aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
Pandit Amar Nath who was known as Sahir Dehlavi was born in 1863 in Delhi. He painfully witnessed the degenerated socio-political and cultural life of Delhi following the decline of Mughal Empire. This turned him into a mystical poet and also added a philosophical character to his poetry. Apart from being a scholar of Arabic and Persian, Sahir was also a scholar of Sanskrit with a deep understanding of Yogabhyaas and Vedanta. All these rich influences found their philosophical and mystical configurations in his Urdu diwan entitled Kufr-e-Ishq and Persian collection of poems called Chiragh-e-Maarfat. Sahir died in 1962.
Jashn-e-Rekhta | 13-14-15 December 2024 - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium , Gate No. 1, New Delhi
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