Ifaridoon shahryar biography of mahatma

Akhlaq Mohammad Khan (16 June 1936 – 13 February 2012), better known by his takhallusShahryar, was an Indian academic, and a doyen of Urdu poetry in India.^[1][2] As a Hindi film lyricist, he is best known for his lyrics in Gaman (1978) and Umrao Jaan (1981) directed by Muzaffar Ali.

He retired as the head of the Urdu Department at the Aligarh Muslim University, and thereafter he remained sought after name in mushairas or poetic gatherings, and also co-edited the literary magazine Sher-o-Hikmat.^[3]

He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu for Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai (1987), and in 2008 he won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award and only the fourth Urdu poet to win the award.^[3] He has been widely acknowledged as the finest exponent of modern Urdu poetry.

Early life and education

Shahryar was born at Aonla, Bareilly to a Muslim Rajput family.^[3] His father Abu Moham