Firaq Gorakhpuri poet from India was born on August 28, 1896, had 85 years and died on March 3, 1982. Poems were written mainly in Urdu language. Dominant movement is other.
Biography
Firaq Gorakhpuri was born Raghupati Sahay in the year 1896 at Gorakhpur District of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Born to a family of aristocrats, Firaq had a taste of Urdu poetry at very tender age. He started writing poetry in Urdu in teens and developed his own niche in an era that was marked by the likes of Sahir, Iqbal, Faiz and Kaifi.
