Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 18, 1914(62)
Day of Death
August 19, 1976
Place of Birth
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Also Known As
جاں نِثار اخترजाँनिसार अख्तर
Jan Nisar Akhtar
Writing
Biography
Jan Nisar Akhtar was an important 20th century Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and a part of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood