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Majaz was born on 19 October, 1911 in Rudauli, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India, is an Indian Urdu poet. Discover Majaz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 44 years old?

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Occupation Poet
Age 44 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 19 October, 1911
Birthday 19 October
Birthplace Rudauli, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Date of death 5 December, 1955
Died Place Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality India

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1911

Asrar-ul-Haq (19 October 1911 to 5 December 1955), better known as Majaz Lakhnawi, was an Indian Urdu poet.

He is known for his romantic and revolutionary poetry.

He composed ghazals and nazms in Urdu.

He was the maternal uncle of poet and screenplay writer Javed Akhtar and Indian-American psychoanalyst Salman Akhtar.

Majaz was born on 19 October 1911 at Rudauli in Ayodhya district of what is now Uttar Pradesh.

His family were a branch of a land-owning gentry family, but were not wealthy.

His brother Ansar Harvani was a journalist and he had two older sisters, namely Safia and Hamida.

Safia was the wife of poet Jan Nisar Akhtar.

Thus, Majaz was the maternal uncle of Javed Akhtar.

Majaz suffered from a hearing impairment even as a child, and probably for this reason, he tended to be somewhat difficult, with erratic behavior; he was moody and also a loner.

He had the habit of staying awake all night and doing most of his work then; as a result, his earned the nickname "Jaggan Bhaiyya" ("awake brother" in Hindi).

According to a major newspaper of the region, "With hindsight one could deduce that he had the marks of a bipolar mental disorder that became more pronounced as he grew older and his life began to fall apart".

Majaz's father, Seraj-ul-Haq, was a university graduate at a time when this was rare; he joined government service, serving in the middle ranks of the registration department, and finally reached the rank of Assistant Registrar.

He was posted mainly in Lucknow, but since his aged parents needed attention, he kept his wife and children in the ancestral house at Rudauli, which is not far from Lucknow, and he would visit them about twice a month.

Thus, Majaz grew up mainly in Rudauli and received his basic education there.

1920

In the late 1920s, his father was transferred to Agra.

Since his parents were no more, and since Agra was too far from Rudauli for frequent visits, Seraj-ul-haq decided to take his wife and children with him.

1929

Majaz completed school in Agra in 1929, and enrolled in St. John's Intermediate College.

Almost immediately, his father was transferred to Aligarh, and the family moved again, leaving Majaz in a hostel.

The young Majaz was given a cash allowance for the first time in his life, and freedom from his mother's adoring but eagle surveillance.

He behaved like any teenager of his age, neglected his studies, spent his time and money the way he liked, and failed his exams.

Yet, his time was spent not on games or in disreputable activities, but in attending mushairas (poetry symposia) and music concerts.

It was at this time that he came in contact with both senior and upcoming poets of Agra, including Fani Badayuni, Ale Ahmad Suroor and Jazbi.

1931

With difficulty, Majaz finally cleared his intermediate exams in 1931, and rejoined his parents in Aligarh, where his father got him enrolled for BA at Aligarh Muslim University, his subjects being philosophy, economics and Urdu.

1936

He graduated in 1936, again taking a year more than he should have.

The years that Majaz spent in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) coincided with the presence there of many important poets and writers of Urdu.

AMU was indeed a nursery of literary talent during those years.

Here he came in contact with the Progressive Writers' Movement under K. M. Ashraf and Abdul Aleem.

Majaz lived and wrote in times which were exceptionally vibrant for poetry; poets such as Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Fani Badayuni, Jazbi, Makhdoom, Sahir Ludhianvi, Ismat Chughtai, and Ali Sardar Jafri were among his peers.

They were not merely his contemporaries but close friends as well.

Others such as Josh and Firaq knew him well.

His first diwan, Ahang, is dedicated to Faiz and Jazbi whom he calls his “dil-o-jigar,” and to Sardar Jafri and Makhdoom, who are “mere dast-o-bazu.” Faiz wrote a thoughtful prelude to Ahang.

Majaz abandoned his MA in Aligarh due to financial reasons and moved to Delhi where he worked as sub-editor for the journal, Awaaz (Call).

Here he became actively involved with the Delhi branch of the Progressive Writers' Association run by Shahid Ahmad Dehlvi.

He also worked for the All India Radio for a year before moving to Bombay.

In Bombay, he worked in the Department of Information for the Government of Bombay.

1937

In 1937, he returned to Lucknow and along with Jafri and Sibte Hassan founded the literary magazine, Parcham (Flag) which ran only for a single issue.

In Lucknow, he also worked on the editorial staff of journals like Halqa-e-Adab (Circle of Literature) and in Naya Adab (New Literature) along with Jafri and Sibte Hassan.

1955

Majaz died on 5 December 1955, while the first Students' Urdu Convention was underway in Lucknow.

His condolence meeting was held on 7 December 1955 in the Rifah-e-Aam Hall and was attended by poets and writers from all over India.