About the Poet
Ali Sikandar (6 April 1890 – 9 September 1960), known by his nom de plume as Jigar Moradabadi, was an Indian Urdu poet and ghazal writer. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award Award in 1958 for his poetry collection "Atish-e-Gul", and was the second poet (after Mohammad Iqbal) to be awarded an honorary D.Litt. by the Aligarh Muslim University. He received oriental education in Arabic, Persian and Urdu in Moradabad, and started to work as a travelling salesman.
Jigar moved to[when?] Gonda, near Lucknow, where he befriended Asghar Gondvi.
He died on 9 September 1960 in Gonda. His Sufi Poem Yeh Hai Maikada Was Sung By Many Sufi Singers Like Sabri Brothers, Aziz Mian, Munni Begum & Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi
… Read moreJigar moved to[when?] Gonda, near Lucknow, where he befriended Asghar Gondvi.
He died on 9 September 1960 in Gonda. His Sufi Poem Yeh Hai Maikada Was Sung By Many Sufi Singers Like Sabri Brothers, Aziz Mian, Munni Begum & Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi