Jan Nisar Akhtar
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Jan Nisar Akhtar was a renowned Indian Urdu poet and lyricist associated with the Progressive Writers' Movement and celebrated for his evocative ghazals and film songs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jan Nisar Akhtar canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Jan Nisar Akhtar Context triple: [Javed Akhtar, father, Jan Nisar Akhtar]
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Sahir Ludhianvi
Sahir Ludhianvi was a renowned Indian Urdu poet and Hindi film lyricist known for his progressive, socially conscious verse and iconic songs in classic Bollywood cinema.
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Mir Taqi Mir
Mir Taqi Mir was an 18th-century South Asian poet renowned as one of the greatest pioneers and masters of classical Urdu ghazal poetry.
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C.
Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Ghalib was a 19th-century Indian poet renowned for his masterful Urdu and Persian ghazals, which profoundly shaped South Asian literature.
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D.
Qurratulain Hyder
Qurratulain Hyder was a pioneering Indian Urdu novelist and short story writer, best known for her magnum opus "Aag Ka Darya" ("River of Fire"), which revolutionized modern Urdu literature.
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E.
Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi
Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi was a 19th-century Indian Islamic scholar and reformer best known for establishing the Darul Uloom Deoband seminary, which became the intellectual center of the Deobandi movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jan Nisar Akhtar Target entity description: Jan Nisar Akhtar was a renowned Indian Urdu poet and lyricist associated with the Progressive Writers' Movement and celebrated for his evocative ghazals and film songs.
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A.
Sahir Ludhianvi
Sahir Ludhianvi was a renowned Indian Urdu poet and Hindi film lyricist known for his progressive, socially conscious verse and iconic songs in classic Bollywood cinema.
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B.
Mir Taqi Mir
Mir Taqi Mir was an 18th-century South Asian poet renowned as one of the greatest pioneers and masters of classical Urdu ghazal poetry.
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C.
Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Ghalib was a 19th-century Indian poet renowned for his masterful Urdu and Persian ghazals, which profoundly shaped South Asian literature.
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D.
Qurratulain Hyder
Qurratulain Hyder was a pioneering Indian Urdu novelist and short story writer, best known for her magnum opus "Aag Ka Darya" ("River of Fire"), which revolutionized modern Urdu literature.
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E.
Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi
Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi was a 19th-century Indian Islamic scholar and reformer best known for establishing the Darul Uloom Deoband seminary, which became the intellectual center of the Deobandi movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian poet
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Urdu poet ⓘ lyricist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Sahitya Akademi Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Javed Akhtar
NERFINISHED
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Salman Akhtar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indian Muslim ⓘ |
| familyName | Akhtar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hindi cinema
NERFINISHED
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Urdu literature ⓘ |
| fullName | Jan Nisar Akhtar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
film song lyrics
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ghazal ⓘ nazm ⓘ |
| givenName | Jan Nisar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
collections of ghazals
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film song lyrics corpus ⓘ |
| influenced |
Javed Akhtar
NERFINISHED
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later generations of Urdu poets ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Progressive Writers' Association ideals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inLanguage |
Hindi
NERFINISHED
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Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Progressive Writers' Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Progressive Writers' Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocative ghazals
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film lyrics in Hindi cinema ⓘ progressive themes in Urdu poetry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Film song lyrics for "Baiju Bawra"
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Film song lyrics for "Chetan Anand" and other Hindi films ⓘ Ghazal anthology "Khaak-e-Dil" NERFINISHED ⓘ Khaak-e-Dil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lyricist
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poet ⓘ professor ⓘ scriptwriter ⓘ |
| relative |
Kaifi Azmi
NERFINISHED
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Shabana Azmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| spouse | Safia Akhtar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Bombay (Mumbai)
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
romantic ghazals
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socially conscious poetry ⓘ |
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