Muzaffar Ahmad Lari

Muzaffar Ahmad Lari
writer, Urdu Literature
Personal details
Born3 February 1940
Bhatni Bazar, Deoria district Uttar Pradesh
Died2023
NationalityIndia
ResidenceLucknow
ProfessionUrdu Poet

Muzaffar Ahmad Lari (born 3 February 1940 - 2023) was one of the early prose poetry writers in Urdu literature. His work was published in books entitled: Main and Tu (1965) and Dard-i tanhāʻī (1966).[1][2] His prose poetry entitled Dard-e-Tanhai (The pain of solitude) from the aforementioned book was examined by others. Aley Ahmad Suroor, a famous critic in Urdu literature, who concluded that Dard-e-Tanhai, an attempt in prose poetry, indeed had a poetic expression with genuine feeling of the writer (1967).[3][4] Recognition of Lari's work in the early 1960s, along with others, possibly formed a basis in the progress of the prose poetry genre in Urdu literature.

Early life and education

Muzaffar Lari was born in Bhatni Bazar, Deoria district on 3 February (1940), and completed education (M.A. degree, 1962) in Lucknow where he resided due to his family business.

Literary works

  • Lari, Muzaffar Ahmad (1965). Main aur tū (in Urdu). Ġālib Akaid́.
  • Lari, Muzaffar Ahmad (1966). Dard-i tanhāʻī (in Urdu). Āl Inḍiyā Mīr Akeḍamī.
  • Lari, Muzaffar Ahmad (1966). Mut̤alaʻah-yi Mas̲navī Gulzār-i Nasīm (in Urdu). Āl Inḍiyā mīr akeḍamī.

Death

He died in Lucknow in 2023.

References

  1. ^ "All writings of Muzaffar Ahmad Lari".retrieved 30 April 2025
  2. ^ Muzaffar Ahmad Lari (1966). Dard-i tanhāʻī - Muzaffar Ahmad Lari. Āl Inḍiyā Mīr Akeḍamī. p. 127. retrieved 2 May 2025
  3. ^ ALEY AHMAD SUROOR (1967). "Urdu : A Wind of Change". Indian Literature. 10 (4). Sahitya Akademi: 90–105. JSTOR 23329101.
  4. ^ Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. 1966. p. 95.