
Ehsan Danish autobiography "Jahan-e-danish" is a splendid masterpiece in Urdu literature. Autobiography - Jahan-e-Danish Įhsan Danish was a prolific prose writer and had contributed hundred of articles, essays and books in the domain of Urdu prose. His poetry and writings about the dignity of labour earned him the title of 'Shaer-i-Mazdoor' (poet of the labourers). He died on 22 March 1982 in Lahore and was laid to rest at Miani Sahib Graveyard. Much of his literary work is still unpublished. Danish has written more than 80 books and hundreds of articles about and including poetry, prose, linguistics, philology, autobiographies and the famous interpretation of " Diwan-e-Ghalib". His autobiography, Jahan-i-Danish, is a classic and has inspired many people. He worked as an ordinary labourer for years in odd jobs, finally becoming a poet of excellence. He struggled very hard to earn his living. Later he migrated to Lahore and settled there permanently. He belonged to a poor family and he could not continue his studies due to financial reasons but still learned the Arabic and Persian languages on his own. Biography ĭanish (birth name: Ehsan-ul-Haq) was born in Maulanan मोलानान Kandhla, a small town in the Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, India. He holds the unique position as one of the best poets of all times, with fine, romantic and revolutionary, but simple style of poetry. According to one commentator, his poetry inspired the common people's feelings and he has been compared with Josh Malihabadi. At the beginning of his career his poetry was very romantic but later he wrote his poems more for the labourers and came to be called "Šhāʿir-e Mazdūr" (Poet of the workmen) by his audience. Ehsan Danish had penned down over 100 scholastic books on poetry, prose, linguistics, lexicography and prosody. Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan (1978)Įhsan Danish ( Eḥsān Dāniš, 2 February 1914 – 22 March 1982), born Ehsan-ul-Haq Eḥsānu l-Ḥaq), was an Urdu poet, prose writer, linguist, lexicographer and scholar from Pakistan. Poetry, prose, linguistics & lexicography Poet, prose writer, linguist & lexicographer
