Thursday, August 28, 2025

Firaq Gorakhpuri's Birth Anniversary


Raghupati Sahay, also known by his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, born on 28 August 1896, was an Indian writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India. He established himself among peers including Muhammad Iqbal, Yagana Changezi, Jigar Mordabadi and Josh Malihabadi.

Akkineni Nageswara Rao's Death Anniversary

  Akkineni Nageswara Rao, who passed away on 22 January 2014, at the age of 89, in Hyderabad, and affectionately known as  ANR , was a  le...