Ehsan Danish

According to one commentator, his poetry inspired the common people's feelings and he has been compared with Josh Malihabadi. He holds the unique position as one of the best poets of all time, with fine, romantic and revolutionary, but simple style of poetry.

• Name — Ehsan Danish • Native Name — احسان دانش • Birth Name — Ehsan-ul-Haq • Birthplace — Kandhla, India • Place of death — Lahore, Pakistan • Occupation — Poet, prose writer, linguist & lexicographer • Period — 1914 - 1982 • Genre — Poetry, prose, linguistics & lexicography • Subject — Urdu Language & Literature • Movement — Progressive Writers Movement • Notable Works — Jahan-i-Danish • Children — 5 • Awards — Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan (1978) • Website — https: shazandanish.wixsite.com/ehsandanish

Danish (birth name: Ehsan-ul-Haq) was born in Maulanan Kandhla, a small town in the Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, India. 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. His father's name was Danish Ali. Later he migrated to Lahore and settled there permanently. He struggled very hard to earn his living. He worked as an ordinary labourer for years in odd jobs, finally becoming a poet of excellence. His autobiography, Jahan-i-Danish, is a classic and has inspired many people. Danish wrote more than 80 books and hundreds of articles about and including poetry, prose, linguistics, philology, autobiographies and the famous interpretation of "Diwan-e-Ghalib". Much of his literary work is still unpublished. According to family records, he had sons named Zeeshan Danish, Salman Danish, and Fozan Danish.

Ehsan Danish was a prolific prose writer who has authored hundreds of articles, essays and books in Urdu. His autobiography "Jahan-e-danish," was first published in 1973 by Ehsan Danish in Lahore, Pakistan and received the Adam Ji literary award in recognition of its literary value and linguistic stature.

Maulvi Saeed talks of Ehsan Danish, the poet. He recalls: "In 1928, when we lived in Mozang, I happened to be present at a gathering in the street adjoining ours where a short-statured but a well-built darkish young man recited a naat in a voice which kept the audience spell-bound". The poet was Ehsan-bin-Danish (now Ehsan Danish, for 'bin' though in Arabic stood for 'son of', in Hindi meant 'without'). The poet had come from across the Yamuna in search of employment – and perhaps recognition, too. Lahore gave him both; employment which hardly did any credit to this city, recognition, of course, which it never held back. Ehsan was seen in the evening at the mushairas; in the morning, at the building sites with a brush in one hand and the lime-bucket in the other; or doing a gardener's job on the Simla Hill. He has recorded the experiences of his early days in a fascinating autobiography – Jahan-e-Danish. In the realm of poetry, he was not a mere labourer, but a master architect."

Ehsan Danish was titled Poet-Laborer (Shair-e-Mazdoor) due to his revolutionary, passionate and novel poems for the laborers, the poor people and the oppressed. He had presented stark realities about the labor class in a powerful and unique style. He was initially impressed with the poet Josh Malihabadi's style of poetry. yeh uDi uDi si rangat yeh khule khule se gesu teri sub,h keh rahi hai teri raat ka fasana

Ehsan Danish is recorded with the occupation linguist. Recorded as linguist, poet and writer.