Meera Ji

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Meera Ji


Born
in Gujranwala, British India (now Pakistan)
May 25, 1912

Died
November 03, 1949

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Amaru, Baudelaire


Meeraji (Urdu: میراجی ) was an eminent Urdu poet known for his bohemian lifestyle and modernist poetry.

Meeraji began composing poetry, under the pseudonym of Sasri, when he was at school. It was from his later encounter with a Bengali girl, Meera Sen, with who he fell deeply in love, that he adopted his pen name on her name. Though brought up in affluent surroundings, Meeraji left his home and family and chose to lead the life of a homeless wanderer, mostly staying with his friends and making a living by selling his songs.

Meera ji is considered to be one of the pioneers of symbolism in Urdu poetry, and especially introducing Free Verse. Along with N. M. Rashid, he was a leading poet of the group Halqa-e Arbab-e Zauq, which broke away from t
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Average rating: 3.75 · 8 ratings · 1 review · 6 distinct works
[Mashriq-o-Maghrab K Naghma...

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Kulliyat-e-Meera Ji /کلیات ...

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Intikhab-I Kalam Miraji

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Mashriq O Maghrib Ke Naghmain

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