Hamid Ullah Afsar
Hamidullah Afsar Merathi was an Indian Urdu poet and writer. He was born in 1895 and died on 19 April 1974 at Lucknow. He wrote many poems and stories for children.
Also recorded as Hamidullah Afsar Merathi
Hamid Ullah Afsar
- Born
- 29 November 1895
- Birthplace
- Meerut, British Raj
- Died
- 19 April 1974
- Place of death
- Lucknow, India
- Occupation
- Writer and poet
- Nationality
- British Raj · India · Dominion of India
- Languages
- Urdu
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He received his early education in Merath. In addition to the conventional education in Arabic and Persian, he was also inclined towards reading and writing due to the academic, religious and literary environment of his home. In 1927, he was appointed as an Urdu teacher at Jubilee College, Lucknow. He retired from there in 1950. Hamidullah Afsar Merithi died in Lucknow on 19 April 1974.
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• Native Name — حامد اللہ افسر میرٹھی • Pen Name — Afsar • Born — 29 November 1895 • Birthplace — Meerut, British Raj • Died — 19 April 1974 • Place of death — Lucknow, India • Occupation — Writer and poet • Language — Urdu
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- 1.Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 1, p. 93.
- 2.بچّوں کے افسر کا تذکرہ!. ARY News. 18 April 2024.
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