What is Sahir Ludhianvi known for?
Sahir Ludhianvi Sahir Ludhianvi is the pen name of Abdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980) who is popularly known as Sahir. Sahir was an Indian poet and film lyricist who wrote in the Hindi and Urdu languages. His work influenced Indian cinema, in particular Bollywood film. Sahir won a "Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist" for "Taj Mahal" (1963). He won a second "Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist" for his work on "Kabhie Kabhie" (1976) and he was awarded the Padma Shri in 1971. On 8 March 2013, the ninety-second anniversary of Sahir's birth, a commemorative stamp was issued in his honour.
Soumitra Mohan Soumitra Mohan (born January 2, 1938) (Hindi: सौमित्र मोहन) is a prominent Hindi poet and an exponent of the Akavita (अकविता - anti-poetry) movement in Hindi poetry. He is known as a rebel who voiced vehement protest, and is best remembered for his poem, "Luqman Ali" (लुक़मान अली), Mohan has published two anthologies of poems in Hindi -- "Chaaku Se Khelte Hue (चाकू से खेलते हुए -" 1972) and "Luqman Ali (लुक़मान अली -" 1978). Mohan is also a distinguished translator and has published translation of several prose works—most notably "Dehra Mein Ab Bhi Ugte Hain Hamare Ped" (देहरा में अब भी उगते हैं हमारे पेड़ - translation of Ruskin Bond's "Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra"). He was one of major poets featured in "Nishedh (निषेध)," a landmark anthology of poems published in the 1970s. Despite having published his writings sparingly, Mohan's stature as a major Hindi poet of the 20th century is widely accepted.