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Ehsan Danish is a prominent Urdu writer and poet. He belonged to India because he was born there, but after Pakistan came into being, he chose Pakistan.
Early Difficulties
Ehsan Danish was born in a small village, Kandhla, in India’s Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh. He belonged to a very low-income family that could not even fulfill the initial expenses of his educational career. He could not continue his education due to financial problems.
Perhaps that was why he turned his attention to laborers of the poor class and his work related to the working people. He explored the significant problems faced by the poor class.
An Ordinary Laborer
Despite his all insufficient resources and financial problems, he learned Arabic and Persian languages through his efforts. But later, he decided to migrate to Lahore and settle here permanently. He worked days and nights to lead his life in Lahore. He also has been attached to the labor force like an ordinary laborer. But these difficulties of his life taught him the great lesson that he became a prominent poet of Pakistan in Urdu, and even today, he is remembered.
Career
At the start of his career, he had a more leaning attitude in his poetry toward the romantic field because he loved nature and the beautiful things of the world created by Allah Almighty.
But with time, when he saw the world’s miseries and the difficulties of the poor people in their routine lives, he turned his attention to the laborers. He wrote many poems about the lower class workers and laborers. He was called “Shair-e-Mazdur” (the poet of workmen). His poetry influenced the audience about ordinary people as he explained the different hardships faced by the laborers.
He has also been compared with the work of Josh Malihabadi. He has a unique position among the prominent poets of Urdu in Pakistan. His work is related to romantic and revolutionary fields. He used a straightforward style in his poetry that the readers easily understood.
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Major Works
His autobiography is the most critical work of his career. His autobiography, “Jahan-i-Danish,” is a classical work appreciated by the literal community of Urdu. Ehsan Danish has written some books and articles. He has written almost 80 books and hundreds of articles. His writings are related to poetry, prose, linguistics, philology, and the well-known interpretation of “Diwan-e-Ghalib.” A small amount of his literary work has not been published yet.
Important Literal Writings
Ehsan Danish has written some books and hundreds of articles. Some of the most important writings of Ehsan Danish are the following.
- Jahan-e-Danish
- Jahan-e-Diger
- Tazkir-o-Tanis
- Iblagh-i-Danish
- Tashrih-e-Ghalib
- Awaz SE Alfaz Tak
- Fasl-i-Salasil
- Zanjir-i-Barahan
- Abr-e-Naisan
- Miras-i-Momin
- Urdu Mutaradifaat
- Dard-e-Zindagi
- Hadis-i-Adab
- Lughat-ul-Islah
- Nafir-i-Fitrat
Awards
Ehsan Danish has received one of the prominent awards for the literal community from the government of Pakistan. He received Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 1978.
Death
He died on March 22nd, 1982, in Lahore, Pakistan.
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