Chhannu Lal Dilgeer, a marsiya poet of Urdu, was born about 1780 at Lucknow, British India in the current Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and died in 1848.[1][2][3][4] He used Dilgeer as his pseudonym.[1]
Early life and family
He was born in a Hindu family and was the brother of Raja Jhaulal, the deputy prime minister of Nawab Asaf-Ud-Daula of Lucknow.[1][2]
Works
He converted to Islam and changed his name to Ghulam Hussain. His compositions describe occurrences involving Muhammad and his family. He did not recite marsiyas due to a speech impairment.[2]
"Ghabraye Gi Zainab" is a well-known marasia written by Chhannu Lal Dilgeer that describes the arrival of Zainab, daughter of Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law Ali, after practically all of her male relations had been slain.[4]
During Ghazi-ud Din Haider's reign, he was a well-known Marsiyan poet. Nawab Mohammad Ali Shah rewarded him with 400 rupees for writing a Masnavi in favor of Hussainabad.[4]
References
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- ^ a b c "Chhannu Lal Dilgeer - The Lucknow Observer". 2024-03-16. Archived from the original on 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "The wretched of the earth - Newspaper - DAWN.COM". 2024-03-16. Archived from the original on 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ a b c "In focus: Marsia khwani and the media - DAWN.COM". 2024-03-16. Archived from the original on 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-03-16.