیعت کردئے تھے ،وہ ایک جادو بیان مقرر اور شعلہ بیان خطیب تھے۔ابوالکلام آزاد ہند کے پہلے وزیرِ تعلیم اور قومی رہنما تھے۔ زیر نظر کتاب مولانا ابوالکلام آزاد کی وفات کے موقعہ پر جگن ناتھ آزاد کی جانب سے لکھےگئے اشعار کا مجموعہ ہے، ان اشعار میں جگن ناتھ آزاد نے ابوالکلام آزاد کے خصائل ،خدمات ،ان کے علم دوستی اور ادب سے وابستگی غرضیکہ ہر چیز کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے مولانا آزادکا دنیا سے رخصت ہوجانے کا اظہار افسوس نہایت غم ناک انداز میں کرتے ہوئے ۔اپنے اشعار کے اختتام پر علامہ اقبال کا مشہور شعر نقل کیا ہے۔ آسماں تیری لحد پر شبنم افشانی کرے سبزہ نورستہ اس گھر کی نگہبانی کرے
Jagannath 'Azad' was the son of the great poet Tilok Chand Mehroom. Azad recieved elementary education at home from his father and after passing the primary and secondary schooling, he got his B.A. degree from Gordon College, Rawalpindi in 1939. After that he served in different capacities with Tehreek-e- Rafaqat and other organizations. He did his M.A. and MoL from Punjab University, Lahore. Later, he joined Sikandar Hayat in his political activities and also worked for the paper 'Jai Hind'. Post-independence, he shifted to Delhi. He worked with Central Information Service with Ministry of Labour followed by Ministiry of Information and Broadcasting (Information Division) . After his retirement from service, he worked for a short time in the Urdu Department in Jammu University as Professor. Azad inherited poetic taste from his father and his lifelong devotion to the poetry of Iqbal has influenced him enormously. He had equal mastery on Nazm, Ghazal, Qata, Rubai and other forms of poetry. “Bekaran” and “Sitaron se Zaron tak” are two of his 56 original books and a nubmer of other books that he edited and/or compiled. Besides a number of writers like Firaq Gorakhpuri, Al-e-Ahmad Suroor etc. have written on his works.
Jashn-e-Rekhta | 13-14-15 December 2024 - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium , Gate No. 1, New Delhi
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